Officially renaming this programme couch to 3k.

[Clairratc]

I've just done week 8 day 1 in the great outdoors, I still only got to 2 miles, it seems it doesn't matter how long I run for I still only reach 2 miles. I did run a different route today so braved a few inclines, I hasten to call them hills 😂 if we rename this programme I'm officially a graduate 😁😄🏆🏆

[Ullyrunner Graduate]

How far really doesn't matter. You'll graduate next week and you'll make that 5k in your own time. You're doing so well!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done you... I love 3 K.. it is a good distance I do them now for fun

30 minutes when you graduate, as our lovely Ullyrunner syas.. and the 5 K can follow...

Go you!

[sparky66 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Ooh long for the day oldfloss..

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to sparky66]

☺

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Sorry... 'says'.

[OldPossum]

I've just finished week 7 and realised the run part doesn't even get to 3k yet - will be happy if I can do 5k including warmup & cooldown 😀

[Irish-John Graduate]

More and more I just see '5K' as a target to keep me running AFTER I graduate I'm the kind of person who has to be able to see 'a point' in running and it has to be a big bloody obvious and objective one as my gremlins have a LOT of practice in helping me 'rationalise' my way out of succeeding at something.

'Getting Fit' 'Losing Weight' 'Being Happy' are a bit nebulous and 'hard to measure' - but '5k is 5k is 5k' no arguemnt there - and I can focus on that when my motivations to run start wandering around in my head like Hansel and Gretel in Mordor

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

You..my friend are right..5K can follow...or not...I only graduated with 5K because I thought you had to...duh😏 Yes, loopy..😏

Love the idea of Hansel and Gretel in Mordor...great image!☺

[OldPossum in reply to Oldfloss]

I prefer the idea of their gingerbread house. Am waiting to go out to dinner and starving 😋

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to OldPossum]

Lovely...Enjoy...😏

[OldPossum in reply to Oldfloss]

Counting down the minutes. Will definitely enjoy thank you 😀

[Hidden]

Well of course (being pedantic) it should be called "Couch to 30 mins" cos as everyone says distance is irrelevant, it's continuous running time that really counts.

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Hidden]

It is indeed the time that counts Funnily enough though - I think I would have been discouraged even more at the thought of 'time' versus 'distance'.

I had NO concept of what running 5k would be like - but I sure as hell knew what running for ANY length of 'time' felt like and thirty minutes would have been 'out of the question'.

However - running 'towards' 5K seemed something that was not an 'absolute' and I adopted the idea that 'Lets just see how far I will get if I am crazy enough to give this a go'

Well - Thank the Good Lord that I am crazy

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

And so say all of us...this kind of crazy I like 😏

[OldPossum in reply to Irish-John]

Me too I still have no idea how far 5k is but I have 30 minutes in my sights 😀

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Hidden]

It is..wish I had realised that before I graduated😏