Boy, I remember those days (& nights!). Don’t worry it will get easier. They’ll be grumpy teenagers who won’t get out of bed sooner than you think. Oh hang on, how is that easier?!
I take my hat off to you though. I really don’t know how you fit running in your busy schedule. Especially on zero sleep. You’re amazing! Well done, happy running and hope you get some sleep soon.
Just signed little Miss UNM up to race at your pace 10 mile challenge, would have gone 20 but she’s away for a week with school and then with grandparents at half term. She’s now thinking it’s a one run thing and is really quiet since I told her. Do I enjoy the quiet time 😈 or put her out of her misery?
Ahh Hello , dear ole friend! Good to see you still here Sparky66 just returning after a long time out! im back and on r2w4 next feels great to be back on here again and beginning to catch up with some of the gang!
When I started C25k I really struggled with painful legs and basically being really unfit/not a spring chicken. This wasn't helped by having a sedentary job, going from sitting all day to running in the evening.
In a previous post I explained that early-on I decided to use C25k to learn to run 5k, and NOT as a 9 week course to run 5k. I wanted to take my time and I successfully (despite lots of aches and pains) got to the end of week three by repeating the weeks about 2 or 3 times until I was ready to move on. It may sound nuts or even defeatist to some people but I have to say it worked really well for me.
I then stopped for about 2 months personal reasons - and the way-too-hot-to-run weather (for me at least) coming along, and I started again a couple of weeks ago at week 4.
The difference has been incredible. I am stronger and fitter than ever, virtually no leg pain and I completed the dreaded week 5 run 3 20-minute run on Saturday morning with relative ease. It was hard but I felt elated and proud to have come so far.
I know I'm not alone in saying that I honestly never believed I would be able to run, but help and support in this forum, realising that zillions of people go through the same anxiety, lack of confidence and physical struggles - and sheer determination and perseverance will change everything.
So, my two-penneth of advice for the newbie or started-and-stopped runners is that whatever stage you're at; however hard it feels; however many times you hear yourself say "I really can't do any more" - just slow down, keep putting one foot in front of the other, don't worry what you think other people think about you (trust me, they don't think anything other than how bloody amazing you are for getting off your arse and running), and LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.
That last one doesn't mean don't do anything because it hurts; it means read stuff, talk to people, ask questions (here), and understand the difference between good aches and bad pains. My knees ached so I read about what it might be, bought KT tape and knee tubes and it made all the difference.
Follow the guidelines, rest between runs, drink plenty of water and, above all - enjoy it.
Here's to getting to 5k - and, when I'm lying on a sunny beach in a few weeks, I will raise a glass to you all
Okay, Oldfloss, I am happy to report that one day this week, I was able to run a mile before going back home.... It's working out very slowly--still hanging by that cord! I shout a lot now and then; I need to control my temper! Stupidity is hard to deal with even though I understand that it's not his fault. Understanding helps but it is clearly not the solution. In 3 weeks I want to go to my book club, but I still haven't figured out how to get someone here when I'm NOT here at a price that seems reasonable. Yes, I can get someone I trust but for $25/hour, but at that rate, going to my book club meeting, to include travel, would cost nearly $100! So: work to be done yet!
It is so hard... I know I felt terribly guilty if I had been impatient with my Mum...but we are human and we sometimes do struggle. We do our best... and that is exactly what you are doing.
Is there any family or friend who could come for a while if you headed to your Book Club? Costs are extreme... But you do need time for you to keep your sanity and recharge your batteries.
Your run will have helped..very, very well done... I know how I feel after even just a short burst...
Try to stay strong... I am holding that cord... and you know that I am here for you xx
Thank you, Oldfloss. I'm really, really glad you are there. My folks have passed and my children are in other cities, as is my sister. I have friends, but they will be at the book club meeting! I'm working on figuring things out. Soon we'll have winter and I won't have to worry about the lawn getting mowed anyway....
I wanted to run today, but 2 pm came somehow without a run, and now I have the busiest day of the week. I have to pick up vegetables from our local farm, shop for the extra things we need at several places, etc., etc., etc., including getting BERRY PIE ( <-- it's in caps because it's EXTREMELY important to my husband, ) followed by cleaning cat litter boxes, feeding cats and the dog, walking the dog, fixing supper, doing dishes, and taking the garbage bin down our long driveway for pickup tomorrow morning, and managing the day's mail [aka bills].
Still suffering the odd setback following on from debilitating sepsis at Christmas. My comeback in the spring was too quick, too fast. So on it again, with the odd set back, but up to Week 5 now, setting good times. But I am repeating each week, so it is six times for each week, in a fortnight, rather than just the three runs. I think it is helping. But a bit frustrating, wanting to zoom forward at the normal rate. 5.1 done today and so tempted to move onto 5.2 but I must maintain the discipline handed to me by a Doctor and physiotherapist and do another 5.1. Doubling up on the runs is I think good advice for those with problems.
This is really helpful to me Duddles. I’m about to start w3r1 but wondered about repeating each week? I was regularly running 10k until I was struck down with severe sepsis/multiple organ failure in June 2017. I’ve been left profoundly deaf and have ongoing balance issues so starting this programme is a challenge but I’m so pleased to be getting back out there. Think I’ll repeat w2 before moving on to w3.....my recovery from this illness has been so slow I guess my return to running should be equally gradual! Thanks for the advice (I’ve also been wanting to zoom ahead but my body is telling me otherwise!)
Thank you - I’ve had a hard time learning to be patient and adapting to my new limitations but managing to start the c25k is huge for me and the support on here is amazing 🙌🏻X
Sepsis is not easy, but they caught me just in time. It took a month to get back to near normal (still not quite there) but my only consequences so far were a loss of weight and muscle. It sounds like you have had it far worse. I have had support from a local Sepsis Charity, which was very helpful, and of course Health Unlocked members are always so supportive and make a difference. Keep at it, it will make a difference, and I believe my basic fitness of recently graduating in Couch helped me survive the worst moments of sepsis.
Morning. Just found this forum. I had finished week 4 but have stopped for a couple of weeks so about to go out and see if i can still manage a wk 4 run.
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But you do need time for you to keep your sanity and recharge your batteries.
) followed by cleaning cat litter boxes, feeding cats and the dog, walking the dog, fixing supper, doing dishes, and taking the garbage bin down our long driveway for pickup tomorrow morning, and managing the day's mail [aka bills]. 
