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COUCH to 5K, WEEK 1 Update
TheEdge949
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Ok, it's common knowledge that I like a challenge. It's also common knowledge that I often over extend myself doing such things. However, when one of the guys from Church put a link on facebook my attention was grabbed and my interest piqued.
Simply put, for the bargain price of just £15 pounds I could enrol on a 16 week course designed to get non runners from the couch to running 5k.
The sessions are every Wednesday at 6pm and are run under the supervision of accredited coaches at the local Athletics Club.
As somebody who is a proficient, some might even say professional couch dweller, I already have that aspect cracked so it's just the running bit I need to work on eh!.
Actually I'm bricking it. I have no capability to run more than about 30 seconds at a time and would be ecstatic if Iend up being able to run for 10 minutes non stop by the end. I am concerned about the impact on knees and ankles as I'm very overweight and of course there's always the angina to consider. I have declared all this prior to regging.
Why am I doing it. Well it seemed like a good idea at the time and Iv'e had a Parkrun (5k) registration for about 3 years and would like to use it a few times before my body rebels completely and I'm left wondering what if.
So, a once a week round up will be on here for your amusement. If any of you are runners then any advice at all would be greatly appreciated.
Right, that's all folks, first session Wed Jan 8th.
Simply put, for the bargain price of just £15 pounds I could enrol on a 16 week course designed to get non runners from the couch to running 5k.
The sessions are every Wednesday at 6pm and are run under the supervision of accredited coaches at the local Athletics Club.
As somebody who is a proficient, some might even say professional couch dweller, I already have that aspect cracked so it's just the running bit I need to work on eh!.
Actually I'm bricking it. I have no capability to run more than about 30 seconds at a time and would be ecstatic if Iend up being able to run for 10 minutes non stop by the end. I am concerned about the impact on knees and ankles as I'm very overweight and of course there's always the angina to consider. I have declared all this prior to regging.
Why am I doing it. Well it seemed like a good idea at the time and Iv'e had a Parkrun (5k) registration for about 3 years and would like to use it a few times before my body rebels completely and I'm left wondering what if.
So, a once a week round up will be on here for your amusement. If any of you are runners then any advice at all would be greatly appreciated.
Right, that's all folks, first session Wed Jan 8th.
Comments
Things to avoid doing before your jog. ?
You have been warned ...... pick up the Hoover. !
However, I have the 1st weeks programme which consists of a warm up then 1 minute run followed by 1 minute walk x 10 and concludes with a warm down and stretching.
I'll wager the runs get shorter and slower and the walks longer and even slower over the 10 reps.
So, first week 15th Jan, hopfully.
I have the same thought every few months. My brother runs quite a bit and now regularly runs 10-15K, as u say as far as I am aware it is all bout the slow build up, he started with that couch to 5K and recommends it throughly. The cool down and sauna are great for the muscles he says.
I am not built for running, everything aches. What doesn't ache, doesn't work and it was horrible.
Why are the coaches so bl00dy cheerful and happy and arrrrggghhh. If I'm struggling in a cocoon of abject misery and suffering at least have the good grace to show the correct amount of gravitas.
"Homework" for this week. Repeat the session at least twice ! So planning on Sat and Mon at the gym on the treadmill.
I also ache, but stretching before and after helps a little. Best of luck 👍