C25k.

[SallyAnne]

Hi All,

Has anyone done this program?

It's a running course - designed to get you from being a couch potato to running 5k within 9 weeks.

I'm on week 3 at the minute, and really enjoying it - finding it quite easy actually (although I sweat like a mare!). I feel loads fitter, and I'm dying to start running more.

Anyone got any experience with this?

Cheers,
Sal
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[thunderlizard]

Hadn't heard of it but it's the same kind of principle I used when I started running in an attempt to lose the gentleman-jugs. i.e. go slow enough for it to be the right side of uncomfortable for the first few weeks.

But I couldn't possibly do it unless it renamed itself s25k (Sofa-to-5k).

[OrangeHopper]

5K is just over 2 miles. I would have thought any program of light jogging would get you to 5K in 9 weeks. I guess you are doing about 2K every couple of days. Keep it up, particularly if you are enjoying it.

[bogeyman]

I sweat like a mare!

Brilliant !

I should probably do it. Until a few years ago I was a lean, beanpole of a chap. Now I have the beginnings of a respectable paunch - which I'm fairly comfortable with but the wife is not.

The only thing that puts me off is that when I see 'serious' runners, they always look like tw@ts.

[OrangeHopper]

I'm not a serious runner but I still look like a tw@t!

[Shimano105]

I'm on week 3 at the minute, and really enjoying it - finding it quite easy actually (although I sweat like SallyAnne in a salad bar!).

Fixed!

[SallyAnne]

But I couldn't possibly do it unless it renamed itself s25k (Sofa-to-5k).

I had already renamed mine P25K

(Pub!)

[norrahe]

I'm finding it difficult enough to motivate myself to get to the gym at lunch.

Moved my gym to the city as it was too much of a hassle after a 12 hour day to drive another 20 mins to the gym.

so far have been once!

Must look up this method

[d000hg]

I sweat like a mare!

That's possibly the thing I hate most about exercise. I break into a sweat easily which makes using a gym tricky as they don't like you dripping all over the kit... and when running it makes my glasses steam up. A sweatband on my head helps a lot but then I look like a total fool.

[Shimano105]

d000hg, you paint a picture of a total bellend

(no offence like)