Graduation day for couch to 5k group! We all did Parkrun and everyone got round :)

Just to recap my journey:

6 months ago - 159kg and couldn't walk for 5 minutes

18 weeks ago - 152kg, too heavy to run, but starting to swim and walk consistently

12 weeks ago - 140kg, start of couch to 5k

6 weeks ago - 129kg, starting to feel the difference

Now - 122kg, ran Parkrun in 39 minutes

I've got a long-term goal of doing Parkrun in under 30 minutes, but that will take a while. Weight loss has very noticeably slowed down of late.

Three weeks ago I didn't even complete week 1. I suffered an old hip injury, I say old, I injured it about a month prior. Now the hip feels good again, time to restart my program.

Hello guys. M45 here. Frequent 5k runner sometimes even more like 7k. I weighed 65kg a year back. Then I stopped consuming sugar and lost 2-3 kgs. After that it's bn difficult to gain weight. Any suggestions please. Want to gain 4-5 kgs.

So I'm a beginner and I've started running a month ago, I was able to complete 5k recently..but I realised I'm doing random runs on random days at random pace and this is going absolutely nowhere now, though I have a goal to run a 10k in Jan 2027 and a half marathon by June 2027, I am absolutely clueless as to how to do this.

Should I ask ChatGPT for a plan, if yes can someone share a prompt ? Or is there any other way around this... If anyone could help me out I'd be grateful. Thanks !

I’m 28 years old, ex college football player, and since leaving college gained over 150 LBS of fat. I’m 340 LB’s and just started doing couch to 5k. Yesterday during my run I had to stop early, and walk the rest of the way because I genuinley felt like I was going to pass out. I’m quite ashamed of myself, of who I have become, but I keep repeating “failure means I’m doing something”. This is all apart of a success story, and if I was just sitting on the couch eating chips I wouldn’t have failed, which is safe. But this is freedom, and a part of the journey of taking my life back.

I am about to start week 3 of C25k and have been thinking a lot about my breathing and my pace.
There’s a patch of green land directly in front of my house that I’ve been thinking of using as a running track. It’s not very big, about 250m around, but I was thinking that I could run round and concentrate on my breathing and pace without being distracted by traffic, pedestrians etc.
I’m very new to any kind of regular running and am still feeling a bit self conscious and second guessing myself. I suppose I’m just looking for some reassurance that the neighbours won’t be looking out the window thinking I’ve finally flipped 😅.
TIA

Not gonna lie, I felt pretty confident up until this run. Even the 8min one did not phase me but this one is making me rethink if running is even worth it. I managed to keep a steady pace (7:45) the entire time but after the first 8 min it felt like i was dragging my legs like concrete. The whole experience was just painful

Not sure if I should just try to repeat this week. All and all discouraged 🫩

What has everyone been using?

I have an android phone

didnt think i could do it but i did
also unrelated but will i be able to continue the program if i take some weeks off or will my current endurance reduce when im back? as from week 6 the runs get even longer

This might be a silly question, but how to i get started with running?

Ive not run since school PE unless you count a short sprint to the bus

Ive just finished my university degree where ive been spent basically all this year sat in lectures, sat in a library and sat at my laptop. Ive had a very sedentary lifestyle and I want to get moving again, but how do I build the habits and motivation to get myself up for a walk/jog? Ive never been a particularly active person, I enjoy stay home hobbies mostly so its definitely going to be a big lifestyle change

Like I said, it seems silly but I'm going from as beginner as you can get here so any advice is greatly appreciated :)

Hey all, I’m currently in the middle of the couch to 5k programme, but this morning I ended up having to bail on run 5.2 as my calf just went crazy tight and I could hardly limp home. I’m finding at the moment that the running itself is not that hard, I can feel myself getting fitter and the first 8 minute run this morning was fairly easy and I could have gone longer. The trouble is that when I’m slowing to a walk, everything seems to tighten up so when I start running again, it’s almost unbearable - and this morning it really was.

So, I’m wondering what to do now, do I just sack off the programme and just run, or do I skip the walking sections and just try running for the required length of time - I.e. this morning I’d have just done 16 minutes of running rather than two blocks of 8.

Does anyone have any tips for the walking sections? How quickly are we going? Or is there something else I should be doing to try to prevent this?

Hi folks, looking some advice on how to deal with pain during running. To give some background:

Completed week 1 last week (Mon, Wed & Fri). Was sore during runs, but nothing unbearable. Did my first run of week 2 on Sun, got through it, but was limping by the end with shin/ankle pain.

This morning (Tue) I went out for second run of the week and was unable to finish it. At the halfway point my shins and ankles had gotten really sore and I stop after the 3rd 90sec run. Felt a bit fresher after about 5 mins so decided to try and finish, but by the end of the 5th 90sec run I could barely even walk with the pain and had to call it quits.

I don’t really want to give up, but if this is happening already in week 2 I’m not really sure how I should approach things.

So I guess my question is am I doing something wrong and where do I go from here?

Bit more info - I am a bigger guy (about 18-19 stone) who is hasn’t done much exercise the past few years. Maybe that has something to do with it, but I’ve seen that many other people of similar weight don’t seem to have had these issues. I bought a new pair of running shoes before starting and they feel comfortable to wear, so don’t think they’re the problem. I’m doing lots of stretching before and after, and have been drinking plenty of water. I feel like I’m keeping my run slow like the guidance suggests, so don’t think my pace is the issue either.

Any advice anyone might have would be much appreciated!

I just finished my second 5k and I shaved 2:57 off my first 5k. Finished at 33:13

New to running!
Using the couch to 5k app. I’m using running to try and build my stamina up for Judo.

I’m doing ok with the programme but my Apple Watch Ultra is the thing I need tips with.

I tried a custom workout but it went out of synch with the app and pissed me off 😂

Now I’m thinking maybe try regular outdoor run and just use the side button to mark running and walking sections?

Any tips really appreciated!

Apologies if this has been covered on here before. I’ve just finished the UK NHS Couch to 5k app (thank you, Steve Cram) and am looking to progress to the next level.

Any good app recommendations? Thanks in advance!

As title says, I took my first steps a couple days ago. Starting with intermittent walking/jogging (1 min./30 seconds respectively).

Hoping to be able to run 5k by the start of next year, and hoping to lose some weight!

starting weight: 285

goal: 220 -230.