catinahat
Well-Known Member
Hello @Daks
A while ago in a moment of bravado fueled by beer, I accepted a bet to run around Utoxeter' s race track.
I was overweight, very unfit and the just the thought of running brought me out in a cold sweat.
I found a running program called couch 2 5k, it promises that you will be able run 5k or for 30min in 9 weeks. You can download podcasts to your mp3 or phone, in which a nice young lady tells you when to run and when to walk, she gives encouraging advice along the way and there is some music to run to. The music was not the best, but it did take my mind off my burning lungs and wobbly legs
Here's the link http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx.
I couldn't manage anything more than a snail's pace so the 5k was out, but by the end of the 9 weeks I could plod along for 30min and easily won the bet.
A while ago in a moment of bravado fueled by beer, I accepted a bet to run around Utoxeter' s race track.
I was overweight, very unfit and the just the thought of running brought me out in a cold sweat.
I found a running program called couch 2 5k, it promises that you will be able run 5k or for 30min in 9 weeks. You can download podcasts to your mp3 or phone, in which a nice young lady tells you when to run and when to walk, she gives encouraging advice along the way and there is some music to run to. The music was not the best, but it did take my mind off my burning lungs and wobbly legs
Here's the link http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx.
I couldn't manage anything more than a snail's pace so the 5k was out, but by the end of the 9 weeks I could plod along for 30min and easily won the bet.
