Clairey-Lou39

I use an arm band but I turn the phone around so that I can't see the display. Can't finish if I start clock watching!

Look how many calories are in your favourite naughty snacks. Then work out how far you'd need to run to work off the same number of calories. It suddenly doesn't seem so appealing anymore!

Look how many calories are in your favourite naughty snacks. Then work out how far you'd need to run to work off the same number of calories. It suddenly doesn't seem so appealing anymore!

Forgot to say, don't watch the clock. Hide it on your phone and the treadmill. Rely on the sound prompts on the app. It makes a massive difference mentally.

Wow! You're certainly going for it. Although running 5K seems like an impossible task at the moment, you will end up surprising yourself. When I started, I was just like you. I thought I'd never get to day 2, let alone the end! I quickly realised that my body was more able than I gave it credit for and my mind needed to keep quiet and stop thinking that I couldn't do it. I celebrated my first 5K Parkrun (and a significant weight loss) by buying some new running tights! You can repeat days when you need to by just clicking on the day again, the program will check that you want to wipe the previous data, just click yes. Good luck, you'll get there!

Forgot to say, don't watch the clock. Hide it on your phone and the treadmill. Rely on the sound prompts on the app. It makes a massive difference mentally.

I turned my phone over in its case today so I couldn't see the screen- so much easier as I wasn't constantly clock watching!

Wow! You're certainly going for it. Although running 5K seems like an impossible task at the moment, you will end up surprising yourself. When I started, I was just like you. I thought I'd never get to day 2, let alone the end! I quickly realised that my body was more able than I gave it credit for and my mind needed to keep quiet and stop thinking that I couldn't do it. I celebrated my first 5K Parkrun (and a significant weight loss) by buying some new running tights! You can repeat days when you need to by just clicking on the day again, the program will check that you want to wipe the previous data, just click yes. Good luck, you'll get there!

Forgot to say, don't watch the clock. Hide it on your phone and the treadmill. Rely on the sound prompts on the app. It makes a massive difference mentally.

Me too! My husband has even told me to 'just go for a run' when I was particularly grumpy one afternoon, just because he knew I'd come back in a better mood!

Me too! My husband has even told me to 'just go for a run' when I was particularly grumpy one afternoon, just because he knew I'd come back in a better mood!

They forgot 'peace and quiet from the kids'!

It's amazing how persuasive those little beeps are and how much you can do when you set your mind to it. Slow down if you must, but keep plodding. Before you know it, you'll be running 5K!

It's amazing what effect the group of runners around you has. I did my first 5K before I'd finished the programme but managed to do it in under 35 mins despite 3 short walking periods. Everyone around you encourages you and you become more competitive than you thought you were! Good luck.

I found that turning my phone around so I couldn't see the display, putting some good music on, not running too fast and running different routes every day helped me. Also repeating the mantra 'everyone else is still in bed ' pushes me on, or just depresses me if it's cold and dark! Good luck!

I found that turning my phone around so I couldn't see the display, putting some good music on, not running too fast and running different routes every day helped me. Also repeating the mantra 'everyone else is still in bed ' pushes me on, or just depresses me if it's cold and dark! Good luck!

Bless your perseverance! I'd take a rest day every other day, your body needs time to repair and recover. Try to do other stuff on the 'rest' days like swimming, cycling or walking. You'll still get your exercise fix but you'll be working different sets of muscles.

Go for it, you will find plenty of support from other runners & Parkrun officials. You run to your own pace & comfort, you will find many people will walk more than run. Enjoy the experience, next time you get the chance you will have a good idea of how it works & how you coped. If you have registered already DFYBC. Let us know how you got on, have fun & enjoy your post run coffee.

If that fails, uninstall, reinstall.

At the end of week 2 I looked at week 3 and thought 'no way can I run for 3 minutes' and I managed it. Same thought about the 5 minute runs in week 4, but apparently I can do it and I ran both sets, even though the second one was uphill! So proud of myself! Just got to do it again on Wednesday and Friday!

Take That 'Shine'. It's my 'I'm getting that job at the interview '/ 'My baby's coming home from hospital '/ 'I can finish writing that essay'/ 'if I can do all that, surely I can do a bit of running ' song!

I'm refusing to look, that way it can't freak me out! Take it one day at a time, good luck!

I'm right there with you ZDI. I just read another post that said "the pain of discipline is far less than the pain of regret." You will never regret your decision to take back your life!