Thanks Rachel. That's so kind of you. I wish you every success with C25K. It's such a good programme - it's unbelievable how you suddenly find yourself able to run for lengths of time that you never thought possible! Best advice I can offer is to not go too fast, try to enjoy every run and the progress and also try to have a plan for what to do after you graduate C25K. Perhaps set a target of trying to do it in under 30 minutes, or go for 10K (I have videos about both on the channel)? It all sounds bonkers to think about when you're in the thick of C25K and running for 15 minutes seems like a stretch too far, but you really CAN do it and you will!! All the very best and thanks so much for leaving your feedback. Andy.
Hi @Saints 1075 So pleased you're enjoying the videos and they're giving you some motivation! As you've probably already noticed there are videos that go right through the whole of the C25K programme and then I've got futher videos that go up to 10K and beyond. Yikes! Thanks for watching and Up The Saints! 😃 Andy.
Andy just a quick comment to thank you for these videos- I have my Week 6 run 3 tomorrow and I genuinely don’t think I’d have got that far without your encouraging insight into the programme, especially week 5 which I had been really dreading.
Hi Ailig Thanks so much for your kind words. Week 5 is a huge challenge and I'm sure week 6 is proving more of the same, however you're getting to the business end of the programme now so you can do it for sure! Once you graduate from C25K (and you will!!) I have more videos that go right up to 10K and beyond. Yikes! Those distances do exist...! Keep running and all the very best for the remainder of the programme. Andy.
Just completed week 6, run 2. It was tough but manageable. I keep coming back here for motivation, very helpful to see how far you’ve come since these vlogs were posted. You should be really proud of what you have achieved. I can relate far better to someone more similar to me than these gods that glide down the road running sub 40min 10k without breaking a sweat!
Thanks, Simon. So pleased you're finding the videos helpful. The runs in C25K get gradually more tricky, but stick with it because you CAN do it! You'll be graduating the programme before you know it! Continued good luck! with it! Andy
I finished week 6 today!! I actually finished the C25k program earlier in the year and was getting towards a sub 60 min 10k - until I got sciatica (which i’d never had before and was horrendous), meant I pretty much stopped everything for four months. I felt like I’d lost all fitness, so started the whole thing again. Watched a few of your videos - good stuff, entertaining and motivating 😁
Hi @Nick J I can empathise with you. I had sciatica a few years ago. Never known pain like it. It was dreadful. I was out of action for a similar time, although being self employed I had to carry on working as best as I could. Not much fun! You have my sympathy. Glad you're enjoying the videos. If you were on for a sub 60 minute 10K then you should be well placed to complete the programme again with ease. I've got loads of videos that cover all of C25K and go beyond to 10K and then even further than that. Thanks for watching and all the best with your running. Andy
Hi Andy. I’ve been doing C25K, and have watched your vids for motivation, right from my first week. Have just completed Wk6, run 3, so did the 25m run. Genuinely mate, watching your progress, has been inspirational, in the true sense of the word. Will hopefully leave you another message when Wk9 is done. But thanks - these vlogs have helped.
Hi @andymward79 That's so kind of you to say. If the videos have helped even just a little bit then that makes me very happy! That 25m run is a toughie. I remember getting to 20 minutes and just couldn't believe I could make the last 5m. It seems such a long time. Very much a mental challenge at this stage as you get closer to the end. However those blocks of longer runs should give you the confidence to know that you can finish and get to the end of W9. Graduation is a dead cert for you now. Best advice I can offer is to have a new goal to set yourself once you get to the very end of the programme. I made the mistake of floundering a bit after I completed week 9. Good luck and thanks for watching! 😀🏃🏻♂️ Andy.
Hi Andy ! I’ve been watching your videos since I started following the app. Just completed my first 20 min run and you’re right just trust the programme and you’ll get so far! Thank you for making these videos they have been super motivating for me throughout !
Hi @Indigo R Thanks so much for your kind feedback. Congratulations on making the 20 minutes. I feel that's such a massive step forward (in every sense!) It's that run that I think makes you realise that you really CAN do it! I wish you every success with the rest of C25K. I have more videos for the rest of the programme (as you know) and have also made others that go beyond 5K to further distances. Thanks for watching and taking the time to send your comment. Andy.
finished week 6 run 3 today, wasn´t as bad as i expected, in fact it felt better than run 2. start week 7 next. no more little runs, just pure running!
Hi Nik. Glad you enjoyed the video and that it was in some way motivating! If you're doing C25K or are thinking of doing it then I wish you every success with the programme. I couldn't believe it when I started cranking out distances and times that just a few weeks before has seemed mind bendingly impossible! All the best and thanks for watching. Andy
@@TheRamblyChannel My typo Andy,, should be week 6 run 2, (10+10), however now i am really peed off as I have some sort of abductor/groin strain just when I was gearing up for my 25 minute run. now have to hope it settles with some rest. fingers crossed...
Hi Stanley. I'm delighted you're enjoying the videos! You've done so well getting to week 4. Just remember to take it slowly and try to enjoy the experience. Couch To 5K is a fantastic programme and takes you to levels you never thought possible. All the very best for the remainder of the programme and thanks for taking the time to send in your comment. Regards, Andy.
My husband, myself and my three daughters are all doing this Couch to 5 together. Doing week 7 right now and have watched all your videos. They have been entertaining and encouraging - like you I have been amazed that I am actually running and that I have run 20 mins last week😄. I loved the background this week - beautiful beach, huge cathedral(??) and a rabbit! Which town do you live in??!
Hi Natasza. Wow! A family effort - that's fantastic. Great to have everybody there to help give each other lots of encouragement as you get further on in the programme. I know what you mean about the 20 minutes. It's such an achievement when you get to that stage. I still can't believe that it's possible to do that kind of time after just a few weeks. Enjoy the final few runs! You can all do it!! Regards, Andy
Hi - really enjoying watching your vlogs as I go through the couch to 5k program. I’ve been doing laps around my garden due to the current circumstances - hope I can complete the program! It’s getting tough in week 6...
Hi Rizwan. It's great to hear that you're carrying on regardless of the restrictions and making use of your garden. That's dedication!! You're spot on about Week 6 - things start to get tricky from there to the end of the programme, however you've built up stamina in those first weeks of C25K so will be able to complete these later runs. Have confidence, don't go too fast and take each run one at a time and you'll smash it! Thanks for watching and sending your feedback, I really appreciate it. Andy.
Is that Winchester Cathedral? I did this program before and have revisited it as I stopped running for 3 months, knee injury, you gave me inspiration before so have come back, I am on the 20 minute run day after the next.
Hi @xrp That 20 minute run looms large on the horizon but you've been there before so you know it's nothing to be too concerned about. I wish you every success with tackling the programme again. Good luck! (And it's not Winchester but I can see why you said that.)
I just started Week 6. Tomorrow is going to be Day 2. Why am I more nervous about this week than last week? Nervous, but excited! Stay tuned for Day 3 this Friday...
It feels like it when you're on it. I remember it well!! Don't go too fast. Keep a steady pace and you'll be fine. It's a challenge, for sure, but you're at a crucial stage building up key stamina for what's coming up in the next few weeks. Good luck! You can do it!!
first of all, your videos are very motivating and thank you so much :) I have a question; i did week 6 day1 and day2 well. But in day3 i could only run for 11 mins first then on the same day i tried again and i could run for 15 mins. What would you suggest? Do you think i should try week 6 again or start week 7? Thanks again :)
Hi Arya It sounds to me as if you've done pretty well. Some runs will be better than others so it could just be that it was "one of those things and you shouldn't let it worry you too much. It's important to have a complete day of rest between runs, so if you go out on a Monday, for example, then you shouldn't be going out again until Wednesday. It's also a good idea to start looking into warm up and cool down routines. They're not essential at this point, but do help as the distance and times start to increase. There's information about that sort of thing inside the C25K app. If you start week 7 and feel like it's too much then don't be afraid to re-do week 6, as you suggest, there's no shame in that at all! Every run is helping you to build stamina so it's all positive, even if it's a repeated run. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. You will graduate the programme, there's no doubt about it! There are more videos on my channel for the final few weeks and then more that go right up to 10K and beyond. Yikes! All the very best! Andy.
Thanks, Pete. When you've finished the C25K videos, I have loads more videos on the channel that pick up from where C25K finishes, going right up to 10K and even beyond that! Good luck! Andy
Hi Rebecca. You're right, it is a big step up, however the programme is designed to ease you in gradually over the first few weeks, building your stamina so that when you get to the latter stages, you suddenly find that you're capable of things that you never thought possible! I'm not going to sugarcoat it, it will be tough, however you can definitely do it! Be confident - you've completed the weeks up to now so you can complete week 6 for sure! My best advice would be not to go too fast, try to pace yourself, and don't be afraid to slow down a bit if you think you need to. There will be times on the run that you want to give up but try to push through that and you'll be amazed at what you can do. All the very best!! Let me know how you get on! Regards, Andy
Thanks Andy, doing first run of week 6 tomorrow so I came online looking for motivation and your video has really helped! Here’s to me beasting the run tomorrow!
I am currently doing C25K and I love your videos, they are so encouraging and helpful with what is coming up this week. thank you for your posts!
Thanks Rachel. That's so kind of you. I wish you every success with C25K. It's such a good programme - it's unbelievable how you suddenly find yourself able to run for lengths of time that you never thought possible! Best advice I can offer is to not go too fast, try to enjoy every run and the progress and also try to have a plan for what to do after you graduate C25K. Perhaps set a target of trying to do it in under 30 minutes, or go for 10K (I have videos about both on the channel)? It all sounds bonkers to think about when you're in the thick of C25K and running for 15 minutes seems like a stretch too far, but you really CAN do it and you will!! All the very best and thanks so much for leaving your feedback. Andy.
@@TheRamblyChannel I thank you for the advice! I am wanting to try and run 10K next/ get about 30 minuets for my 5K. I will be following your videos!
Thanks Andy, you're a very relatable chap, you obviously put a lot of effort into making your vids, giving me a lot of motivation! Subscribed!!!
Hi @Saints 1075 So pleased you're enjoying the videos and they're giving you some motivation! As you've probably already noticed there are videos that go right through the whole of the C25K programme and then I've got futher videos that go up to 10K and beyond. Yikes! Thanks for watching and Up The Saints! 😃 Andy.
Y'all have some of the most picturesque places to run. I wish we had places like that here.
You have been an absolute delight to watch. Great job!
Thanks @JMR Really appreciate your kind words. I'm very lucky to live where I do, I try not to take it for granted. Thanks for watching! 😀🏃🏻♂️ Andy
Andy just a quick comment to thank you for these videos- I have my Week 6 run 3 tomorrow and I genuinely don’t think I’d have got that far without your encouraging insight into the programme, especially week 5 which I had been really dreading.
Hi Ailig Thanks so much for your kind words. Week 5 is a huge challenge and I'm sure week 6 is proving more of the same, however you're getting to the business end of the programme now so you can do it for sure! Once you graduate from C25K (and you will!!) I have more videos that go right up to 10K and beyond. Yikes! Those distances do exist...! Keep running and all the very best for the remainder of the programme. Andy.
Just completed week 6, run 2. It was tough but manageable.
I keep coming back here for motivation, very helpful to see how far you’ve come since these vlogs were posted. You should be really proud of what you have achieved. I can relate far better to someone more similar to me than these gods that glide down the road running sub 40min 10k without breaking a sweat!
Thanks, Simon. So pleased you're finding the videos helpful. The runs in C25K get gradually more tricky, but stick with it because you CAN do it! You'll be graduating the programme before you know it! Continued good luck! with it! Andy
I finished week 6 today!! I actually finished the C25k program earlier in the year and was getting towards a sub 60 min 10k - until I got sciatica (which i’d never had before and was horrendous), meant I pretty much stopped everything for four months. I felt like I’d lost all fitness, so started the whole thing again. Watched a few of your videos - good stuff, entertaining and motivating 😁
Hi @Nick J I can empathise with you. I had sciatica a few years ago. Never known pain like it. It was dreadful. I was out of action for a similar time, although being self employed I had to carry on working as best as I could. Not much fun! You have my sympathy. Glad you're enjoying the videos. If you were on for a sub 60 minute 10K then you should be well placed to complete the programme again with ease. I've got loads of videos that cover all of C25K and go beyond to 10K and then even further than that. Thanks for watching and all the best with your running. Andy
Hi Andy. I’ve been doing C25K, and have watched your vids for motivation, right from my first week.
Have just completed Wk6, run 3, so did the 25m run.
Genuinely mate, watching your progress, has been inspirational, in the true sense of the word. Will hopefully leave you another message when Wk9 is done. But thanks - these vlogs have helped.
Hi @andymward79 That's so kind of you to say. If the videos have helped even just a little bit then that makes me very happy! That 25m run is a toughie. I remember getting to 20 minutes and just couldn't believe I could make the last 5m. It seems such a long time. Very much a mental challenge at this stage as you get closer to the end. However those blocks of longer runs should give you the confidence to know that you can finish and get to the end of W9. Graduation is a dead cert for you now. Best advice I can offer is to have a new goal to set yourself once you get to the very end of the programme. I made the mistake of floundering a bit after I completed week 9. Good luck and thanks for watching! 😀🏃🏻♂️ Andy.
Hi Andy ! I’ve been watching your videos since I started following the app. Just completed my first 20 min run and you’re right just trust the programme and you’ll get so far! Thank you for making these videos they have been super motivating for me throughout !
Hi @Indigo R Thanks so much for your kind feedback. Congratulations on making the 20 minutes. I feel that's such a massive step forward (in every sense!) It's that run that I think makes you realise that you really CAN do it! I wish you every success with the rest of C25K. I have more videos for the rest of the programme (as you know) and have also made others that go beyond 5K to further distances. Thanks for watching and taking the time to send your comment. Andy.
finished week 6 run 3 today, wasn´t as bad as i expected, in fact it felt better than run 2.
start week 7 next. no more little runs, just pure running!
You're making excellent progress! Keep up the good work. The end is in sight!! 😀🏃🏻♂️
Hi Andy, thanks for the vlog, it's been really helpful and motivating! Thanks Nik
Hi Nik. Glad you enjoyed the video and that it was in some way motivating! If you're doing C25K or are thinking of doing it then I wish you every success with the programme. I couldn't believe it when I started cranking out distances and times that just a few weeks before has seemed mind bendingly impossible! All the best and thanks for watching. Andy
Back for inspiration after week 2, run 2 Andy.. won't lie, looking forward to your 5k to couch potato series.. LOL, phew !!
Hahahaha! That's a good idea. I could feature different kinds of crisps and biscuits to eat whilst sitting on the sofa and work up to take aways! 😂
@@TheRamblyChannel My typo Andy,, should be week 6 run 2, (10+10), however now i am really peed off as I have some sort of abductor/groin strain just when I was gearing up for my 25 minute run. now have to hope it settles with some rest. fingers crossed...
@@infjay8700 So sorry to hear that. Hope you're over that quickly and can get back to running. Give yourself all the time you need to heal!
Amazing video series Andy! Short and to the point . Starting week four this week, I hope it goes well. Thank you !
Hi Stanley. I'm delighted you're enjoying the videos! You've done so well getting to week 4. Just remember to take it slowly and try to enjoy the experience. Couch To 5K is a fantastic programme and takes you to levels you never thought possible. All the very best for the remainder of the programme and thanks for taking the time to send in your comment. Regards, Andy.
My husband, myself and my three daughters are all doing this Couch to 5 together. Doing week 7 right now and have watched all your videos. They have been entertaining and encouraging - like you I have been amazed that I am actually running and that I have run 20 mins last week😄. I loved the background this week - beautiful beach, huge cathedral(??) and a rabbit! Which town do you live in??!
Hi Natasza. Wow! A family effort - that's fantastic. Great to have everybody there to help give each other lots of encouragement as you get further on in the programme. I know what you mean about the 20 minutes. It's such an achievement when you get to that stage. I still can't believe that it's possible to do that kind of time after just a few weeks. Enjoy the final few runs! You can all do it!! Regards, Andy
I like the video footage of actual running
Thanks @misfit There's a bit of that in the videos! Thanks for watching. Andy
@@TheRamblyChannel 👍
Hi - really enjoying watching your vlogs as I go through the couch to 5k program. I’ve been doing laps around my garden due to the current circumstances - hope I can complete the program! It’s getting tough in week 6...
Hi Rizwan. It's great to hear that you're carrying on regardless of the restrictions and making use of your garden. That's dedication!! You're spot on about Week 6 - things start to get tricky from there to the end of the programme, however you've built up stamina in those first weeks of C25K so will be able to complete these later runs. Have confidence, don't go too fast and take each run one at a time and you'll smash it! Thanks for watching and sending your feedback, I really appreciate it. Andy.
Thanks Andy - keep up the great work, really enjoying the channel
Is that Winchester Cathedral? I did this program before and have revisited it as I stopped running for 3 months, knee injury, you gave me inspiration before so have come back, I am on the 20 minute run day after the next.
Hi @xrp That 20 minute run looms large on the horizon but you've been there before so you know it's nothing to be too concerned about. I wish you every success with tackling the programme again. Good luck! (And it's not Winchester but I can see why you said that.)
Yes now I’ve done week five run three I reckon I’m less concerned 😧 I think lol
Good for you Anne! Keep going. It's important to keep up the momentum but don't go too fast, pace yourself. You're doing great!!! Andy
I just started Week 6. Tomorrow is going to be Day 2. Why am I more nervous about this week than last week? Nervous, but excited! Stay tuned for Day 3 this Friday...
Try not to overthink it! Just take each run one at a time and you'll smash it!! 😀🏃♀️ Andy
@@TheRamblyChannel I did it!!! 🥳 Next up - Week 7!!! 😅
@@danielle.whiting Congratulations!! You're doing so well. All the best for week 7 - you're on the home run now! 😉🏃♀️
i´m on week 3, and its a killer!!
It feels like it when you're on it. I remember it well!! Don't go too fast. Keep a steady pace and you'll be fine. It's a challenge, for sure, but you're at a crucial stage building up key stamina for what's coming up in the next few weeks. Good luck! You can do it!!
first of all, your videos are very motivating and thank you so much :) I have a question; i did week 6 day1 and day2 well. But in day3 i could only run for 11 mins first then on the same day i tried again and i could run for 15 mins. What would you suggest? Do you think i should try week 6 again or start week 7? Thanks again :)
Hi Arya It sounds to me as if you've done pretty well. Some runs will be better than others so it could just be that it was "one of those things and you shouldn't let it worry you too much. It's important to have a complete day of rest between runs, so if you go out on a Monday, for example, then you shouldn't be going out again until Wednesday. It's also a good idea to start looking into warm up and cool down routines. They're not essential at this point, but do help as the distance and times start to increase. There's information about that sort of thing inside the C25K app. If you start week 7 and feel like it's too much then don't be afraid to re-do week 6, as you suggest, there's no shame in that at all! Every run is helping you to build stamina so it's all positive, even if it's a repeated run. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. You will graduate the programme, there's no doubt about it! There are more videos on my channel for the final few weeks and then more that go right up to 10K and beyond. Yikes! All the very best! Andy.
Andy Clayton Thank you so much again Andy! :)
I start week 6, run 1 in 2 days time.
Good luck Chis! 😀🏃🏻♂️
Inspired
Thanks, Pete. When you've finished the C25K videos, I have loads more videos on the channel that pick up from where C25K finishes, going right up to 10K and even beyond that! Good luck! Andy
I’m nervous about starting this week in couch to 5k! Seems to be a bigger step up
Hi Rebecca. You're right, it is a big step up, however the programme is designed to ease you in gradually over the first few weeks, building your stamina so that when you get to the latter stages, you suddenly find that you're capable of things that you never thought possible! I'm not going to sugarcoat it, it will be tough, however you can definitely do it! Be confident - you've completed the weeks up to now so you can complete week 6 for sure! My best advice would be not to go too fast, try to pace yourself, and don't be afraid to slow down a bit if you think you need to. There will be times on the run that you want to give up but try to push through that and you'll be amazed at what you can do. All the very best!! Let me know how you get on! Regards, Andy
Thanks Andy, doing first run of week 6 tomorrow so I came online looking for motivation and your video has really helped! Here’s to me beasting the run tomorrow!