- Hello, welcome to Vloganukah and also
episode three of surgery to 5K.
Because I'm training to do a 5K
from having two surgeries this year.
That's right.
So, where are we at?
I guess the biggest thing is I am running.
I am running.
So far the journey has been me working on my core,
working on my abs, and doing all of these like floor
like Pilate style exercises
in order just to get some of my core strength back.
But now, I made the leap and I am running.
I am running every other day
and I've vlogged a whole bunch of it.
So I'm just going to let vloggy past Hannah take it away.
Good morning.
So I got a delivery notice
and I want to go and pick these things up.
The post office place is about a 15 minute walk away,
but I'm gonna try and light jog it.
'Cause I'm feelin' good.
Let's go.
I got the parcel, but I didn't run all the way there.
I did not realise how hard this would be.
Oh my goodness.
I like left the house, I was like jogging,
I felt great.
I was like smiling so much
and tears in my eyes, genuine tears in my eyes,
I was so happy to be running.
And I stopped about two thirds of the way
'cause I had a stitch on my stoma side
and then also just my legs couldn't carry me.
What I have learned from this is that yes,
still need to work on the core, obviously,
but if I'm gonna run a 5K, I need to work on my legs.
Oh man, I couldn't even do like a five minute jog.
It's fine.
It's fine, I've got a long way to go.
Long way to go.
My body is not up for more exercises,
but what I am gonna do is stretch.
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I'm not sure when I'm gonna try another run.
That was more difficult than I thought.
Maybe I'll do one of those runs where it's like
you run for a bit, walk, run for a bit, and walk.
I think that is the way to build.
I think that's what they recommend
in the Couch to 5K thing.
So maybe I'll actually have a look at what
Couch to 5K is.
I'm just naming my series after it.
I'm not actually doing it but maybe I should.
Also, look, I am blonde.
Like this is blonde hair.
I get really upset when people call me a brunette
because I like identify as a blonde,
and like look at that.
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So what I have discovered from this morning
is that I need to practise running.
And I should probably just do the Couch to 5K thing.
I should just do my series' namesake
'cause as an NHS thing, there's an app.
So I downloaded the app.
It really builds you up.
So like run one is warm up, five minute walk,
then run 60 seconds, walk 90 seconds,
and then you repeat that seven times.
And once you hit run now, you put your headphones in,
and they talk you through it,
so you don't have to keep checking
your phone for the time.
I was talking to my mum on the phone earlier
and she was like have you ever done Couch to 5K before?
And I was like, no, because I've never been on the couch.
I've always just done 5K
and so I think that's the frustrating thing for me
is that I'm literally starting from square one again.
- [Laura] Hello, I'm Laura.
Welcome to week one of Couch to 5K.
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- I have to say, these things are incredible for running.
When I was running before
I still had the headphones that had the wires and stuff
and this is just so much better, so much better.
So I was supposed to start week two of my runs this morning.
However, didn't have a lot of sleep,
feeling quite hungover.
I've just got home and I could very easily
just crawl back into some pyjamas
and work on my laptop for the rest of the afternoon.
But I'm gonna do this.
I'm filming this right now to hold myself accountable
and go for a run.
Even with this full face of makeup on.
So I'm getting ready but there's one thing
that I thought I should update you on
from my runs in week one
is I'm using my support belt.
The first run was fine.
But then 10 minutes into my second run
I was like no, this is not gonna happen
and I just felt like I needed the support,
I was running and like trying to hold myself in.
And it just wasn't good.
So I like jogged slash walked back home
and then grabbed this and put this on
and just immediately felt better.
So now, I'm using this for all of my runs.
And then I also wear my compression vest
over the top of it and then whatever else I'm wearing.
And this is my industrial sports bra.
We're doing this, we're going for a run.
I'm back and I'm stretching.
I feel good. I'm so glad I did that.
That always happens with exercise.
You're like no!
And then you do it and you're like of course, it was great.
But I am exhausted now.
And I've got lots of work to do.
Okay.
So I've just done my second run
where there are like three minute runs in it.
And the first time, woo, it was difficult,
but like that jump was definitely like one of the hardest.
And today was much easier.
Still like woo, but it was good.
I can now run for three minutes straight.
So exciting.
So what I've done is I've figured out
if I run every other day and accounting for
a few days where I'm away, which day,
like when I will be ready to run 5K.
I am officially aiming for the 15th of December.
Hello again.
So that is where I am at.
I am having such a good time running
and like actually seeing my improvements every week.
I've done a bit more since those last clips
so I am now running for five minutes continuously.
Woo, ooh.
I just need to be able to run for 30 minutes continuously.
But we started at zero, so this is really good.
What I will say though is that because I'm running
every other day, I've actually gotten really crap
at doing any core exercises.
So if it's a running day, I'm like
I did my exercises today.
And then on non-running days
I've just gotten really bad at doing the exercises.
But one thing that I have started doing
is I searched for post-natal Pilate classes
because I was told that a woman who has just given birth
or like had a C-section is probably
in the similar kind of weakness to me.
So actually watching a YouTube video
and someone like instructing you through doing the exercises
is much better for me than being like self-motivating
in order to do the exercises.
And when I have done that,
I've just done a session in the morning rather than like
the short exercises at three points during the day.
The only weird thing about that
is that the instructor is often like
oh, isn't it hard being a parent
and like oh labour, takes a toll on the body,
and I'm like can't relate.
But yes, I will keep you updated.
As I said, I am still planning,
I'm still aiming for before Christmas.
I really want to hit this goal before the end of this year.
But you might not see a video of it until January.
We'll see.
You know, I wanna take a break over Christmas
from filming and all of that stuff.
But there is going to be another episode of this series
because I'm filming a video with a physiotherapist.
Yay!
As of me filming this, I have one run left in week four
of the Couch to 5K programme.
And by the time you're watching this
I'll be in week seven.
That's just giving you an idea of how early
I prep Vloganukah videos.
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so let's see, what is in store for me week seven.
Okay, week seven, oh my god,
so week seven I'm going to be doing
just a straight 25 minute run.
Wow, is that for every day in week seven?
Yeah, yeah, okay damn.
That's interesting.
Tweet me, see how I'm doing.
Thank you so much for watching.
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and I'll see you tomorrow.
Bye!
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