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18/5/2019

​Couch to 5K – yes, you can in Carrigaline

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Couch to 5km Carrigaline
Couck to 5K class in Carrigaline pictured with their all-important certificates and tutor Dave O'Regan.
5K and Beyond – yes you can, in Carrigaline
 
Dave O’Regan may be an accountant by day but, by night, he’s responsible for getting Carrigaline running. For the last few years, he ‘ran’ the Couch to 5K class in Carrigaline Community School, Cork.

That class has been so successful that the school has added on a 5K and Beyond night class. The class attracts those who had completed the 5K and wanted to stretch themselves and others who can run 5k comfortably.

“Last year, by the end of the 5K and Beyond class, we had people running up to 10k. We add variety to the training so that participants can see different sides of training – it also breaks up the monotony so that we’re not running the same course each week. So, for instance, we do speedwork – four by 400m runs with two minute stops. The idea is to get people running faster than they would normally run.”

The group will also do hill repeats and, over time, work up to longer runs around Carrigaline. “It’s very enjoyable – it runs over the 10 nights and I tell them that, ideally, they should do two other runs during the week. That way, they’ll be able for the step up next week.”
High 5 - it's all smiles when the 5K is complete. Non-stop energy!
High 5 - it's all smiles when the 5K is complete. Non-stop energy!
Couch to 5k
Adult Education Director Gene Cahill now takes the Couch to 5k group. “It’s a 10-week course and the people who see it through are all able to run 5K non-stop at the end of it,” says Dave. “The class is aimed at people who have never trained or run and who want to become more active, or they want to get back running.

“People also see it as an alternative to the gym – you’re exercising in an environment where everyone is starting from the same place. Everyone who signs up has little or no fitness.”

Pace, not race
Building up their times from the first night to the last, the class is all about pacing yourself, not running yourself ragged – more the tortoise than the hare, slowing down to speed up …

During the winter months, the group, which can number up to 20 people, jog a loop around the school. But, when the time changes in March and the evenings are longer, they let loose down around Crosshaven.

10K and counting
“I get a lot out of it. I love running so it’s almost like giving back – I’m happy to encourage others to run or do something healthy.” 

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5 Comments
Julie O Connor
9/1/2020 11:33:52 pm

Hi,
I was just wondering when your evening couch to 5k class is starting for 2020?
Thanks
Julie

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Adult Education Ireland
10/1/2020 09:40:58 am

Hi Julie,

The classes at Carrigaline start w/c 27th January. Couch to 5km is on Tuesday evenings (7-8pm). You'll find more details at https://www.carrigcs.ie/adult-education.

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Brigette
12/10/2020 09:13:10 pm

Hey, is there any C25k starting up this autumn 2020 at all?

Julie O Connor
3/3/2020 09:41:25 am

Morning Alan,
I'm currently in your class - however had to skip last week as my knees are absolutely killing me! :( I can barely walk down a slope!
I did running in the past, but was always on a flat surface, so now I am wondering is it the slight hills disrupting me?
Now I am basically wondering should I continue trying to run or am I causing myself damage? I was really enjoying the class, and now I don't know what to do. Please feel free to private email me back.
Thanks,
Julie

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Adult Education Ireland
14/10/2020 03:10:16 pm

Hi, Carrigaline CS are running Couch to 5km this term. Further details: https://www.carrigcs.ie/adult-education/

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