The runner who came in from the cold.

[roderick999]

It's springtime here in Krakow with warm sunshine and blue skies- seems far away from the minus temps of 6-8 weeks ago. Completed the 5K Mini-marathon here on Saturday which is fine, but the switch from running pn a treadmill to actual feet hitting tarmac was a complete shock and I STRUGGLED- so much so, that I feel I have regressed and am not a true 5K graduate! So, , I dutifully slapped my wrists and decided that I would repeat the whole of the NHS 5K programme-on tarmac. On reflection 'bad boy' has decided not to beat himself up but has determined to follow ju-ju's 8 week 10K plan, but in the sunshine. This is the colourful grid plan you recently posted-the one that begins with 3.5K leg in the first week. The only proviso I have imposed on myself is to be completely honest in completing each stage of the journey to 10K nirvana. Any stage not completed must be repeated until accomplished. The aim is to enter for the Krakow 10K Night-Run in 2019. On the plus front, I have dropped my weight from 99.5kg to 92.5kg since the start of the year, so it's not all doom and gloom. Onwards-and no excuses!

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Running outside is a completely different experience than running on the treadmill. Some find it easier, some find it harder. But not to despair, you are truly a C25k Graduate!!! As you get used to it, I believe you'll enjoy running outside and will leave the treadmill for ugly weather days (although, in my opinion, I'd rather run outside in yuck weather than be stuck in my treadmill. I find treadmill running so HARD!)

[roderick999 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Thanks for your reassurance.

Much appreciated.

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Making the transition from treadmill to outside can be tricky but the secret is to run much slower than you think you need to. You don't have to think about pace on the treadmill but you do have to pace yourself outside which is difficult. Just slow down a bit.

Good luck with the plan to 10K and well done on the weight loss!