Gentle On going running

[Downsrunner]

Dear Bridgers,

I have only just graduated( Fri day) and thought I would try the nhs stepping stone podcast. Oh my goodness, that was so fast, I only lasted a few minutes,especially as it said the pace would be getting faster! I just carried on under my own steam for another 30 minutes ..does anyone have any ideas for a less scary transition into ongoing running . I have managed to run 4.5 k in my 30 min , but mean to carry on relatively gently .( I'm 63!)

Many thanks

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Welcome to the bridge .If you graduated on Friday you would be best advised to consolidate your 30 min runs for a few weeks before attempting stepping stones 😁

[Downsrunner in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you for that advice. I do like the goal orientated approach. So I suppose I could just put Jo Wiley back on again for a few weeks until I go a bit faster.

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10 in reply to Downsrunner]

That’s what I did Downsrunner - I just took Laura with me and repeated week 9 for 3 weeks. After that I felt confident enough to go it alone. I’m sure if you do something similar, you’ll be able to cope with faster, further, longer or anything else! Enjoy!