Just finished W8r1 and my goodness it hurt. BUT it feels brill now. I did keep thinking it's only 3 mins more than last week. I never would have thought that a couple of weeks ago I couldn't manage 3 mins
W8r1 Oww! : Just finished W8r1 and my goodness... - Couch to 5K
W8r1 Oww!
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Well done! That'll be me the day after tomorrow (I'm giving myself two recovery days following W7R3 as I did a lot of walking yesterday after my run and my calves are really sore today!).
Now I know you've managed it I have more faith that I'll be able to stretch to those extra 3 minutes as well
well done , you are almost there now keep going 4 runs to go
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Hi, I Just did W8r1 this evening also!
I found it challenging too. Every step was hard earned.
Stitches are becoming a nuisance for me, seem to get them all the time. Not terribly bad, but aches for quite a bit. I ran 5 hours after last eating. Think I was well hydrated - had couple cups of tea during the day.
Well done you for keeping going with a stitch, the advice on this blog is to keep hydrated all day. The middle 10 mins seems to be when I am at my best ( even then it's slow) . That's 3 of us if we keep going going to graduate at the same time
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Good idea - Even now after running for 20 mins + I can't believe that's me