half term

[Emma-and]

i feel bad i aint ran this week but in the long run i have had time for my blisters to heal and been to see the astma nurse and been given a few pointers to be able to run she gave me praise for making positive changes to my lifestyle and said with a new astma action plan i should be able to run more

[Rainbowsmurf Graduate]

Asthma and blisters sound like a challenge! Let us know how you get on when you are able to run again. Look after yourself.

[Emma-and in reply to Rainbowsmurf]

Well I ran in new trainers that's y I got the blisters and asthma my nurse said the running is helping and if I take reliever before a run plus staying on top with my preventer I should be able to do the whole 9 weeks but it might take me longer

[Purple_faced_woman Graduate]

The point of the course is to take it at your own pace and just work at getting there - if running is for life, then taking a bit longer to graduate is a drop in the ocean. Taking extra weeks if you need them is much better than damaging yourself, becoming frustrated and giving up. Getting advice on your asthma is excellent and I'm glad you have a plan in place that will make the running possible. Well done for sticking with it. Take care of those blisters and tell us how you get on. Good luck with the rest of your runs.

[Emma-and in reply to Purple_faced_woman]

I think only prob is I can't do it during school time but I feel so good after I use to be so afraid of what ppl would say with me running but I say in my head I'm doing this to better my life everyone else can do 1

[Purple_faced_woman Graduate in reply to Emma-and]

Good for you.

[misswobble Graduate]

Vaseline is good for blisters. Just a smear! Don't pop the blisters, just leave them be.

Don't worry about what folks think! You're running for your benefit, not theirs!

C25k is a great programme! Just go steady with it, slow is best.