Just curiosity but just wondering how far your route was when you first started out and how has that progressed as you have went along?
Are there any stumbling block weeks that people often have to repeat or even give up on that are worth watching out for?
My cold has gone, tomorrow is my first day and im feeling excited 😁
I ran on a flat tarmac path, couldn't run one minute without huge difficulty. Every time I'd look at the increased time for the next runs I would think I was screwed. But, slow and steady and a number of related trys at various stages and I graduated.
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My route the first few weeks was a 3km hilly loop around my neighborhood. As the weeks went on I had to keep adding extra turns and loops to extend it. I still run my 3k loop frequently.
I ran a local 3k out and back, but quickly began to vary the route as I didn't want to feel I could only run one route.........those mind gremlins latch on to anything!😉🏃🏻
I would have given anything to run anywhere even close to 3k in those early stages. Even in the later weeks I wasn't even close! Don't focus on how far you are going, just focus on running for the allotted length of time, that will be enough, believe me. As long as you follow the programme, you will be building the stamina necessary to be 'able' to focus on speed and distance later. This is an awesome programme and the support and advice you'll get on the forum is just as awesome Post often and enjoy it all, you'll be accomplishing more than you believed possible before you know it!
Oh those included a generous warm up walk and cool down.
I just left the house and started walking! The 60 second run felt like an hour I really did not know 60 seconds could be that long and struggled to run it. I kept walking / running for 15 mins then turned back. Take the programme really slowly, try not to look ahead in the weeks as it can feel over whelming. Enjoy your journey it really works!
I don't know how long my route was in the beginning, but my graduation run was 3.7 km and I didn't reach 5k until a month later. Now I run 10k, so don't worry about it, speed and distance will come🏃
I have to confess to being slightly embarrassed when I first started. I picked an out of the way path that I use when I walk the dog. I rarely see anyone else on the path.
The section of path is only around 500m long so there was a lot of back and forth involved. As I got to week 4, and the time/distances increased, the path was unsuitable but I felt less self conscious by that time and ventured to the park (very early in the morning ).
Keep it slow, ignore the gremlins, enjoy the new found energy. You got this!!
Again. I've no idea distance wise at the start, but like the others have said. Take it slow & steady & follow the programme. If you need to repeat a week or a run then do it.
The first run I did, I honestly thought I would die. I couldn't sustain running for a minute and the walking breaks felt like seconds but I stuck with it.
Persevere & enjoy!
Good luck 🤗
I used Laura, kept it flat. First few times was round the park. You soon get used to routes. I never decide route till I start. It may just be which way the wind is blowing !! Which makes big difference later on
No idea of distance to start with as its running time that matters then . I did a short loop round the village and gradually added bits on to it. When I was running for longer lengths of time- -believe me trust In Laura and you will- I needed to go out the village and longer country road stretches. At graduation I wasn't running 4K but soon built up to that and can now run 5k. I honestly wouldn't worry about distance but do plan tour routes so you end up about five minutes walk from home. I misjudged it several times and had a very Long cool down walk! Also, if you have a hill near you use that for the warm up walk then you can run down it!!! Avoid hills/ inclines as much as possible as they add to the challenge.
I didn't look at distance, either - the first week I just set off which ever way I felt like and then turned round when I'd done half. I normally run off-road but did just set off along the pavement the first couple of runs. Then I branched out into the local orchards where it's theoretically not difficult to turn back. When I started to try to do a circuit I did have some longer than intended walks at the end of some as the footpaths on the map and on the ground don't quite correspond. One of my main reasons for starting to use Strava was so i could see where I'd really been... Like runner56 I felt somewhat embarrassed the first weeks and really didn't want to meet anyone I knew so tended to go at times that would be quiet. It was the way I was just about managing my 1 minute running that made me feel a bit silly especially as I was (and am) very good at doing an extremely slow run 
Along the way I have learnt that slow running is a very good thing because of the way it helps you keep going for longer than you would have imagined possible when you started while minimising injury risks. That along with the enjoyment I get from a run helped the embarrassment go. Enjoy yours!
I didn't even think about distance while doing C25K and as long as I did the time, I was happy. The thing is that if you start now to focus on speed and distance, it might result in going too fast - that would either cause injury or maybe a failed run. I found that I ran slowly when the run times increased - this meant that although it was challenging, I couldn't keep going and I didn't repeat any runs. Towards the end of the programme I wanted to know what distance is was covering because I wanted at some stage to do 5k. I graduated at a Parkrun with a 43 minute 5k, so you can see that even by week 9, run 3 I was probably only covering about 4 km in 30 minutes.
Every run and each week on the programme is pushing us further than we have been before, so I feel it is important that speed is left until after the graduation so you can enjoy running as you improve fitness.
I was just so concerned with not collapsing in a heap and keeping on breathing, I had no idea of distance!
I did work out , later, a bit like runswithdogs it was a 3 K loop and also a bit hilly, ( nearly did for me at first), and in my village. I did not dare venture onto my now beloved, wilder fields and tracks at that point.
Don't focus on what scary things may come. Follow the programme, steady and slow, take every run a step at a time, embrace the positive and any negatives, learn from and let them go. You may meet the pesky gremlins, ( in your mind), we all do, still!
Ignore them,,, they absolutely hate that! Failing all else, if you do meet them, then you squish them, under your feet as you run!
Good luck, keep posting and take it, your way and in your own time
How far you run in the time is subject to so many variants, like the topography, the surface, your base fitness level, how you're feeling that day, what you've eaten etc. As people have said the time is the important thing, not the distance. My advice is to track all your runs with a free running app (eg Strava, which will tell you when you have new personal bests), and you'll see how far and fast you're going so you can look back later and see how much you have improved. I wouldn't get caught up in the fact that this is the C25K programme, very few people cover 5km when they graduate, that comes in time. It took me ages to get to 5km and even longer to do 5km in 30mins. The programme gets you to run for 30min which is much more important, you can then work on increasing distance/pace.
Some runs will be tough, everyone gets that. As long as you can complete the run, no matter how hard it is, you should move on to the next one - your body is constantly getting stronger, fitter and better at running so if you can finish one week then start the next. I don't want to freak you out and warn you about a week people tend to find tough, everyone has different tough runs, so what I found tough might be irrelevant to you. Also, if it's tough, so what, you're still going to attempt it, and hopefully finish it, so it doesn't matter.
Another thing to try to do is make sure your route is planned so you know where you're going. Not just for safety reasons but so you don't have to stop running and think about it. Ideally a flat route would be best, and an out and back route is handy because you know however far you're going you'll end up where you started, you just turn around halfway through the podcast.
Good luck, and enjoy it. There is loads of friendly support on here for when you have questions or need some motivation.
2-3k but don't be concerned about the distance while doing c25k, just do the time, that's hard enough without worrying about how far you go.. good luck!😊
Thanks all. Ive picked out a 1.5km loop to do, I thought i could do it twice which doesnt sound unreasonable but i can alter after the first loop if im struggling. I can be a bit anxious and i like to plan, feeling more confident now
That sounds like a fine plan. It's one of those things that you adjust as needed and as you progress. And much of it depends on the layout of your neighborhood, the location of stoplights, etc.
30-35minutes is enough! I am on week 6 and it is still the same route the same routine. I have only just worked out it is about 3.5km and yesterday I managed 3.9km. I don't care. I am out and exercising. My pace hasn't changed but the red face, wobbly bits and trying not to die whilst saying good morning to the dog walkers has. They are all improving. Just. Go for it!
My first day I completed 1.4 miles. It seemed like a minute run would never end! I've completed the 8 weeks now and I'm signed up for my 1st 5K next month. Each day gets a bit easier. Week 3 was my hardest. My knees hurt terribly and I had to take a few days off. I ended up with a small tear in my meniscus, nothing too bad, but I had to take it easy for about a week and a half before I started back. One thing I found was that the distance wasn't always accurate so I used my fitbit for the distance covered. Good luck and enjoy!
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