Repeat or carry on??

[Unspeedygonzalez]

Just had ao miss week 6 due to illness....should I do week 5 again next week or straight to 6?? Feeling a little de-motivated advice please??

[JoolieB1 Graduate]

It is your choice. You did achieve week 5, so think about moving to week 6 (everyone gets poorly from time to time)! Nice and steady and breathe well and sure you will do it, at least your legs are well rested too

[giddyaunts Graduate]

Personally I would probably go back to week 5 just to make sure I was over the illness and Happy to move on, but that's just me, I'm paranoid about injury, so would rather take myself back a week. The choice though is yours to make, if you felt fine with week 5 and you know you are recovered have a go at week 6 and see how you get on, you might breeze through it after the break and if you don't there's nothing stopping you going back to week 5.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Was it a chest infection or a bad cold that you had? Do you want to try for Week 6?

The decision is yours to make..do you feel demotivated because you don't want to step back or because you are worried about stepping up. Week 6 is structured so you should be able to manage it if you feel recovered, however there is no harm in condolidating a week...its still running and progress. Good luck😊

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

If you feel fit and fine now, then move on, but steady and slow..

But, if you want to see how you feel.. just do an Irishprincess jogette.. just a little run to see how the body feels

Just think that you are going out to enjoy, and how lovely it is to just be out there again.. and see how you go!

[melly4012 Graduate]

I'd say try Week 6. You won't have lost any real fitness in a week so just make sure you're properly over the illness and then start out slow and steady. W6R1 can be tough after the euphoria of W5R3 but it is 2 minutes less of running so should be doable. There's no harm in repeating if you want to but don't think you really need to.