Thanks to everyone for advice, encouragement (& bullying!). I managed my repeat of a previous W4 session today, but it was a real struggle. Mind you I should have realised that if my (different) route was pretty much downhill to start it was going to be pretty much uphill at the end - actually all the way back! I'd promised myself to move on to W5 when I had "ticked off" my W4 re-run but think as I found it such a struggle that I'll do another W4 first: gym tomorrow, so Sunday all being well. Still, struggle or not, at least I'm still staggering forward albeit slowly (in every sense of the term). Can someone please though tell Laura that when she suggests that if I'm flagging that I slow down that it would mean I'd stop! For everyone, but especially for you Oldfloss , I saw this the other day:
"if you’re terrified of seeing someone you know because you’re going so slowly, you’re doing it right.
Matt Frazier"
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I am going so slowly currently that I am not running at all.. and walking is an effort! Walked down to the Medical Centre today and walked even more slowly on the way back up the hill!
I have not run for 8 days.. been on the IC again! I shall try a spell on the cross trainer tomorrow... to try to build up yet again!!! But... are we downhearted..NO!!!
"Snails see the benefits.. the beauty in every inch travelled "
Well done, David. Yes, those tricky routes where we decide to make the start manageable (I won't say easy!) by heading slightly downhill do have a habit of coming back to bite us! But you did it, so that's brilliant. Just take your time working back through the programme - these weeks (months for some of us!) are just the start of a long-term habit, and there are no medals for completing it quickly!
Of course you're right, but I'm one of those people who thinks they should be able to do stuff right away! Being realistic, though (& I'm trying hard to be), given that it's over 50 years since I last went running I'm pretty damn delighted to be "still succeeding"
I haven't been on the forum much lately, but really pleased to read that you're back with the program.
My plantar fasciitis was more or less and having decided to pick up the C25K again on the Monday, I managed to twist my knee getting in the car on the Sunday evening, so I've been a bit demoralised. But, I think I back fit again now and planning to re-start this Monday coming. I think I read in one of your posts that you completed R1 of each week to find the level to restart, which is exactly what I was thinking of doing. Did that work well for you?
Yes, it worked but then I was disappointed to get stuck on W4, so yesterday I did a W4 run again and completed it with a struggle. Actually it's of course a completely illogical way to think about getting stuck, because that was after all what I was trying to find out .... DUH!!!!! So now I'm next planning a go at W5R2 as an interval session and after that the W5R3 20-min run session: only because I don't have the self-belief to go straight for that 20 minute run. I really didn't want to go through all the runs this time if I could avoid it, week by week by week because I've already crashed out and re-done my part C25K programme twice already. Quite honestly I didn't think I would have the self-discipline to do a third complete restart. Yes, I think it was a good idea. Good luck. Keep posting, please.
"I should have realised that if my (different) route was pretty much downhill to start it was going to be pretty much uphill at the end..."
Oh dear. But there again "Thank heavens it's not just me!" I have been caught out that way a few times (especially early on when I miscounted how many intervals I'd done and ended up miles from home!)
I have got my special route for when I'm feeling not very virtuous. This means walking to the top of the local "hill" (so a 15 minute warm up walk from home), which means that I can then run downhill for about 2.5/3 kms, then do the last 1.5 /2kms on the flat to the end of the 5k. (I'm already partway up the incline when I set out from home)
So I have to walk back up hill on my cool down. This is fine. Is almost a sure fire way to cheer myself up if I've had a bad run at some other point in the week - even if I know it's "cheating", it is still 5k. And it makes me laugh - I don't quite put my arms out like an aeroplane, but am seriously tempted sometimes!
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But you did it, so that's brilliant. 
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