Week 3 completed 😀

[Karina1976]

Just completed week 3 of couch to 5k , have no clue how I am gonna manage 5 continuous minutes of running on week 4 🙄

[Cleop Graduate]

Well done for completing W3, it's such a sense of achievement 👏🏻

This was me last Thursday! I struggled W4 run 1 and didn't manage the full 5 mins.

However, tonight W4R2, I did it.... can't quite believe it, I'm stunned.

Good luck for your next run

[Karina1976 in reply to Cleop]

Well done , I will probably be the same and struggle as i struggled doing 3 minutes ... fingers crossed for tomorrow x

[Minty4 Graduate in reply to Karina1976]

Slow it right down if you're struggling. I run with a group and when we jumped to 20 mins I was terrified. Already the slowest in the group I thought I was bound to fail but I was encouraged by the run leader to run slowly. I noticed lots of those who ran past me couldn't keep up the 20 mins but I did. Think hare and tortoise. Be the winning tortoise!

[Malc73 Graduate]

If you're like me, the self doubt tries to kick in. I've just done my first run of week 4 and I managed to ignore the negative voice in my head. It was hard but we knew this before didn't we lol. Good luck!

[Karina1976 in reply to Malc73]

We didn't indeed, well done

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Because the programme will take you there..you just need to follow it, slowly and steadily and trust it!

I run up to 10K now... the week I started C25K I thought I might collapse and never get up... after just 60 seconds running... You will do this

[Gillma Graduate]

You're on your way ! Sometimes I just set out on my warm-up walk thinking 'tra-la-la - might run, might not - tra-la-la'. So far I've always run (week 8 nearly done - tra-la-la)🎼. Try trickery??? X

[Karina1976 in reply to Gillma]

That's fantastic , well done .... hope I make it to week 8 x

[Gillma Graduate in reply to Karina1976]

You will!

[Irish-John Graduate]

'No clue' - EXACTLY THE SITUATION So - when you go out for your run, Relax!. You have never done this before so who knows what may happen ? It's all an experiment, those first runs at the beginning of a new stage in the programme Only after that first run at the new time will you have any idea of how you will do so relax and enjoy the experience of trying something for the first time.

Just take it slow and steady and see how it goes - and as soon as you start tensing up from 'should' or 'musts'...remind yourself to relax as you really have 'no clue' what 'should' or 'must' happen

[Minty4 Graduate]

I was convinced I would drop out at week 3 or 4 but I'm just about to leave to do run 2 of week 7. I have totally amazed myself. I'm obese and yet there I am running for 25 minutes! You can do it!