Did my first 25 mins Saturday and felt amazing. Just tried again and had an epic fail! Getting a lot of pain in tendons and lower calfs. Using treadmill as too embarrassed to go outside. Have lot of weight to lose. Want to run 5k around Central Park in October but feel totally dejected now. Usually do it first thing in morning. Just felt heavy and laboured at this time of day. Can time of day make a difference?
Epic Fail: Did my first 25 mins Saturday and... - Couch to 5K
Epic Fail
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GillmaGraduate
You'll get some helpful comments from runners way more experienced than me. Just commiserating really - don't lose ❤️
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Chris9RGraduate
I had exactly the same feeling the next run after the first 25 mins. Infact the next 3 runs were not great.
But the rest have been great so don't give you you will get there, just trust in the program it really works
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KimLoulouGraduate
Firstly you are doing amazing. I had calf pain for a few weeks not to bad just a niggle. I think it is because I was creating muscles!
I've felt exactly the same. Keep reading that it is all downhill after week 6 but I have found week 7 tough going.
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