Week 1 Run 4

[Sammo70]

Hi All my first post

Started C25K on Sat, have decided to try get extra run in a week, so days are Saturday/Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday

Tonight definitely felt a little easier, stopped smoking on Monday too so hoping the running will keep me off the cigs

#newme

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

When you run you create micro tears in your muscles which repair and strengthen on your rest days, not while you are running. That is why the instructions clearly state that you should take at least one rest day between runs.

You can always run alternate days, in which case you can complete the plan in just over eight weeks but running consecutive days, as a new runner is definitely not recommended and is increasing your injury risk considerably.

[Sammo70 in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Ok thank you, just have more time & energy of a weekend, will just go for a walk instead on 2nd weekend day.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate in reply to Sammo70]

I'm on W4R3 next, I did run 2 yesterday & my legs are aching today, plus it's my birthday and I've walked round Whitby & up to the Abbey so my legs haven't really had a rest day today but I usually run Mon, Wed & Fri...there's a park run opp my house on a sat which my friends are starting to nag me about...might just do it this weekend seeing as I'm not running tomora

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Mummycav]

If you want to go and see.. then go... you can walk it or run bits..you could do your Week 4, run 3.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Listen to our IannodaTruffe ... he knows! I totally agree with him

Slow and steady is the way.. survive to run another day