I have just started the program today. I am 26yo F with a stone or two to lose. I've never really had stamina, even at school was more of a sprinter! Would like to do this just so I am able to run long distances really.
I have some questions. How many times a week do people recommend?
Also, does anyone here run in the gym? It's not really safe around my house and I drop my partner off at the train station each morning an hour and a half before I need to be at work, so I'm going to the gym for an hour each morning. Was just wondering how this compares? Should I put the treadmill on a slight incline to mimmick the gradients of outside? Any other differences I should be aware of?
And finally, just any advice really. Thanks!
Written by
VictoriaRuns
Graduate
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
I started in the gym with c25k. Because I had to take my little one with me, and there were toys - but it worked fine - boring in the end, though. And in the beginning of the program, it is a little annoying, to have to change the speed all the time But I did it for the first 5-6 weeks. I guess I will go back when winter comes - here Denmark it is dark from around 4 pm - and I run in the forest now... Not a nice place to go in the dark...
Maybe it would have been smarter to go the gym in the end of the program, where I could just run, and get in a trance and not worry about uneven streets...hmmm.
I have been running either every other day or every third day, as it would fit my schedule and been happy with that. Good luck!
oh that depended on my mood. (I am not in any kind of shape)
4.7 km/hr for walking, and sometimes 5.7 km/hr for running - sometimes more than 7 for running (and 5 something for walking). But as I just mentioned somewhere else - I have now graduated, and in 30 minutes I am only jogging 2.8 km. In RL's forests So... Either I have become very much slower, or something is wrong with the treadmill.
Hello! I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will be along shortly ... I don't have any treadmill experience (I've never knowingly set foot in a gym - that's my level of "I'm not an exercise person!) to advise but someone else will. You could search this forum for "treadmill", see what comes up.
The C25K programme is for 3 runs per week, and you have to take at least one rest day between runs. Plenty of other things you can do on "rest" days though, as long as they're non-impact.
You can also take longer than a week to do a C25K week, if you see what I mean, I often take two rest days so my "weeks" are 9 days. Just don't miss any of the programme runs out! If you don't complete a run, it's a "practice run", and you have another go after a rest day.
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.
But I did it for the first 5-6 weeks. I guess I will go back when winter comes - here Denmark it is dark from around 4 pm - and I run in the forest now... Not a nice place to go in the dark... 
Roseabi’s Bridge to 5K plan!
Running Truths We've Discovered
🍏Keep running, till you can’t 
