Phew, I did it and didn't collapse in the process. In fact it actually felt quite fun, which I wasn't really expecting! I'm using the podcasts and they were very helpful.
I'm 44, haven't run since I left school, and spent a year having monthly chemo treatments 4 years ago which really took it out of me physically and mentally. I'm finding it increasingly hard to keep up with my boys (8 and 5) - the 8yr old did the local schools "marathon" (a mile round the city centre after 12 miles done in bits at school over the preceding weeks) last year and I wasn't able to run round it with him so I promised I would do it this coming year, around Easter. If a promise to my boy isn't enough motivation, I don't know what is!
Inspiring and helpful to read everyone's stories in here, thank you!
One question, I'm away next week so might have trouble fitting the week 2 runs in (though I'll do my best). Is the best advice to repeat week 1 the following week and go on from there?
Hey, well done, and a great post ...
I'm no expert, and other folks will have better advice, but I'd say run W1R3 again, just get your legs going again and then move onto W2.
Again though, well done.
Thanks! I'll see how much I can get done - maybe I'll try to repeat W1R3 during that week instead of trying to push on to W2 whilst away.