My weekly update

[Ady66]

Hi everyone, further to my 1st post a week ago I am pleased to advise that today I completed wk5r3. I altered the first 2 runs this week a bit as I felt I need to make them slightly nearer to today's run. I didn't realise at the time but I actually changed wk5r2 to wk6r2. It worked for me and I actually ran for 21 mins today as I was so near 3km I had to keep going for an extra minute to reach it. It felt great. Thanks everyone for the advice, it really helped.

There is no doubt that for me at least at this stage it was the doubt in my mind I had to overcome and not the ability. To anyone reading this who is behind me in the program just believe you can do it and don't give up. The mental reward is well worth the mental pain of forcing yourself to keep going.

If you manage to get to wk5r2 then running 20 minutes really isn't beyond your physical ability. Just keep looking ahead and saying you will get to the next tree, lamp post or whatever you can see. You can and will do it.

I can't wait to keep going now as I feel that I can complete this program and can get to being able to run 5k. Good luck everyone KEEP GOING

[Izzyrascal Graduate]

Well done Ady66! I felt just like this after wk5 - never seemed feasible that I could run for 20 mins before, but as soon as I’d proved to myself it was possible, the leap to 25mins, then 28 then 30 seemed fine! It was obviously about the mental rather than physical challenge - go you!!

[Pc59 Graduate]

First of all well done👍you are so right the mental challenge is probably harder than physical!! So everyone keep positive & believe in yourself & you be running to your graduation 😊

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Pc59]

... and follow the programme... stay safe and injury free

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Keep going indeed.. but follow the programme, please, everyone... !

Hidden damage to muscles, however you feel, is always a risk and the IC is really not the place to be. That is why the C25K programme is so successful.. a slow and steady build up, run by run...

Week 5 is not just about running.. it is about the discipline within our runs and that is why, like all of the other weeks, it is so important to complete every single run, without missing any out and without adding bits on.

As new runners we need to take care.

The graduates will tell you more haste less speed...it is the only way.

[Seaskimmer Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Sound advice as ever! 😊