First Run, Treadmill..

[JDThar]

Hi all,

I'm giving this program a shot. I just had my first run, which I did on a treadmill. Having no history of running prior to this, I was skeptical but I was moderately comfortable with day 1. I paced myself at 5.7kmph walk and 7.5kmph jogs.

Is it okay to continue this program on a treadmill? I will play around with slightly higher speeds in the coming days.

[Renar Graduate]

I started 5 weeks ago on a treadmill and I am now on run 1 of week 6. The roads near me have no pavements and I live in a rural community. The programme seems to work with the treadmill. I have definitely speeded up and my fitness levels have improved. I do intend to run outdoors eventually with my daughter but so far so good on the treadmill.

Good luck

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Of course you are fine running on the treadmill. It’s not as much fun but it’s still running. Maybe come outdoors when it’s a bit lighter/warmer?

[Bazza1234 Graduate]

Those speeds are very good as walk/run speeds on a treadmill for C25K. In fact, identical to what I use You can of course do whatever pace you like - provided that you don't injure yourself (which is very easy to do on legs which are not accustomed to running) and you finish each days task.