second time around

[2Fit2Sit]

hi all

Not been here for a while and due to many things not done a lot of running/jogging Not even done much walking which is not like me guess i lacked motivation.i have put on a few pounds in the last 6 months but only about 15 to 20% of the 4.5 stone i lost last year when i was running and watching my diet .

while doing my walks which vary depending on how many hills involved donnt seem to enjoy walking unless there is a good hill or 2 i tend to go the longest way up a mountain and take the shortest back down so i tend to spend more time going up.some of my local forestry tracks wind themselves up and can be

Have decided to get back into running and i will do c25k again but i do not think i will need to start from the beginning.

was thinking of starting on week 4 or 5

i did go for a trial run sunday and managed 4x 5 min runns with 4 min walks in between and managed it ok was tired at the end and legs were a little stiff the next day .

any thought on this plan would be good

thanks brian

[MarkyD Graduate]

Good to have you back.

I'd suggest that (since you've not done much running or walking recently) you start gently, at week 3. I know that you've tested 5 minute runs, and I'm sure that you still have the stamina to run for at least 5 minutes. But be kind to your legs, tendons and joints and ease them in gently. There's no hurry and you don't want to get back on the injury couch again.

[2Fit2Sit Graduate in reply to MarkyD]

thanks for the reply i was thinking 4 or 5 and you sujest 3 so maybe ill go with 4 split the difference and hope its all i split

brian

[2Fit2Sit Graduate in reply to MarkyD]

hi

well tried week 4 last night glad i did not try week 5

went quite well no real problems apart from the gremlins telling me i should have tried week 3 .

quite tired at the end but that maybe due to the b****y app not telling me i had finish the second run of 5 mins and i run the 3.5 mins of the cooling down period

and today feel ok no pain