couch ... to 30 min ... to 5k!

[icklegui]

beautiful day - but legs felt leaden and I assumed I would feel that 3K was enough for the day. Considering I actually managed to run 3x (usually I manage to get out twice) last week, I would have been happy with that. But somewhere I found more, didn't add in too many slopes, and hit my first 5K! I should have aimed to get closer to home because the walk back left me a bit cold with just my residual smugness for warmth along with my light jacket (no daytime neon!)

Might be a bit quieter on here (phew, I hear you sigh) as the next week is going to be rough with work. Hoping running will see me through! Then ... a bit more consolidation at 5k ... then ...?

EDIT just to clarify for anyone new - our NHS C25K programme doesn't actually get you to run 5K, it gets you to run for 30 min by the end of the programme. Most people won't be hitting 5K in that time but you'll have all you need to hit it eventually. The Zenlabs C25K gives you a choice of distance goal OR a time goal. Either way there's no speed requirement. Take your time and hit your goals safely!

Happy running for every one of your kilometres

[HeadInTheClouds Graduate]

Woohoo, well done lovely..!! I hope the residual smugness keeps you warm all day... you deserve it 😊

Good luck with the ‘roughness’ of work - hang on in there and relish the running therapy 🤗

[icklegui Graduate in reply to HeadInTheClouds]

thank you I'm so pleased - hoping to use the mental boost from running to increase productivity especially this week!

[HeadInTheClouds Graduate in reply to icklegui]

Ooh, if only you could bottle that feeling... then pop the cork for a few sniffs throughout the week, just to keep you going 😉

[Millsie-J Graduate]

Fabolous 5k for fun!

Well done icklegui, don’t you just love it when that happens, all those previous runs paying off

Hope your week is not too bad 😉

[Elfe5 Graduate]

Fantastic icklegui, well done! 😄

[Sadie-runs Graduate]

Fan-flipping-tastic! Well done, Ickle! 5k is such a wonderful achievement. And isn’t this running lark funny? Some of my best runs have been when I thought I was not in the mood/legs felt heavy/was tired.

“Residual smugness” 😂

Keep up the very good work. 5k could soon become the new norm.

Sadie-runs x

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Huge pat on the back..very, very well done you...Slow and steady gets you to some amazing places and distances too!!!

[Anthie Graduate]

You're doing amazingly well!! I haven't been able to keep the runs 3X a week for the last month more like 2x a week: too much work (or too disorganised me) and not good sleep which means my energy levels are low. So all my cheers for your first 5K (the first one in a long series and good luck with fitting your runs in-between work next week.