If at first you don't succeed....

[JanB76]

I'm new here. I have twice attempted the C25k programme in the last few years and twice have fallen at wk 3 - this appears to be my brick wall!! I’m somewhere in the region of 10stone/140lbs overweight and my goal is to one day be fit enough to be able to run. Ideal target distance would be 5k, hence the C25k programme, but at the moment I'll happily settle for any distance.

I’m loving all the advice this site and its members offer and it’s definitely giving me motivation for trying again (3rd time lucky?) In hindsight I think I should have been trying to run slower when I did my previous attempts. I’m slowly improving my cardio with the help of a static bike doing interval workouts for 25mins (achieving a distance of 12km) and am hoping to start again on wk 1 pretty soon, so w

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Obviously more of a challenge if you are carrying more weight but lots of people manage to succeed and find they lose weight, especially if you reduce your calorie intake at the same time. Read the FAQs and remember to 'run' really, really slowly. If you need to take more time to complete the programme, then no worries. Slow and steady will win the race Good luck!

[Cliff_H Graduate]

Your instinct based on hindsight is probably correct, run slower, it’s not a race and taking it slow and building the fitness and running legs is the way to go. Good luck!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome.

The guide to the plan healthunlocked.com/couchto5... may help.

Enjoy your journey.