W5R3 - again

[JohnLagrue]

Second attempt at this, and again, abject failure I can't even get to 10 minutes without the legs giving up on me.

It's not the fitness. I'm a Morris Dancer and used to lots of exertion, but it's the long times that do for me.

So I'm going to repeat the whole of week 5 next week and see how that goes.

[misswobble Graduate]

Are you doing C25k?

[JohnLagrue Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Yes. First 4 weeks were doable, as were the first 2 runs in week 5.

[SlowLoris]

Sounds like a plan. And take those bells off. Must be really distracting.

[RunBrianRun Graduate]

I think you might be expecting too much from yourself. It seems like you might be going too fast. Try going more slowly, at a snails pace if necessary! No matter how slow that might feel. This is what I did and I haven’t looked back. Good luck with it.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

Why not drop back to W4 and repeat that until you feel its to easy, then go back to 5?

I suspect Brian is right and you're aiming for too fast too soon! 👍

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Hi John

This is the one that causes most angst - did you manage the shorter intervals on W5 okay?

If you did, I'd suggest have a bash at run 3 again, give yourself an extra day's rest and drop your speed to glacially slow. No need to repeat all the week if you were okay at the first two.

Hope it goes better next time out

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Slow down.

Have you read this guide to the plan? healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

One sort of fitness does not necessarily transfer to another discipline, but the plan will build your stamina gently, if you go slowly...... speed comes later.

[Elfe5 Graduate]

I agree with all the SLOW advice. We have a neighbour who is an experienced gazelle style runner but I see him doing the slowest ever warm up run - short gentle paces, walking pace light jog - he always looks so happy and relaxed. I just pretend that I am doing a gentle warm up for the entire run!! - & tell myself that anyone who sees me will think I'm warming up or doing intervals. 😄

[JohnLagrue Graduate]

I'm re-running week 5, and did the first run this morning. I took all the advice about speed into account and went really slowly. It would be exaggerating to say it was easy but I really wasn't that much out of breath - it was a matter of pushing the legs through all 3 runs. Now for the longer ones on Wednesday.