Week 1, Run 3: getting confident!

[EmmaHunneyball]

Our little running group is growing, and yesterday we had more newbies joining us for Couch to 5k.

I was amazed at how my fitness levels are already improving: while I was clock watching in run 1, I was surprised when run 3 was over as I felt I could have gone on longer.

I've looked ahead at weeks 2 and 3 and there is a steep uplift in running length in week 3 so I want to build up my stamina ahead of it. I'm going to repeat W1R3 over the weekend, and then do 4 runs on week 2 next week. Hopefully week 3 will seem less daunting then 😂

[thegirlfrommarz Graduate]

You can repeat W1R3 and add an extra run on week 2 if you want to, but just to reassure you: you don't *need* to. The runs in weeks 1 and 2 are enough to get you to the point where you can do week 3, despite the change in length of runs. Good luck with it!

[EmmaHunneyball in reply to thegirlfrommarz]

Thank you for the reassurance! 😊

[Jay66UK Graduate]

You REALLY need to ensure you have a rest day from running after every running day. And as thegirlfrommarz says you do not need to do any extra runs at all - the programme will get you there on 3 runs a week. Enjoy!