Week 5 OMG

[Hbosboy]

Just completed week 5 my legs feel like jelly! 20 minutes running non stop! X

[LoonyLoo]

I did the same yesterday. It's amazing isn't it.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Well done Hbosboy, that W5R3 is the one dreaded by most folks, however, once we all complete it, everyone feels much happier, it is a turning point in C25K, from intervals walking to longer runs, your legs will soon recover from feeling like jelly.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

How soon does jelly turn back to legs? Minutes or days?

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Ha, they just feel like jelly, I was quite surprised that my legs, especially after the longer runs did not turn to jelly, I thought they would and I would have to go for my next run 3 or 4 days later, rather than the 1 or the most 2 days off, My "week" during this running course of C25k has been a Wednesday, Saturday and Monday, not sure why that was, must go back to April 18th when on that Wednesday I started with run one of week one, so it's just continued like that throughout the last 2 months ending next Monday, June 18th with run 3 of week 9, don't worry your legs won't feel like jelly for much longer and good luck with your running.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

My problem hasn't been jelly legs so much as hot pink face, but now it goes pink towards the end of my run rather than right at the beginning, so that's an improvement already! Got nothing against hot pink...matches my socks!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Some men and women as well do have a hot pink face after any sort of exertion exercise but the pink face should get back to normal colour within 15 minutes of finishing your run. Yes, the colour of your socks does match the colour of your face during that time. With further training, you will not get a pink face even right at the beginning of your runs.

[Nictwit Graduate]

Congratulations 😀

[Mollymot Graduate]

Wk 5 R1 just completed.......dreading R3 😱