Week 1, run 1

[Teri83]

Hi all. I am just about to go for my first run and am a bit nervous. How did you all make that first step to running?

[Bridget007 Graduate]

Hello well done for starting! Just go really slowly, it might feel like you could walk faster but that is fine 🐌😀 good luck

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

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Welcome... well done.. check this post out for loads of great advice...and then... one step in front of the other...

Slow and steady is the mantra and keep posting please

[calcath]

Just about to go out on first run too. Go for it!

[NYGiants1978]

Hiya, I have just finished week 1. Before I started couch25k I tried a 1 minute run and I was absolutely shattered so though I would really struggle, I think I was going too fast, when I started C25K I took it slower and it was much better, still tired after run 1 but didnt see myself being able to do it at all, now I'm going into W2. Onwards and Upwards, its brilliant how you improve You can do it!

[CW22]

Started on Thursday and have now done run 3. Keep an ‘im doing this for me’ mentality so that I can ignore my surroundings.

[Helm108 Graduate]

It took me years to muster up the courage to go out and run around my nearby streets, I was convinced people would laugh at me and I would embarrass myself. Not only that, I was convinced I simply 'couldn't do it', like I wasn't built to run and I shouldn't even try.

It really just comes down to getting out there and doing it, it gets easier every time. Having a programme to follow helps too, I think if it was just up to me to try and build up my fitness I wouldn't know where to begin. You can do this!