Hey I’ve been away on holiday for the last week, and despite all best intentions to get a run in... it didn’t happen 🙄 I graduated 3 weeks ago.. how hard will it be to pick up where I left off????!
Holiday break 😳: Hey I’ve been away on holiday... - Couch to 5K
Holiday break 😳
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Ok... so you’ve had 7 days off. For 2 or 3 your body was in recovery/build from the last run. So your body has actually only had 5 days off tops. You may just find that the legs appreciate the rest and pay you back on your next run. I have a friend who set his 5k PB after a particularly alcohol filled two week break in which he didn’t run once. Sure, he hasn’t made this his new training plan, but occasionally a break helps!
Unfit no more gives good advice. The accepted wisdom is that it takes two weeks to start losing fitness so you will be fine. Just take it steadily and you will be fine
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‘Like’d because I’m sure you will be ok, as others have said! Forget stats for the first run at least and enjoy it 😁👍
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Ta 👍🏻
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Hey Mickiayre, don’t worry about the gaps, your body will know what to do! Just go out take it nice and easy and enjoy it!! You’ll be back in the swing!! ❤️
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I was thinking of writing a similar post! I graduated on the 20th and went away on the 21st so haven't run for over a week. I normally ran the programme Mon-Wed-Fri but just didn't face it this morning. I don't know how to get motivated without the plan to follow
Me too.. been back two days now.. still haven’t put my trainers on 🙁
I really loved the c25k sessions but I need something to spur me out of the door and I’m not interested in moving onto 10k really. I’m sure once we both get out there again it’ll fire us up again. How about we both try to get out by the end of today if possible and report back here?
Ok will do! Probably won’t be till later this afternoon/evening. But you’re right once we’re back at it we’ll be fine
Right, I've set an alarm for 7pm tonight and will let you know!
Managed to get out earlier... god it was hard!! Managed 30 minutes but only 3.7k 😳🙁. But I did it!! Good luck .. let me know how you get on.. you look a more proficient runner than me 👍🏻👍🏻
I was hoping the notification was going to say that you were putting it off until tomorrow but now I have no excuse 😆 Will let you know later after I’ve been out - and well done on getting back on that horse!!
Sorry! Get them trainers on 😀
It's been chucking it down out there all afternoon so I hope it's going to stop in the next few hours otherwise I might chicken out until tomorrow