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So I got too 6 weeks in June and then gave up.... i found the heatwave impossible to run in.

I now want to start again but I have no idea where to start??!! Will I have to go write back to the beginning?

Did you all run in the heatwave?

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CrawlhomeGraduate

How's your general fitness feeling? Maybe start a few weeks in and see how you get on?

Despite what the news said there wasn't a heatwave in much of the UK so yes I carried on running 😁😁

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sallensonGraduate

Have a go at W5? If it feels okay, carry on. If not maybe dodge back to W4?

Or else just go for a run and see how long you can go for and pick up an appropriate week from here.

I had a few weeks off with assorted non-heatwave niggles and went through the programme 1 run from each week. 8 runs and 16 days, but I'm back in the game again.

It won't take you long :-)

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

I started in the heatwave... not ideal.

So you’ve missed 6 weeks or so... you won’t have lost much... just go run and see how long you can go for... I’d be surprised if you weren’t at or near 20 minutes.

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MarkyDGraduate

You may find W5 is too much for starting again.

Try W4 - you can always skip ahead to W5 if you find W4 is OK.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate

I’d start at W4 or, most likely. W5 and see how it felt.

I started the programme in mid June and didn’t enjoy the heat. I was also away for W7 and most of W8 and Bavaria was baking too! I dealt with it by running by 6.30am. I’m loving these cooler temps! 👍🏻

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