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38 year old dad of two with far too many films and TV shows on the go. Ditch the remote! Urgent action needed.

W1R1:

Started out very apprehensively as I’m sure most people do, but absolutely loved it!

Things I have learnt:

• No one cares at 5.30am, I could’ve skipped down the road completely naked (…I may save this for my graduation run).

• I ran way too fast and I was completely out of control of my breathing.

• My quads really ached the next day and I vowed to add some warm down exercises to the end of run 2.

W1R2:

Left the door feeling excited and much more prepared. I ran at a much slower and controlled pace, so that I could hold a conversation when running. I then used some warm down exercises from an old fitness DVD (Sean T’s Insanity Workout). Worked like a charm - no aches the following day.

Things I have learnt:

• An old sock makes an excellent phone armband youtu.be/fAbO9eWrO1U

• Wrapping my headphone in a loop around my ear stops them falling out when I run.

W1R3:

Slightly tired but still excited about my 5:30am run. All went well until I got a bit too overconfident on the fifth run and tried to run a bit harder and managed to give myself a stitch. I had a good word with myself and slowed the remaining runs down to a more manageable pace.

Things I have learnt:

• Need better boxer shorts to stop chafing.

• Stay positive about my new week 2 challenges, Thanks to IannodaTruffe’s post:

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Thank you all for your posts so far they have been an enormous help and encouragement.

Roll on week 2!

⚡️ThuderSloth⚡️out.

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Good learning, great running. Keep it just like that and you’ll smash this.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate

Hey you sound like you have everything under control, ThunderSloth! 🏃‍♂️😀👏💪🏻👍🏻

Continue like this and you’ll smash the programme with no trouble! Good for you! 👏👏👏

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IannodaTruffeMentor

Welcome to the forum and well done on getting started.

This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Running shorts with a mesh liner are by far the most comfortable, in my opinion, providing support and ventilation with never a chafe.

Enjoy your journey.

Thank you all for the words of encouragement ❤️ I look forward to progressing my running as far as you all have, it will be a dream come true! Great information there IanodaTruffe. I’ll nip in to sports direct tomorrow after my first week2 run and pick up some mesh liner shorts - great tip thanks 🙏

⚡️Sloth

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Gran4zGraduate

Welcome Sloth, enjoy greatly 🙂.

in reply to Gran4z

Thanks Gran4z...glad to see you escaped the zombies! 🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️ 😁

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Gran4zGraduate in reply to

Ah ha you saw that! No zombies on my run today, but I met a few deer wandering the streets of Victoria (Canada).! Very bizarre 😎.

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rancherGraduate

What brilliant reflections

Keep them coming!

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50fitter

Hi there, love the sock idea! Well done, keep at it, I struggled with Week 1 and 2 with the very same reasons but have now started Week 3 which I actually really enjoyed

in reply to 50fitter

Thank you 50fitter great to hear you’re enjoying it, that’s half the battle - keep up the good work 🏃‍♀️

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Sunflower2018

Loved reading your post and tips :-) Done W1R2 only, so slowly - but surely I think :-) I am flippin' 60 and feel very old and achey, so will go off and read the positive post you mentioned. Thanks and continued Good Luck .

in reply to Sunflower2018

Aah! Thank you Sunflower2018 🌻😊 it sounds like you’re doing great! Is the puppy dragging you around... or are you dragging him around now?!

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Cotswold-runnerGraduate

Great start ⚡ sloth and a very entertaining read!! I too run at 5.30am - no one about and it sets you up for the day ahead👍

Keep going - get ya new shorts and go smash it 🏃‍♂️👟

in reply to Cotswold-runner

Thank you Cotswold-runner, I find going out early does surprisingly give me a huge spring in my step for the rest of the day. I’ve got my air conditioned shorts now... all the gear and no idea!

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Cotswold-runnerGraduate in reply to

You soon will have all the gear and the idea!!! I got a high five from what I would call a professional this morning on my run!! It does give you a boost for the start of the day!! My husband groans when I get up early to go running as he knows I will be coming back like Tigger and bouncing about the place full of energy- my next task is to get him running c25k 😁

Have fun and go for it👍🎽🏃‍♂️

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GranniemandGraduate

Great post! Great stuff! You've started well and seem very positive. Good luck in your journey and keep us posted on your progress xx

in reply to Granniemand

Thanks Granniemand you must be super gran to be week 7+ ...I salute you and look forward to the day I reach those lofty heights 🥇😉

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GranniemandGraduate in reply to

It's amazing how the programme works. I couldn't run for a minute weeks ago! Looking forward to following your progress. You've got good humour I like that 😁

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