C25K : week 5 : Run #2 😊😊😊

[hudsondoglets]

Really pleased to have completed Week 5 run #2 with relative ease. Was going to repeat this run but I’ve decided to have a go at run # 3. The way I’m trying to look at is that it is one minute less than today in total and instead of a 5 minute fast walk I just need to keep running for 4 minutes between the two eight minutes instead. I need mechanisms like this in my head to keep things in perspective. I made sure to keep up a really good pace during the walk so that Friday won’t seem so much harder.

I followed the advice of peeps on here to keep my running pace really slow (quite an achievement as I’m not very fast anyway) and I will make sure to do that again on Friday.

The support here is fab so thought I would share my experience for anyone else about to do Week 5, run 2.

I loved today fingers crossed for Friday.

[Testarossa123 Graduate]

I’ve also just completed WK5 run 2 this morning. Although looking at run three it looks a bit scary!

[hudsondoglets Graduate in reply to Testarossa123]

Good luck. Let’s do this!

[Testarossa123 Graduate in reply to hudsondoglets]

I will check in with you on Friday!! Knees are feeling a bit sore today

[hudsondoglets Graduate in reply to Testarossa123]

Cool. Hope your knees recover today. Maybe icing them would help?

[Lynmil]

Felt exactly the same way after W5R2 but persevered and did manage run 3 last night, much to my amazement! The last two minutes were a slog but hang on in there - you can do it.

[hudsondoglets Graduate in reply to Lynmil]

Well done you. I will do my best 😊

[AngryFlower Graduate]

Let us know how you get on, I’m just into week 5 so really interested how your strategy works

[hudsondoglets Graduate in reply to AngryFlower]

Will do 😊

[Woodrunner Graduate]

Hi, just to say I like your thinking 😊 I'm also doing W5R3 tomorrow (Friday), it seemed daunting at the start of the week but after doing R2 with, like you, relative ease, I'm really looking forward to R3 now!

Good luck with your run!

[hudsondoglets Graduate in reply to Woodrunner]

You too! Let’s do this 💪🏻