Not quite square 1 but...

[SandieF]

I am going to head back to square 4 me thinks.

Yes I am a c25k graduate and yes I did the 3 x 30 minute runs and more. I consolidated, I ran 5k & I felt good, happy & confident.

Then the heat came! I know we all suffered and I am not going to say I suffered any more than anyone else but it did completely throw my running off track. I totally take my hat off to all those of you who carried on in that heat. Now the weather is cooler, perfect for me, I just cannot get back to running for 30 minutes. Hell, 10 minutes is pushing it. I’ve just struggled to get 4.5k in 40 mins and there was a LOT of walking!

So, I have decided to head back to W4 and see how it goes. Hopefully that will help build my stamina back up. I may take a leaf out of sallenson s book and do 1 week per run, so in theory back to W9 in two weeks but I’ll see how it goes.

So W4 starts again on Monday 👍

[Equi-geek Graduate]

Sounds like a plan Sandie, I’m sure it won’t take long for you to be back out there for longer 👍

[SandieF Graduate in reply to Equi-geek]

Thank you

[ButtercupKid Graduate]

I’m still repeating week 1, so I don’t think you need to feel bad ! Progress is a gradual thing. Nobody ever dropped dress size from 20 straight to 12. Sadly ! Take your time and enjoy the journey x

[SandieF Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Thank you. It felt like a huge disappointment at first but now I’m thinking of it as a fresh start

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to SandieF]

Maybe just a pause to reassess !

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Remember carrying baggage makes each run harder. Embrace the new programme and enjoy it.

[SandieF Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

I will, thanks Jay