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Totally off the wagon, please help!

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I was so proud to complete C25K in October, but then only a couple of weeks after I moved to a new area, it was the run up to Christmas.....blah blah blah. And now I realise I haven’t run at all in 2 months 😭

I want to get back on it tonight. But where do I start? Should I go right back to the beginning?! Or run for as long as I can in one go, trying to get to the 30 mins? Or try a few shorter intervals with gaps?

Not sure the best approach to take and just so gutted that I’m at this point. Really want to get back into the habit!

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I read an article on coming back from no running and it said to cut mileage (in our case this could be duration of course) by 40% if out for more than a month and less than 3. So I’d be looking at going for a nice, slow, gentle, 15-20 minutes and seeing how easy that came.

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Reluctant_running in reply to UnfitNoMore

I read someone who was like this and they did 1 run from each week until they got to a point that was a slight push then carried on from that week.

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TartancatGraduate

It's amazing how time flies by.

Just go for a slow, relaxed jog and see how it goes. You can explore your new area at the same time!

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ForeverYoung21Graduate

Thank you everybody! Ran out of time this evening, but 100% committed to starting again tomorrow!

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