W5R1

[Kayos1]

Did my w5r1 yesterday and actually felt good! Could have run further even! Considering w4r1 took me 3attempts, I’m surprised. Not looking forward to w5r3 though - where have the breaks gone!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Great job... you’ve progressed very well.

There are no breaks in the run you did though. Brisk walking raises the heart rate so it’s not a rest... and conversational pace running isn’t much different... so when you look at the whole workout you’ll notice that W5R3 is the shortest workout of the week. It’s just a case of keeping the pace down, getting through the first few minutes and relaxing into your rhythm... you can do it!

[DiscoRunner Graduate]

You'll be able to do W5R3 fine, I think we all thought we'd not make it, but unless there are more underlying issues for you, you'll be absolutely staggered when you do it! I agree with UnfitNoMore, for me part of the trick of progressing was learning to keep running slowly - this is all about duration and not speed. So start slow and keep it nice and steady. It is such a buzz when you do it! Maybe prepare a new playlist so you have something to distract you - but don't worry - you can do this! Good luck and let us know how you get on!

[PetraTester Graduate]

Hey,

First of all well done for completing run 1.

It seems to me that week5 feels like “wow it’s proper running now” 🙈

I’ve just finished run w5r3 and to be honest I was worried this morning about it. But it was surprisingly not that hard. And you will be super proud of yourself afterward! 😉