Graduated?!

[farranccc]

Hi everyone - hope you’re all well.

I started the c25k many months ago but damaged a muscle in my leg. Running was super painful and I had 12 physio sessions to help overcome the pain. I was running for about 20 mins prior to the injury but struggling.

As I couldn’t run I started doing a lot of HIIT classes, spent time on the cross trainer and did lots of weights.

Finally my leg felt well enough to run and I managed to do 5km in 28 mins with the first 5 mins walking fairly slowly. It felt pretty good and only hit about 80% heart rate. I will try to go faster next time.

So my main learning is that weights and other cardio can be the way forward for a while if you’re struggling. And stick with it however hard it gets!

All the best

[damienair Graduate]

Congratulations and very well done. Wow you really pushed it home.

Damien

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Well done

To be pedantic, the graduation requirements are that you run three thirty minute runs.

[farranccc in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Bring it on!

[michaeleaton Graduate]

Hey. I’m just looking into that treadmill. What are your thoughts?

[farranccc in reply to michaeleaton]

It is the technogym skill run treadmill where you can do sleds and parachutes. It is amazing!

[Oldjigger]

That is fast. I'm guessing you are rather younger and fitter than most of us on this forum! Well done. But it's about 3 x 30-minute runs, not doing 5K faster than that.