Will this be a really tough setback?? - Couch to 5K

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Will this be a really tough setback??

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I'm so so close to finishing this thing. Four runs to go. It's been going so well, and I'm exciting about finishing up and striking out on my own, but I've been taken out by a chest infection. Anyone out there had to take a bit of recovery time off so close to the end? If so, how hard was it to complete the first run when you got back to it? I'm worried that it will take ages for me to complete w8r3 once I get started again.

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I had to take a couple of weeks out with a chest infection in week 5. I was nervous about whether I would still be able to run at the same stage, particularly as I was still coughing a bit. So I repeated the run I had finished last and it was no problem - did a lot of coughing afterwards but was able to move on with confidence. Listen to your body and restart when you can breathe comfortably.

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate

I didn't have to break during but a few days after graduation I broke a toe meaning 5 weeks off. I was so nervous 1st run back but it was all good and very soon I was back to where I was.

A week or so you won't actually notice as much as you might think 👍😉

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