Seems harder..😣

[ccmissy]

2nd run just completed, seems harder than the 1st one 😣

[Tasha99 Graduate]

Don’t worry. Some runs are like that. Others are good. Totally normal

[ccmissy in reply to Tasha99]

Thank you. X

[Tasha99 Graduate in reply to ccmissy]

Hydrate plenty the day before, not immediately before the run. That helps heavy legs and avoids stitches.

[ccmissy in reply to Tasha99]

Cool I will do that.. Thanks for info.

[Archer888 Graduate]

Hotter today perhaps? Just know as long as you keep at it your fitness will improve, no doubt there will be off days but you'll get there. Drink plenty afterwards & an hour or two before, try to go early morning or late afternoon/early evening - avoid that midday heat phew!

[ccmissy in reply to Archer888]

My shin hurts alot. Feels like a day is not enough to recover. Lol. Or I'm just so lazzzyy.

[Archer888 Graduate in reply to ccmissy]

Lazy? Certainly not! You got out there & tried. Could it be lactic acid build up? This will also lessen as you train more. Here's a post from the FAQ that might help also:

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[ccmissy in reply to Archer888]

That explained alot -im doing it wrong 🤣.

[Pdb48 Graduate]

Hi ive just finished week 2 and i found running wk1 run 1 on saturday and then having 2 days off to run day 2 on Tuesday and run 3 on thursday helped.. So that u get an extra day off after the the first run of each week to recover from the increase in running.. Enjoy...

[ccmissy in reply to Pdb48]

Thank you. Will try that as well.😊

[Progrocker Graduate]

Keep going with it. There will be some days that are harder than others but it will be worth it.

[Fatgirlslim19 Graduate]

Hi ccmissy, well done for getting out there in this heat!

Some good advice above, particularly about staying hydrated. You need at least 2l a day, every day. There's no problem with taking an extra day in-between runs either, you will finish the programme either way 😊

The other thing to remember is that for the first run, you're excited to start C25K, when the second run comes, your brain can say "hang on a minute. I remember this. It wasn't easy. I don't want to do it." So much of C25K is psychological, your brain has to catch up with what your body can do. But it will. And you'll love it x

[ccmissy in reply to Fatgirlslim19]

That is exactly what I'm thinking. So hard to get out there when all I can think is the pain after the run😣

[Fatgirlslim19 Graduate in reply to ccmissy]

It's gets easier! You've done the hardest run already!

[Bigfeet Graduate in reply to Fatgirlslim19]

Great point Fatgirl (I feel bad calling you that!) - so much of this is in the head.

[Fatgirlslim19 Graduate in reply to Bigfeet]

No need to feel bad. It's my name! 😁

[Hazel10 Graduate]

Don’t think about it anymore - you did it, it is fine - tell your head to stop telling you about it, it is behind you - next one will be ok too!

[ccmissy in reply to Hazel10]

Thank you for encouragement

[Comfortnotspeed]

That can happen sometimes, don’t be put off! Try and plan your route and get some good runspo tracks to listen to! You can do it!

[ccmissy in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Thank you. Hopefully Friday not so hot

[Benno87 Graduate]

My second run of every week was always the worst. I don't know why. Sometimes it's your brain playing silly

[ccmissy in reply to Benno87]

It's so hard my shin hurts so much. So worried not gonna make it on Friday. We need a overhauled brain. 🤣

[Aching_all_over]

I did my second run yesterday and am doing my third in the morning. On my second one my legs felt heavier but then today they fell 10 times better than they did on Tuesday after my first run

[ccmissy in reply to Aching_all_over]

Well done.. Tomorrow would be my 3rd run. Wish me luck

[Aching_all_over in reply to ccmissy]

Good luck. I hope the rest of your journey goes well and injury free

[DeterminedSilver Graduate]

My 2nd (jog) run today too and I thought the same . Also ankle seems not to be happy either.

Good luck keep going ccmissy

[ccmissy in reply to DeterminedSilver]

I will try again tomorrow...

[Marvelm4d Graduate]

Your body may still be tired from your first run. If you have just started running, the body needs to adapt to the shock of movement. Hang in there. 🤩😃

[ccmissy in reply to Marvelm4d]

I failed today 😢,

[Fatgirlslim19 Graduate]

ccmissy did you get out today for your run? How did it go?

[ccmissy in reply to Fatgirlslim19]

So much argument between my brain, I end up not running today (shame on me), I try again tomorrow, 😢, all I can think is pain...

[Fatgirlslim19 Graduate in reply to ccmissy]

That's not a bad idea because today is going to be cooler than yesterday. Now, stop overthinking, get your gear on, and get out there!