Newbie/Complete Novice W1 R1 completed!

[swnovicerunner]

My wonderful slimming world consultant asked whether a group of us would like to get together and give C25K a go and we did our first run in the dark after our group last night. I have lost 3 stone in the last 12 months and would like to lose another stone and the only other exercise I do is an occasional dog walk & line dancing once a week so this was quite daunting for me! Anyway, I survived, just! Couldn't manage to complete all the running, but mustered all my determination and effort and ran for the whole of the last minute which I am immensely proud of. Hoping to improve in tomorrow's run. Been picking up some great tips from here, so thank you to all the posters.

[LeeU Graduate]

Welcome to the forum week 1 is the hardest week of them all.

There are a few things for you to read, I'm sure one of the admins will be along shortly with that link but on the whole you've chosen a great plan, just take everything slow and steady, don't worry about distance it's all about completing the runs.

Aim for a light jog, seriously, slow and steady will get you to the end of the run and get you running for longer than you ever thought possible.

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Great for getting started. Have a rest day and try wk1r1 again and don't move on to the next run until you've fully completed the previous one . C25k is an amazing plan and really does work you'll get lots of encouragement and support on here good luck 😊

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

Welcome! You and your group have made an excellent choice! 👏👍🏃‍♀️

[Stargirl321]

Well done 👍 and your sw rep is fab. Just don’t feel pressure to steam ahead if it looks like everyone else wants to. Have a chat and it may be that a few of them want/need to repeat days. That’s fine and the group may naturally divide into sub groups. Congrats on the weight loss and the healthier you 💪🏃‍♀️

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on getting started.

This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Repeat any workout that you did not fully complete. There is no point doing the next one until you have it under your belt.

Enjoy your journey.

[swnovicerunner Graduate]

Thank you to everyone for all the advice. Took it slower tonight and managed all the “runs” so feeling quite positive for Friday’s outing!

[MotwCoop Graduate]

That’s brilliant well done. The first run is definitely the hardest!