Wk1r3 done

[DottyF]

That’s week one done found it a bit tougher tonight. I’ll be starting week two on Monday as I’m jeffing a local parkrun on Saturday and getting my friend out to do run one on Sunday

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Great you've completed wk1. Well done you 😊

[DottyF Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks xx

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done.. slow and steady and remember to take your rest days in between runs!

[DottyF Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Will do the weekend sessions were already planned I’m a jeffer really I’m challenging myself to run solidly for 30 minutes xx

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to DottyF]

Are you following this programme, because this gets you to running for 30 minutes after nine weeks...

If folk do park run, we advise you to just run for the time the run you are on asks for... i,e.

If you are on Week 2 run 1 for the park run...then begin with a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then you will alternate 90 seconds of running, with 2 minutes of walking, for a total of 20 minutes.

I am assuming this is what you are doing and that your speed for Week 1 included warm up walks and cool downs?

[DottyF Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks my usual style of running is run walk so I do 30:30 eg 30 seconds running 30 seconds walking and this has taken me to 100 parkruns two marathons various half marathons and 10ks however I’ve never completed couch 2 5K and I would really like to be able to go out three times a week and run for thirty minutes keeping my run/walk (jeffing) for my long runs if that makes sense

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to DottyF]

Maybe then, although you want to do C25K (which of course you may ), you could also head to Bridge to 10K or indeed the Marathon and Half Marathon forum... as this forum follows the C25K nine week plan, taking our new runners to running 30 minutes, injury free and and having had fun ; so our replies etc won't really be of use to you

There will be loads of advice there to help you get to those 30 minute runs....

Trouble is, here, some of our new runners may see your posts and think that they have to keep up with you ...🤣

[DottyF Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Fair enough I’ve found it really supportive though because whilst I can do distance I can’t do time so thirty minutes solid running is as much as a challenge as for everyone else so maybe I’ll just keep to my couch 2 5K runs if that’s ok there is no way I could even attempt running solidly for more than 90 seconds at the moment

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to DottyF]

Absolutely fine...and if you follow this plan for the nine weeks ...we can give you a Graduate badge!

[DottyF Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you it seems like a huge mountain at the moment 😊

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to DottyF]

Just follow the plan...it works.. it got me from just about running for 90 seconds in 2015..to my first HM, this year, aged 69...running for 2hrs 48 minutes...all 13.126 miles of it...all the way

[DottyF Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Brilliant that’s a huge achievement I can’t imagine ever being able to run solidly for that long and I’m only a mere youngster at 55 😂

[Vegout25 Graduate]

Well done DottyF 👍✅ great achievement. Thanks for your support this week. Enjoy your park run with your buddy. Hope you both have a good fun run 😊