Week one done!

[Runnerinprogress]

So I have just completed my third run of week 1! Feeling pretty proud of myself if I'm honest. I'm still not 100% confident so I may repeat a day off week one before I start week two just to have that little bit more confidence going in. All in all though I am feeling great! This week Ive lost 5lb as well which has definitely lifted my spirits! Hope everyone is having a great week so far!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations on completing week 1 of C25K and welcome to the forum, well done on losing 5lbs as well, onwards and upwards to week 2😊👍🏃🏾 yes I am having a good week too,

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Great you've now completed wk1. Your confidence will build gradually just like your fitness and stamina. Well done you 🤗🤗

[WenduWu]

Well done, you should definitely feel very proud!

[Speedy60 Graduate]

Well done you 👏🎉.

There's a balance to be struck between confidence and challenge. You have all the time in the world, but if you don't give week 2 a go, you'll never know if you can do it!

Good luck 👍

[Smelliepoo Graduate]

Well done on completing week one. If this is about confidence and not ability, I think you should just go for it with week 2! Completing the first run of week 2 could be a real confidence boost for you and may help you move forward feeling stronger. If you managed week one OK then go for it, keep it slow and slow down when you want to stop. Just an idea and of course, don't feel that you should do anything you are jot happy with.

Your race, your pace. 😁

YouTube Japanese slow running, it is worth thinking about as you should not be worn out by your runs. (I know I was after week one and was shocked at myself for completing wk2r1 at all! But this helped me loads)

[Speedy60 Graduate in reply to Smelliepoo]

Japanese slow running is brilliant. It gives you distance without fatigue and gets you away from the tyranny of timing and PBs. Great for avoiding injuries 👍

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

Fab start to the program! Well done👍👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Well done for getting started and what a great boost to your weight loss

[Grannyhugs Graduate]

That's a great weight loss along with good running. Dont talk yourself down, if you managed 3 runs you'll be fine for week 2, at the same time, if you think you'll get a good confidence boost repeating a run - go for it. This has to be fun and achievable. Run happy

[RunningMigster Graduate]

Fantastic. Well done on completing the toughest week! And even more well done on the weight loss.

Hey listen, in my opinion, forget about repeating a Wk1 run. You've proved you can do it 3 times over already. So all you'll really do by repeating a run, is prove it just a bit more.

Take 2 rest days now, and then go for week 2! Take it a little more slowly than week 1 (no prizes for speed) and you'll be fine. If you find it getting tough, just slow down even more.

You'll be amazed at what you can do. And you know what, the worst that can happen is that you struggle to get to the end. So it's a practice run. At least you'll have had a taste of week 2.

Happy running!

[2flatfeet Graduate]

Welcome fellow runner 👏 you are rightly proud of yourself! Do whatever feels right for you but keep checking in with the forum as there’s so much excellent advice, tips and support available on this great site - it’s certainly helped me along the way!

Congratulations on your brilliant achievements and Happy runnings 👍👏👟👟