Ive just completed run 3 in the dark and cold after getting up at 6 (which is unheard of). I felt ok at the start but feel a niggle in lower back/hips. But I think that could be from sheer body weight thwacking down on the pavement!
Keen to start week 2 but trepidation’s at the same time 😃
Well done! I was pleased with myself for going out at 7 - it was pretty dark then but I was in my bright orange top 😁 good luck for week 2!
Hi and well done for starting C25K and for getting out there for your run, such an achievement 👍. Others I'm sure are better placed than i to offer advice on your niggle, otherthan to say I've had a lower back/ hip niggle myself on and off for years - well before starting C25K. I was advised that it was a trapped nerve. It got worse and bothersome when i started this programme. I also have weak knees and later in the programme i had to ease up (not stop) to deal with that. However, i started post run stretches and yoga on rest days from the outset and it has eased considerably over the 4 months since then. Some days i hardly notice it. Possibly crucially, most of my joffling (I'm deliberately very slow ... perhaps you need to slow down?) has been on grass and dirt tracks ... just one involving a road. Hoping something in my post may help you and you'll continue on your journey without any further issues.
Oh yes, forgot to also mention a gait analysis and specific trainers may well be helpful too, sooner rather than later (I did just that around week 2 so as to not aggravate any issues).
Thank you for the encouragement and the sympathy and the tips! I had my hair analyses years ago. So I do probably need to revisit that and get some new trainers too! (Handily both a birthday and Christmas are coming up!)
Great effort completing w1. Get over to the strength and flex forum for information on sorting these niggles. Pelvic tilts are great for lower back search for Adrienne does yoga for lower back - she talks you through some great exercises. Run happy
Thank you, that’s great advice. I’ll check it out. 😃
Just checked it out, she has a number of videos and one combines hips and lower back. Remember like c25k take it easy, dont push too far too quickly.
Adriene is who i follow on youtube as recommended to me by my gp (who started me on this whole journey). She's great👍
It was my physio who recommended her. Amazing she has such a following
Well done you, it looks like you're well on the way with this. I'm a first thing in the morning runner too, it doesn't interfere with my day then, plus I'm sure if I tried to run after work I'd soon think of a million and one reasons why I'd got to postpone that until tomorrow (and tomorrow never comes!) One little trick I play myself regarding trepidation of next weeks runs is this: On my very last run of the week I try to extend this to the length of the following week's run, so at the end of Week 1 make the last run 90 seconds instead of 60. I did this for a number of reasons, to prepare myself for the following week, if I can manage the extra length I can go into the following week with confidence and if I find it difficult, I know I've got to prepare myself better and slow down a bit more. This little trick may help you but good luck with your following runs anyway.
Really well done. The first 2 weeks are the hardest by far. Such a shock to the body. I know mine was very unhappy about it 
Let us know how you get on.
Yes, it’s the shock factor more than anything for me I think.
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