I haven't run at all in over 2 months and would like to resume couch to 5k over the Christmas holidays. Previously I got as far as w7r2. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I should restart?
Where should I restart?: I haven't run at all in... - Couch to 5K
Where should I restart?



As its over 2 months since you last ran I would advise you to to start at run 1 of week 1, check out how you feel, if OK with that run then 2 days later restart with the 3 runs of week 3, week 3 is a popular week for graduates who have not ran for a little while, if the first run of week 1 is hard, then it's better to restart at week 1, see how it goes. 😊 🏃🏾
I have restarted a couple of times and go back to week 4 roughly, as surprising I found I still had the stamina etc to do it. I would find week 1 too slow and bitty

I've restarted on week 4 - but I guess you need to make a judgement call on general fitness too. Perhaps better to start to easy and then skip to the next week for the next run if you need to?

Tough call. You dont want to start again, but at the same time you dont want to risk injury by not going far enough back.
I think I'd probably go further back than I felt I needed to and then make a judgement call after that run.

I stopped mid program because of an injury and repeated the program from w1. Once l graduated l repeated the entire thing again. I repeated every program a few times (bridge to 10, HM and I'm doing the same with marathon training). And why not.

As stated in the guide to the plan, all you can do is to go out and have a gentle run to establish what you can comfortably manage.
Use this to select where in the plan is appropriate for you to pick up again.

I’m pretty much in the same boat as you, and haven’t run for about a month. I’m not ready to start again yet, but when I do I think I’ll try a W1 run, rest for 2 days and if ok try W2, etc. If all goes ok up to W4 I’d then do all of W5 and onwards from there.
Hope that makes sense!

I restarted at week 2 after a 6 month lay-off through illness. I just couldn't face doing week one again. I'd say try W3R1, see how that goes. If you can do it comfortably, carry on from there; if you can't, drop back to W2R1 and see how that feels. The important thing is to avoid injury and setting yourself back even further.
I think, just as everyone has said, just see what your body decides it can manage, and build from there.