Week 1

[Luke666]

I started using the Couch to 5k app this Monday. I’ve been running at night. I ran Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The runs all went well. I feel like it has gotten easier each time. I’m enjoying it. I’m looking forward to starting week 2 on Sunday.

[tiggs1 Graduate]

Well done on getting week 1 out of the way and great to see you are enjoying it. All going well your next post will be just as positive

Enjoy

[Luke666 in reply to tiggs1]

I hope so, it can be difficult to get out the door but once I’m going it’s fine. Hope I can keep it up. Thank you!

[Speedy60 Graduate in reply to Luke666]

Try to focus on the feeling you get when you get back from a run and ignore those before you go out. Easy to say, I know.

I always find it helpful to sort my gear and trainers out the night before. Good luck 👍

[Luke666 in reply to Speedy60]

Sound advice. The feature in the app where it asks how you feel after the run definitely helps keep it perspective. Great idea with getting your gear out the night before, I will give that a go. Thank you!

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Brilliant, you've now completed wk1 and enjoying it as well.

Well done you 😊

[Luke666 in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you, hopefully the positivity remains going into Week 2.

[Buddy34 Graduate in reply to Luke666]

I'm sure it will💪💪

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on

getting started.

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

Enjoy your journey.

[Luke666 in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you, that's some great reading. That's going to help a lot, thanks!

[RunningMigster Graduate]

Welcome to the forum!

That's a great start. The hardest week of the program out of the way.

Keep posting and let us know how you get on

Mig

[Luke666 in reply to RunningMigster]

You're right, getting started is probably the hardest part. Looking forward to charting my progress. Thank you very much.

[Alast]

Well done mate for getting out there and completing Week 1. You sound very organised to me which should help you progress through the programme. Keep it up but remember to go at your own pace and to listen to your body, aches are OK but hurting yourself is not on. It may involve running but it's not a race, the constant advice I've read is to slow down & then slow down some more.Enjoy your rest days and I look forward to hearing how you get on next time.

[Luke666 in reply to Alast]

That's some sound advice. Thank you very much!

[Dannybhoy19]

Fantastic, Well done on finishing week 1. Like you I found getting out the door on week 1 was hard, it gets easier on week 2(for me it did)

Good luck with the coming week, I’m sure you’ll smash it. 👍

[Luke666 in reply to Dannybhoy19]

Thank you so much for the encouragement!