So I’ve just finished week 4 run 1 and am so happy. I really thought I couldn’t get past the 3minute run which seemed like such a struggle last week but it really is true that the program pushes you just enough to feel stretched and prepares you for the next stage.
Just one question though - I do all my jogging (can’t quite call it running yet!) in a beautiful but flat park. I am aware this is making the training easier than if I was mixing it up with something more challenging. Should I be venturing into hillier territory?
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I ran to the hills lots on the plan... I got to the bottom of them... I turned round and ran away from the hills... the hills were all around me for the whole 27 runs... I ran to them, from them and even round them... nothing on earth would have made me actually run up one!
If you’re finding the runs easy, sure, make it a little more challenging and go for a hillier one, if not don’t worry about it, the hills have been there a while and I hear they won’t be gone by spring!
Assuming you will keep running after c25k you could keep the challenge of hill till then. Try one if it's ok great, if not something to work towards. I chose to do all c25k on the flat and only really tackled hills on my 10k journey when legs were stronger. Happy running
I say go for it. Tackle it very slowly and if you find it's too much, then go back to the flat and keep that challenge in your back packet for another day!
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