Week 5

[Louiserunner]

Hi. I’m starting week 5 today and I’m already starting to worry about how run 3 is going to be achievable. Any tips on how to make it through! Thanks Louise

[happysouls Graduate]

There are lots of posts like this one as people tend to feel that way! Don't worry, everything you've done so far has prepared you and by the end of the day you'll be feeling so pleased with yourself! Take it slow and steady and have a great run!

[Louiserunner in reply to happysouls]

Thanks 😊

[Hidden]

You’ll be absolutely fine! Everyone has that worry and everyone is always fine!! Go for it, you’ll smash it and be so proud!!

[Louiserunner in reply to Hidden]

Thanks 😊

[John_W Graduate]

W5R3 is a *mental* test, not a physical one. As ever with W5R3 worries... the body is ready but the mind is not! Yes, your body has been prepared for this... as it has for every run so far.

Instead of worrying about the length of individual running segments, think about the TOTAL amount of time you're running for.

With that in mind, you do realise that Week 4 (the most important week in my opinion) was the hard bit, don't you? Week 4 sees the biggest jump in TOTAL running in the whole program from 9 minutes in Week 3 to a whopping 16 minutes! By the time you come to W5R3, you'll have 157 minutes of running under you belt. Surely enough to ready your body for a 20 minute jog!

W5R1 is a TOTAL of 15 minutes running. W5R2 is 16 minutes, so 20 minutes is perfectly doable, as *thousands* of users here will attest. Remember my mantra: every run you've done prepares you for the next one. It's very simple but true.

Here's something I wrote on W5R3:

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

...and this: healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

As for how to approach it physically, have you tried Japanese Slow Running yet?

youtube.com/watch?v=9L2b2kh...(Not working as expected?)

Or look for "Quick steps: the running shuffle" on YouTube - also v helpful.

Just keep your JOG nice and conversational - easy pace, easy breathing.

Good luck! Not that you need it

John

[Louiserunner in reply to John_W]

Thanks that’s some really helpful advice 😊

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

This breakdown of W5 may help healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

You can do this.