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Having become a C25K graduate last month using the Japanese slow jogging method and having had a couple of weeks of consolidation-ing (one run of which was actually completing 5k non-stop šŸ˜) I decided this week that my next challenge will be working through the 9 weeks again but at a faster pace.

So yesterday I repeated Week 1 Run 1 with my old pal Michael (good to hear his voice again šŸ˜Š) and it went really well. I was certainly moving faster, both walking and running, and got a bit more out of breath, but I didn't go too fast or wear myself out.

I forgot to put my tracker on yesterday so I can't compare with previous efforts and I'm looking forward to Day 2 tomorrow to see what the figures say. Not that I'm that concerned, just interested....

Happy running, all, and stay safe and well šŸ˜Š

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This sounds like a good plan! Enjoy yourself :)

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Many have started out doing as you are attempting, but I have never heard anyone working completely through the programme on this basis.

What happens when you reach the continuous running stages?

It certainly won't do you any harm.

Have fun.

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YoginutGraduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

I shall let you know!

I'm also using the Patrick McKeown/Buteyko method nose breathing (The Oxygen Advantage) which I managed right the way through C25K Round 1 and am already finding quite challenging so I must be working harder! It's all moving forward and a work in progress...šŸ˜Š

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WorkingathomeGraduate in reply to Yoginut

Thatā€™s so interesting, I am reading his book and decided I would do this from the outset of C25K but I havenā€™t been able to do it! My excuse is that itā€™s cold so my nose keeps running so I canā€™t even manage it when just walking, but I am persevering as best I can when the wind drops and think I am improving slowly with it.

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YoginutGraduate in reply to Workingathome

Yeah, that can be a problem! Keep at it, though. As it says somewhere, the breath us your built in heart rate monitor! šŸ˜Š

This is what I've been doing. Second time around I'm definitely going faster and further - not necessarily a huge amount - typically 30-60 seconds faster per km and 300m more but it's interesting to compare. Broke a personal record this morning on W5R2 with fastest km ever at 7:28 mins during the first 8 minute segment.

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Fab! I look forward to doing similar šŸ˜Š

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