My little update...

[Panda95]

I used C25K about a year ago but didn’t get very far. I’ve started up again and just wanted to share my story.

January 2019 I was just on the 300lb mark at 23 years old. I exercised for about 2 months and pretty much gave up. I started exercising again during the lockdown and now I am 260lbs and 25 years old.

I decided if I was going to do this, I was going to do it HARD! I started C25K again 10 days ago and I’ve just finished week 4, run 1. That’s right. I’m doing a run EVERY DAY.

At first it was difficult and I thought it was crazy, but I’m not finding it too bad now. I’ve just ran/walked for 33 minutes and covered 2.71 miles (4.4km) so I’ve already almost hit the 5k mark!

Looking forward to week 5 run 3 in 5 days time to attempt my first non stop 20 minute run!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

STOP RIGHT NOW!!!!!!

Welcome to the forum and well done on your progress, but please do not run every day. When you run, the impact creates microtears in your muscles, which repair and strengthen on your rest days, not while running. Without rest, repair and strengthening are compromised and injury risk increased.

If you want to be the best runner that you can be, then do non impact cross training on your rest days, which will be far more beneficial than running every day. It is not recommended for new runners to run on consecutive days until they have a minimum of six months regular running on their legs.

You get away with it until ..............something gives, then you may not run (or walk) for days, weeks or even months.

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

and includes advice on minimising impact, stretching after every run, hydration and strengthening exercises, all of which will help.

Enjoy your journey.