First run. Ouch

[Pauleden]

First run!

I felt able to do most of the runs but had calf muscle pain that stopped me.

Will try again tomorrow.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done you, but do try some simple exercises for those calf muscles ?

healthunlocked.com/strength.......

[Pauleden in reply to Oldfloss]

Oh, you!

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Hi, well done, i have just completed week 1 about 30 minutes ago !

what i can tell you is that on my first run, i did no warm up and cool down exercises and for me, it was my thighs that gave me trouble the day after , i ended up using ice packs on my rest day .

i still did run 2 after my rest day but i followed the warm up as recommended on here and also the post run exercises also from on here.

i did the same today before and after run 3 and all is well.

i will not miss these out from now on .

hope this helps and good luck !

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on getting started.

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.

Have a rest day before your next run.

Enjoy your journey.

[Pauleden]

Yes, so clearly the calf muscles are the weak point right now. I'm going to target them with warmups and cooldowns and will do some gentle in-home exercise on them on restday, which is Sunday.

Thanks everyone!

[Dtay1978 Graduate]

Welcome 😊