Who needs Michael now?

[Grumpypete]

Not run for 50 yrs. Completed wk5/3 20 minute run and was goosed. Then he said do it again. So 2 days later started the 20 and kept going for 30 mins. Well happy. So for week 6/1 I decided I had finished the course so would do the 30 mins again. Just kept going for 40 mins and did 5K. Well I am well chuffed and surprisingly fresh. Need to sort the sciatica now. Registered and now waiting for Park Run. Wow

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Congratulations on your achievements, and also not getting injured thus far. The plan is designed to minimise the risk of injury... physios see a lot of “too much, too soon” injuries and take nice holidays on the profits from them. We wouldn’t recommend the way you’ve gone since that W5R3

[Grumpypete Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you for the advice

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

I am not sure if you have kept rigidity to the program, congratulations on completing run 3 of week 5, that is a milestone run with C25K, then you say that you went straight onto running for 30 minutes, then 40 minutes to complete a 5K, if so you for a new runner are risking injury, you seem to have missed weeks 7,8, and at least two runs of week 9, I would advise you to to go back to week 6 and follow the program as it is on the app, there is always a risk of a runner getting injured if they missout on any of the weeks of C25K.

[Grumpypete Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you for the advice. I just kept going and an hours gym cardio is my usual but I always found running hard as I was breathless. Now just jogging along I have just kept going! I shall resume the course and let you know how I feel.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Grumpypete]

👍 🏃🏾

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Well done.

We are all capable of doing way more than our bodies are conditioned to do, but not without increasing our injury risk. Sticking to gently progressive training plans is the safest way to push our limits, whilst gently increasing our resistance to injury.

Take care.