Week 1 🏃‍♀️

W1R3 is complete! It was challenging but I pushed through 💪🏻 Does anyone have any tips on how to gain confidence? I’m terrified about moving onto Week 2 even though it’s only an extra 30 seconds!! 😱

[Cp1965 Graduate]

Go with the flow, that extra 30 seconds may feel like a mountain to climb, but in a few weeks when you're doing 30 minutes, you will genuinely wonder what you ever worried about... if you don't manage it, do as much as you can and try again another day. The app will let you redo runs so don't obsess over it, just keep trying. And there are some great people on here who will tell you similar, I genuinely wish I'd found this forum sooner in my C25K experience!

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Thank you for the help - I feel a lot better now ☺️ I just need to take it easy and try my best!

[Newbie59 Graduate]

Just go for it, and don't worry! Worry is your enemy, your coach is your friend

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😂😂 thank you!! I’ll try my best to just enjoy the runs rather than worry about them

[Overweightandunfit Graduate]

Just don't worry about it and go with the flow. It will be challenging - every run is, but the programme is well structured and if your body needs to go slower just repeat a run (or a week). I have just finished week 7 and now wonder why I found weeks 1 & 2 so hard - the reason is I was totally unfit. I'm sure in a couple of months when I am actually running 5K - too slow at the moment so it's just over 3k - I will look back and wonder why running for only 25 minutes was so hard!!

You can do this.

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😂😂 thank you!! This comments made me feel a lot more positive!!

[Couchphoenix Graduate]

Well done Lemony_Holly, 👏🏻my tip would be, don’t think about anything clear your mind of all thoughts and just run 🏃‍♀️ get a good playlist to listen to, something upbeat that gets you moving. Have a look at my Bed to 5k post, there’s a link on there to a You Tube motivational video I watch when I need that extra push.....Good Luck with week 2 👍

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Thank you!! I’ll definitely have a look at those motivational videos 🤩