Week5

[JAKL]

A bit worried about week 5 it seems to jump up a lot after the first run, thinking of repeating week 4 how did everyone else find it?

[nowster Graduate]

Week 5 is about increasing your endurance. The first run of the week is actually shorter than the runs in week 4 by a minute. The second run in week 5 is the same running time in total as the runs in week 4.

What's changing is that you're going from four periods of running (wk4), to three (wk5r1), to two (wk5r2), and finishing the week by doing a single run.

Don't overthink it. You've already done the biggest jump in running time in getting through week 4.

[chunkypie Graduate]

Go for it, you will surprise yourself.

[Novice8]

Same problem with week1

[John_W Graduate Ambassador in reply to Novice8]

[John_W Graduate Ambassador]

Hi JAKL

Good news! Week 4 is actually the biggest jump in TOTAL running time in the whole program - a whopping 75% increase on Week 3. That's what counts - the *total* amount of time on your feet.

Week 3 - 9 minutes of running each outing

Week 4.1 - 16 minutes (75% increase!)

Week 4.2 - 16 minutes

Week 4.3 - 16 minutes

Week 5.1 - 15 minutes - a small decrease!

Week 5.2 - 16 minutes

Week 5.3 - 20 minutes (only a 25% increase)

What's the problem?

You'll be fine.

2 mantras for you

Mantra #1: every run you've done prepares you for the next one (i.e. your body is ready!

Mantra #2: the body is ready but the mind less so (i.e. ignore the gremlins, the fear!)

Want to read more about it?

Here:

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

and

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

You're ready.

Do it.

[JAKL in reply to John_W]

Thanks so much for this

[John_W Graduate Ambassador in reply to John_W]

RunUrgh1 re: your Week 5 post, have a look at what I've written about it above. Hope it helps

[RunUrgh1 in reply to John_W]

Thanks that’s helpful - now to fine a flat run on the IOW

I’ll try Strava

[Smile23 Graduate]

Hi have only one more tun left in week 5 and so far so good

[LdeP]

It’s daunting for sure but completely do-able. Keep it really slow but steady. I’ve just done the 20 min run and feel very pleased with myself. Good luck and post how it goes