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Gutted!!

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Pudding3Graduate
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I would of been starting wk7 today but hurt my knee a couple of weeks ago and running on it last week was so painful so need to take a week off and am so worried it will put me back in my progress 😩

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You are doing the right thing.

As stated in the guide to the plan, healthunlocked.com/couchto5... you lose no significant condition in the first two weeks of non running.

After that loss of condition is gradual.

All any of us can do after a lay off is to go out and see what we can comfortably manage, then build back up gently, using C25k or something similar as a guide to weekly increase.

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Maurs12Graduate

A week off won’t be a problem - you won’t have lost your fitness. Take care.

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Instructor57Graduate

As the others have said , it will be ok .

The important thing is you take the time to recover.

I missed 16 days through injury then was able to resume where I'd left off.

Take your time ! 👍

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Pudding3Graduate

Thanks everyone went back out today and completed wk7 R1 👏👏👏

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