Suggestions please?

[Zenta]

Got to week 8 completed runs 1 and 2 BUT have had 3 weeks non running since. Should I try for 3rd run or should I go back a few weeks into the programme?

[Instructor57 Graduate]

You have nothing to loose by trying it !

I did this after an injury on week 8 run 1 and had 16 days off,

Then started the app for run 2 but with no pressure to complete it,

I took it 5 minutes at a time and actually completed the run .

Good luck !

[Zenta Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Thanks will see how I feel

[nowster Graduate]

I think the only thing you can do is get out there and see what you're capable of. You won't have lost much in the way of fitness, especially if you've been otherwise active.

Perhaps aim for the 28 minutes, but if you can only do 25 continue with Week 7, or if you can only do 20, continue with Week 6.

[Zenta Graduate in reply to nowster]

Thanks will try and if struggling do as you suggest

[Speedy60 Graduate]

The usual advice is that fitness doesn't tend to decline for two weeks, but it's very individual. Things like your underlying fitness and what else you may have been doing in those three weeks may make a difference.

As has been said, there's no harm in just giving it a go and seeing how you get on, or you could start week 8 again. Just go very slowly and don't be disheartened if you decide to go back a week or two.

[Zenta Graduate in reply to Speedy60]

Thanks for your advice, it's one of the things I like best about C25K is the comradeship and willingness to offer help to people you are never likely to meet but feel a kinship with .

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

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.