After the crazy heat wave when I would have had to run in the dark at 3am to stand a chance of running, I have finally ran week 4 run 3! Due to the heat I waited a week to do this run and was surprised how good I felt running. I was expecting to have to add more walking in and take it back a few weeks. But I felt great and could have ran more.
However should I repeat week 4 runs a couple of times to get back into running or am I ok to move on to week 5? Look forward to the advice.
No need to repeat week 4 ,
Why do it twice ?
If you have successfully completed all runs in week 4 then you will be physically ready for week 5 .
You just need to convince your head 😁
Trust the program 👍
I just didn't know if because I didn't run for a week due to the heat the programme would still work. Though I felt great today and felt I could have ran more.
You not going to loose your level of fitness within the first 2 weeks, and then it's likely to be gradual 👍
Definitely don't repeat if you completed the run. Carry on. You will surprise yourself!!
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.
Just carry on.
Hi I did w5r1 yesterday in the rain and it was fine. It's only three five minute runs instead of two. If you found w4 OK you will be fine. Enjoy x
If you've done week 4, you'll find week 5 a breeze. Week 5 is consolidating the work you've done in earlier weeks, getting you to do longer individual runs, but not adding to the total time.
People seem to look at week 5 and go 😱, forgetting that week 4 is where the big jump in running time happens.
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