Thanks!

[Rodstar]

Also just completed R1 W3. 58 ex-smoker, beer belly and love doing nothing, so very proud of myself. It's so tough, but reading posts from others has really encouraged me!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on your progress.

This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

and includes advice on minimising impact, stretching after every run, hydration and strengthening exercises, all of which will help.

Enjoy your journey.

[Rodstar in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thanks!

[Overweightandunfit Graduate]

You've got this - so many of us have gone from doing nothing to loving running having started with the app. Just keep getting out there.

[Rodstar in reply to Overweightandunfit]

Thanks for the encouragement! Did you graduate in 9 weeks?

[Overweightandunfit Graduate in reply to Rodstar]

Hi yes I did although I wasn’t doing 5k during the 30 min run (many people don’t), it still takes me 48-50 mins to run 5k. Now I need to wok on speeding up!

[New-Bee]

I’m with you Rodstar!! Never understood everyone around me getting up and going to the gym before work - all of sudden have an interest in getting fit. I’ve only done W1R1 so far but I think I might be hooked 👍🏻👍🏻

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Well done for getting started, this is the best place to post your runs, get encouragement and advice and generally read everyone’s progress

[Rodstar in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[Pepper86]

Hey, congrats on getting this far. You'll find as the runs get tougher it becomes all about the positive mind. Just remember, the 9 weeks is a guide,I my myself am taking longer as my body needed extra rest days once I got to the longer runs and also because I started and then the crazy heat wave hit and unless I fancied going running at 3am when it was still 24C I had to wait for it to cool lol. I'm now on week 7 and whenever I'm having a difficult run I remind myself that I could not even run for the bus without dying so everything I'm doing is more than I expected. Trust in the program, use this forum and you'll be fine.

[Rodstar in reply to Pepper86]

Great advice Pepper. Thanks for the input

[Pugwash Graduate]

Great progress there Rodstar! Someone wiser than me on here once wrote "as soon as you start running, you're winning, regardless of time and distance". It's a thought that got me round on the runs when I didn't fancy it so much. Good luck 👍.

[Rodstar in reply to Pugwash]

Wise words indeed - thanks for sharing and the encouragement