Help please

[AlexPoll]

I have completed the couch to 5 k but have now not been out for a run in a month. How do I get bk into it?

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum.

If you don't keep running you will lose the fitness, but probably slower than you think.

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.

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Firstly it's good to hear you want to get back into it !

As IannodaTruffe had said, all you can do is go out and see what you can do !

But don't put any pressure on yourself to run a set time or distance .

When I went back out after injury I thought ok, I'll run 10 minutes and see how I feel , it's was ok, so did another 10 minutes and so on , but I was prepared to stop if I needed too .

So, go out and see ! Keep it slow and see how you get on ! 👍