I was running Wk8R3 earlier today and when I reached the 28 minutes non stop I felt good enough to keep going a little further. Unexpectedly I eventually completed my first 5k in 35 minutes dead. I'm amazed really, when I started it seemed like a pipedream but the plan works. It was a Forrest Gump moment. "I just kept running!"
A Unplanned Lucky Break.: I was running Wk8R... - Couch to 5K
A Unplanned Lucky Break.
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You are not supposed to "jump the gun" so to speak, it risks injury, onwards and upwards to week 9 which are 3/30 minute runs including your graduation run
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Tut, tut! Make sure you rest properly after this, and don't push hard in week 9.
You know you can do 5km now, but that's not the target of the programme.
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