Day one

[T-girl]

decided this has got to be a good time to take the plunge...so today on went my trainers and off I went. Feeling quite optimistic, though realize it won't be so easy when I go back to work.....Just got to do T-girl!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on getting started.

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.

[Hidden]

Good luck, and remember to enjoy every run 👍

[T-girl in reply to Hidden]

Thanks....and happy new year to you, what a supportive site this is....makes you want to get up and run!!

[Hidden in reply to T-girl]

It surprising how far a little encouragement goes towards helping nudge someone out of the door T-girl. The forums are a great big friendly place with loads of advice and plenty of those when needed nudges 🙂, alongside the Admin Team your in great hands for going all the way to week 9 run 3 💪

[T-girl in reply to Hidden]

Big smile

[Hidden in reply to T-girl]

You may want to pop across to our little Monday gathering, share your progress, gain those hints etc

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[Beachcomber66 Graduate]

Good time to start T-girl. Cold, wet and muddy...get all of the tough stuff out of the way now and then think how transformative Spring weather will be. By then you will running confidently. You will find some great tips here, the chief of which is to go really slowly to start with.....but in the end, it is as simple as just putting one foot in front of the other and keep going! 🙂

[T-girl in reply to Beachcomber66]

Hey Beachcomber66, thanks for your words of encouragement.... made me chuckle! Alas yes, I experience the mud yesterday and how it slows you down! but filled me with a wonderful feeling of playfulness that I've not experienced for years! How long have you been at it?!! Happy new year!

[Beachcomber66 Graduate in reply to T-girl]

May 2018 was my first run, aged 66. It is fair to say that I have surprised myself; you never know what you can achieve.👍