First week done

[SassyF]

Hi everyone, I’ve just finished my first week of the C25K. Amazed is an understatement.

First run I made the rookie error of going out way too fast, couldn’t even run for 1 minute 😞 so I just walked briskly instead.. felt really bad about it as I thought I would do better.

Second run this week was a little better, I slowed down and was able to complete 3 out of the 8 60second runs.

Now today... not sure what happened but I managed all of the 8 60second runs. Something felt different - not sure exactly what yet, but I felt more positive and listened to different music - could that be it? Seems a big jump in progress in a couple of days.

Anyway, my question is... should I complete wk1 again until I’m confident I can do the 60second runs consistently or should I just crack on with wk2 and hope for the best?

Cheers.

[John_W Graduate Ambassador]

Hi,

watch both of these videos which will help you in the coming weeks:

youtube.com/watch?v=9L2b2kh...(Not working as expected?)

youtube.com/watch?v=kQ5wQ5N...(Not working as expected?)

[SassyF Graduate in reply to John_W]

I clearly have much to learn about how to jog and not run! Helpful links though, Thank You!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on getting started.

Definitely make sure that you fully complete each week's workouts before moving on. It is a training plan, not a checklist exercise. So, make sure you have done the W1 session fully, three times.

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.

[SassyF Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Great read - very helpful! Thank You