Slow and Steady!

[Lauren942]

Aiming for 5K by end of March! Week 5 Run 1 completed for the second time. Day 2 seemed like a big jump but will give it a go on Tuesday 😁

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on your progress.

Only a small proportion of graduates from this forum who responded to a poll, managed 5k in 30 minutes by graduation healthunlocked.com/couchto5....

Graduation requirements are that you complete three thirty minute runs, regardless of distance.

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.

[Mikew84 Graduate]

As IannodaTruffe says, don't focus on 5k - just focus on running for 30 mins 3 times a week by week 9. 5k will come - I did 2 more weeks of 30 min runs after graduating before pushing on to 5k runs, which by that time felt like a very natural progression.