C25K - Hardly.

[SlimmingEagle]

C25K - Not exactly. It assumes we can all run at 6min/k pace.

So after week 9 I find myself only having run 3k at 10min/k pace

Should be called C23K

[roseabi]

It should really be called 'Couch to 30 Minutes' because that is the actual aim of the programme!

Many congratulations for completing, and welcome to your new running career - 5K is next!!!

Claim your Graduate Badge here, and have a read through the 'What next?' post linked in it:

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Many congratulations on your graduation, fellow runner.

This guide to post C25k running may be helpful healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

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.

Keep running, keep smiling.

[SlimmingEagle in reply to IannodaTruffe]

As I am in persistent afib my pace is what it is but I do run and I have managed a continuous 5k.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to SlimmingEagle]

Running 5k is a great achievement which most people cannot accomplish.

Is your atrial fibrillation under medical supervision? Does your GP know you are running?

[SlimmingEagle in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Alas, no. Due to NHS staff being tied up with other issues, I don't wish to press them with my minor issue so I deal and live with it. At times it is nigh on impossible to run or walk but I do have good days. I take precautions by never walking or running alone. The victory for me is just getting out there. Like I would say to others, it is not about how far you run, it is not about how fast you run, it is about that you do run and once you have that makes you a runner and looking at posts on this forum I can see that there are no losers, just winners. There is no rhyme or reason to it, we have good days, we have bad days. Thing is, pick yourself up and go again. I like the fact that we are not in competition with each other on this forum but are supportive of each other. That is all the motivation and inspiration I need.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to SlimmingEagle]

Please contact your GP. They are there for advice and support. It might just be a phone call. Atrial fibrillation is a potentially dangerous condition that needs to be kept under observation.

While the running is more than likely doing you good, we always recommend that anybody with a medical condition has had the okay from their doctor before continuing.

[SlimmingEagle in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thanks for your concerns. I have contacted my GP and I am now waiting to hear from a cardiologist re cardioversion and/or ablation. I have had many cardiac procedures in the past so am used to it.