I took on board the advice given to me after Weds. poor performance and reduced my running speed for my second attempt. This time I managed to complete 3 of the 60-second runs and the other 5 prob. were around 45 seconds. My walks were at my normal speed, whereas Weds. was more like a drunken stagger!
It was my legs that stopped me today rather than a combination of legs and lungs the first time. At the end I found that I had done a total of 2.3k in the 25 mins, whereas Weds. was only 2k. So I call that a success. Many thanks for all the good advice.
Hi Hidden , well done for keeping going. It took me 6 runs, very slow jogs, to complete Wk1. Just about managed to complete Wk2 run1. It is still a struggle but I do feel better afterwards. Good luck with your next run😊
Brilliant! The advice shared is so helpful. I’m fortunate I’ve got a friend who has just graduated & with his and the help on here I realised after W1 R1 I was trying to jog too fast so slowed down & did R2 & R3 with no stopping. Have you watched the video on here about jogging .... it’s so helpful. And advised not to beat myself up if I feel I need to repeat a run. Good luck for W1 R2 😊
However, 2 things spring out at me as you attempt to get over this W1R1 hurdle. It should be relatively easy to complete all 8 of the 60 sec runs (jogs!) if done at the correct pace and I your mention of 'running speed' and also the distance you covered suggest to me that you are holding out on the notion of 'running' and perhaps 5k.
My polite suggestion is that you try jogging, NOT running. That may be a pace which is just a bit faster, the same as, or a bit slower than your brisk walk. It really doesn't matter. The replies above all reference either jogging or slow jogging and the need to slow down , i.e., it really does matter and help!
I sense of bit of stubbornness - that maybe you think that this is all about 'running' and maybe reaching 5k. Neither is true, despite the catchy title. A survey here showed that 90% of graduates did NOT reach 5k in Week 9 (30 minutes jog). So at this stage, the distance you cover is completely irrelevant. Weeks 1, 2, and 3 are, in my opinion, gentle foundation weeks, which should be relatively straightforward for most to complete - but only if done at the correct pace.
Please watch the interview with C25K inventor, Josh Clark, in the clip here, in which he insists that this should be 'no pain, no pain' and done very gently:
It felt like I was running on my first attempt, although it might have only been jogging by anyone else's standards. For my second go I was jogging much slower, and I'm pleased because I feel I made progress. The first time my total running was only about 3.5 mins. The second time it was just over 6 minutes. I'm hoping one more go will get me to 8 mins. I've never done any exercise other than walking before (and I'm not young!)
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