I took it slowly, had plenty of fluids beforehand and found somewhere flat-ish. The podcast doesn’t have a half time warning (or maybe I was panting too hard to hear it) so I had a long walk back. Looking forward to the next one. ... fingers crossed!
W1 R1: I took it slowly, had plenty of fluids... - Couch to 5K
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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.
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Hello, welcome.Well done for getting out there for the first run of the programme! 🤩
Thank you. Fingers crossed for tomorrow!
If you ran today then take your rest day tomorrow, if today was your rest day then crack on! Good luck ☺️
Yes, rest day was yesterday - today went ok. I used the app this time and heard the bell. I slowed down and slowed my breathing down too. Found a flat-ish route which I think helped. Really pleased with how it’s going so far..... going to follow the flex & stretch app on my rest days. I hope it helps....
Great, I’m pleased that the run went well. It takes a few runs to get into the knack of running slowly, but do re watch the videos to keep it fresh in your mind - I still re watched it in week 7&8 because I had a tendency to go off too fast so I needed to remind myself to slow down. Happy running (slow jogging) ☺️
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Panting too hard? I'd advise going slowly - focus not on 'running' but on jogging:
Well done. I did w1r1 on monday. Felt a little stiff and sore yesterday but better today. Looking forward to w1r2 shortly. The coaching on the app has the half way alarm.
Thank you Lockdown positive. I found out today using the app instead, with my own music. The bell definitely helped. I’m not sure I have the right music at the moment but it’s been fun searching.