Phew

[Hotchner]

Well did my first 5 minute runs this morning and although I don’t enjoy the running I love the high of the achievement 🎉

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Welcome to the forum ! First 5 minute runs ! Sounds like you have just started week 4 then ? 🙂👍

Have you read through the program guide ?

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

It's full of really helpful information to help you through the program.

Keep hydrated, keep your runs slow and enjoy the program 🙂👍

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum.

Most people don't enjoy running simply because they try too hard.

Slowing down to the recommended easy conversational pace makes it more achievable and for most, more enjoyable.

Counterintuitively, it is easy conversational pace running that builds your stamina and endurance, not fast running.

Say this sentence out loud to yourself "Am I going slow enough to enable me to speak this sentence in one out breath?" If you cannot, you are going too fast.

The guide to the plan is also essential reading.

Enjoy your journey.

[Hotchner in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you I’m only running at 7k so I think it’s just that it’s a shock to the system 😂

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to Hotchner]

Yes, but if you cannot speak easily, then you cannot breathe fully, so it is the easiest way to judge your pace for optimum development.

[nowster Graduate in reply to Hotchner]

What do you mean by "running 7k"?

7km/hour, perhaps? For some here that pace (8'35"/km) would be considered a bit fast. That's a very fast walking pace (think John Cleese in a hurry).

Are you using a treadmill or running outside?

[Hotchner in reply to nowster]

Yes 7k per hour

[nowster Graduate in reply to Hotchner]

How do you know what speed you're doing?

[Hotchner in reply to nowster]

I run on a treadmill as find I trip too much outside as I’m very accident prone 😂

[nowster Graduate in reply to Hotchner]

In that case, you're probably best dialling the speed down a fraction.

I haven't any experience at all of running on treadmills. All my running (about 850 miles so far this year) has been outside. As to accidents, you can get them on treadmills too.

[Roxdog Graduate]

Well done! If you're not enjoying it, as others have said, you're probably going too fast, which is easy to do on a treadmill from my experience. Your pace is pretty quick. Hope you start to enjoy it soon!