I carried on running after 30 mins!

[Dendev75]

week 9 run 2, I felt like I had more energy today and the weather hasn’t got too hot yet so I decided when Sanjeev said ‘slow down’ I carried on just a bit longer. I hit 5K!!!! (I’ve never ever ran this distance before) and it took me 34 mins, I’m so happy! 😊

[M0use Graduate]

Well done you 💪🏃‍♀️👏you must have stretched those kinks out. You'll smash run 3 😊

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to M0use]

Thank you, I enjoyed that one 😊

[Brixcos Graduate]

That is awesome. Well done!

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to Brixcos]

Thank you I hope my last run of ct5k is a good one, but I have an achey hip (never had that before) so I’ll have to rest up until that feels better 🤞🏻

[Brixcos Graduate in reply to Dendev75]

Try some hip stretches to strengthen it in the meantime. James Dunne has some great YouTube videos. Good luck!

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to Brixcos]

Thanks for that I will check that out 👍🏻😊

[nowster Graduate]

Very well done, but please don't do it again for a few weeks.

That's an increase of over 10% on the previous run, and more than 20% over what you did the previous week.

The programme has the structure it has to protect you from getting injured.

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to nowster]

Thank you. Is it recommended to stick to 30 mins for the next few weeks after graduating?

[nowster Graduate in reply to Dendev75]

Yes, 30 minutes maximum for a few weeks. However, you can vary those runs a bit.

Have a look at healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to nowster]

Great stuff, thank you. ☺️