Approaching 60 and never jogged. Liked running but only in short bursts but that’s years ago.
Can’t believe I jogged a total 16 minutes this week (4). And Ive done Run 2. It’s REALLY hard when Jo Whiley says “coming up is a FIVE minute run” and my legs are going aaaaaargh.
How do I stop the pain before during and after? 🥴
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For me, W4 was definitely the toughest of the whole program! At this stage (or really, at any time during C25k) don't worry about speed. This is where the intervals become long enough that you need to find a pace that you can maintain. And then everything else that Instructor57 mentions as well. Your legs will adjust, but if you're finding that they're still aching when you're due to go for your next run, an extra days rest in between might help. Keep going, you're doing great!
👏 You are doing great!! Week 4 is the start of feeling you are really running.. your body is reminding you that you are doing something new! Slow yourself down .. there’s never any gain in running at a fast pace in these early days..vital to your success will be your pre run dynamic warm up and post run stretches.. drinking plenty of water on rest days as well as run days…good sleep .. Start noticing what’s around you as you run… Enjoy 😊
Well done for getting the running bug ☺️ Like previous replies have said, have you done the warm up walk and cool down? I find that if I don’t do my warm up and cool down then my legs do tend to be a bit more achy. Also try some stretches before/after the run. Good Luck ☺️
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