Stepping Stones

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So today I thought I would try Stepping Stones post graduation!

Not going to lye it was tough! I ran for as long as I possibly could but still had to do some walking! The route I choose was a private road with in two minutes you leave the town behind and you are in a lane in the countryside! I ran along with Steve Cram in my ears!

Now I had chosen this route because it’s not flat with a big hill at the half way point!

Before you went on holiday I had really been struggling with my Asthma and Hayfever! Today I was running for longer distances and walking for shorter distances! My pace even though I try to keep my pace down I was running sub 9 minutes intervals!

Though I didn’t run the whole 35 minutes I did run half way up the big hill which I hadn’t done for along time but when I heard the halfway bell I turned round and run back the way I came! The whole run felt much more comfortable and i run my fastest 5k so far this year! Bonus was seeing a swan family paddling up the river with 3 Sygnets all fluff and grey!

So my next run I will be running this step again!

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate]

hi BGood …well done you! Sounds like you had a good time and hey, it’s ok to repeat a run 😉

[BGood in reply to Mummycav]

Thank you! I will repeat it as I know I need to get back to running the full 35 mins! I would probably done it on my normal route as it’s almost all flat! I am trying to strengthen my running and improve my cardio fitness by doing this!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done to you... I remember someone telling me after I had started the C25K+ podcasts that they were more challenging than folk supposed. teaching us so much about the new running skills we were acquiring .

I know that i found Stepping Stones really tricky...and never got to grips with it at all...Stamina and Speed... i really loved and used/use those still, sometimes, to shake things up.

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

I think BGood is talking about the new stepping stones runs? They’re much more like the programme runs than the old ones with Laura x

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Oh right... sorry... ! I am living on the past clearly Old snail...

Where are they to be found? xxx

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

If you update the app to the latest version, a new section will appear with the three runs…

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate]

Great run BGood ! It doesn’t matter that you didn’t run it all-you can build up to that. They’re supposed to be helpful coaching for post Couch to 5k running…adapt as suits you!

[BGood in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Thank you! You have to mix it up otherwise it gets boring 😴! From my garmin that things are improving! Now trying out some different strength workouts to help with niggley IT band and glutes! Really felt like a run today but made myself not in favour of strength training! I will let you know how it goes

[Wavy-chick28 Graduate]

Well done, hills are my nemesis but are really good for stamina. I never did the stepping stones so can’t comment but just getting out there and keeping up the running is what counts.

[BGood in reply to Wavy-chick28]

Thank you