Week One, Run One

[mummybowles]

My journey has begun ! I've embraced slow running and completed my first 8 x one minutes with relative ease.

It's probably too slow to even call it 'running' but I don't care - I'm off the sofa and that's my goal achieved for today.

I'm conscious of strain, sprain and injury after years of inactivity. Pace can always improve in time. But for now, I'm glowing after recommencing C25K and feeling very pleased with myself.

Roll on Wednesday 🏃‍♀️

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate]

Congratulations on restarting C25K, today was the most important run of all - if you hadn't done this you'd never do the rest 😁Very wise to run it at your own pace. The only people who might be negative about it really don't know what they're talking about.

You're on your way 😁

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Yesletsgo]

Thank you so much

[Flaraflarkin Graduate]

Yay! Well done, you're gonna smash this 🙌🦋

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Flaraflarkin]

Yay I've got this !

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Well done…and far better to keep it slow and build up your fitness safely - I think you are also far more likely to fall in love with running that way too! Well done.🙂

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you !

[Elfe5 Graduate]

Good for you! I love running relaxed & slow too - it brings so many benefits. 😄

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Elfe5]

Cheers

[NorwegianWood Graduate]

The incremental progress towards long and fast running is magic. I started a few years ago, suffered a virus or two and a strain or two, which slowed my progress, but now I'm running every second day along with ParkRuns most weeks. It's all about persevering over the long term. Who really cares about how fast you are going? All that matters is that you are progressing and giving yourself a good shot at living a healthy energetic life.

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to NorwegianWood]

Absolutely. I'm off the sofa, my heart will benefit and hopefully my knees won't protest too much because of the slow pace

[jiggles7 Graduate]

Yay! Congratulations on smashing that goal and for completing that first run! Bask in that glow and good luck on your run today 😀

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to jiggles7]

Cheers. Another hour and it'll be dark then I'll be out there again

[jiggles7 Graduate in reply to mummybowles]

You are a braver woman than I, I’m a total clutz though so the idea of running in the dark (though lots of people prefer it) terrifies me. I’m a hazard to myself in broad daylight never mind by torch light.

[drl212 Graduate]

Well done!

Don't worry about pace at this point. That will come with consistent runs.

I used to laugh at myself as my running was slower than my briskest walk...so keep it 'slow and steady' as someone around here likes to say...

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to drl212]

Thanks very much. I'm sure a walker would overtake me, but I'm happy just to be out there for now

[drl212 Graduate in reply to mummybowles]

Absolutely right! Your way!!!