Week 2 over and done with!: Well, that went fast... - Couch to 5K

Couch to 5K

132,334 members158,513 posts

Week 2 over and done with!

AmandaW profile image
AmandaWGraduate
2 Replies

Well, that went fast! It seems just hours ago that I was here nervously anticipating Wk 2 R1 and now I've finished R3 :-)

This week was tough, really tough - it hurt so badly, I ended up with a lot of muscle pain which shocked me, I've not had that before on a running programme - the stretching has always counteracted it, but this time I forgot to stretch after R1 and only realised later in the day - I was rough! Wednesday came and I was still aching but pushed through it - it was like running through treacle - just horrible and the pain yesterday was immense - I ended up downing ibuprofen and co-codomol just to get through the afternoon! I woke up this morning feeling much improved and when driving home from work had almost convinced myself not to run today and put it off til tomorrow, but I had this urge to just do it - the sun is shining, its lovely, I got changed, realised my cropped running tights now fit, and off I went.

I had a great run, it felt really really good, so loose and easy - I covered 3.7k in my 30 mins and I feel invigorated rather than totally drained like I did on Wednesday.

I'm looking forward to Wk3 now - I wasn't, but now I am - I hope that I have a few more good run and I feel like I felt today :-) Woohooo - nearly a 1/4 of the way there!

Written by
AmandaW profile image
AmandaW
Graduate
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
Read more about...
2 Replies
sfb350 profile image
sfb350Graduate

Well done for persevering !

Well done for keeping going. Im doing wk2 run3 tomorrow and I have also been feeling it with sore muscles!! The first run of week 2 was not great, did run2 on Thur and was so much better. It's a great feeling when you have a good run after a bad one :)

You may also like...

Week 2 Run 2 done - worth waiting for!

have had from this forum already (thank you!). I can get another two runs in before my holiday now...

Run 2 week 5 - done!!

but felt manageable. This morning I really felt like I can do this programme. Get to the end and be...

Week 4, Take 2, Done! ✔

when to walk and when to run, The first 5 minute run, uphill through a really muddy section, was a...

Week 6, Run 2 - done!

rhythm at some points but I've definitely felt better in previous runs. It was raining for me...

Week 5, run 2 done so over half way through

is this running phase going to end, I actually felt like I was being pushed along today like a sail...