Started yesterday Week one Run one -How did you feel after week one day one?

[gemag]

Woke up this morning and it feels like my thighs have horizontal bolts drilled through them, my knee caps like they are on backwards and my right foot is hanging by a string?

Yet despite the pain I am elated.

[hollyO Graduate]

Haha! Very graphic! All that discomfort and you are so HAPPY

Keep letting us know how it goes - are you hooked already?

[Katsmeat Graduate]

I remember being surprised that I didn't ache more, although I was still aching plenty.

I came home from w1r1 and burst into tears. I had been so scared of running in public and so convinced I would fail that I was just overcome that I'd actually done it. I graduated yesterday - what an amazing programme this is!

Good luck with the next runs - just keep with the programme and you'll be fine.

[gemag]

@ hollyO reckon I could be - this is highly addictive man!

@ Katsmeat interesting to hear about your emotional response - I felt myself bubble up too and had to have words with myself to the tune of 'for god's sake man pull yourself together your running round the park not having a religious experience and its only day one' - but to be honest it felt very, well dare I say it, liberating!

[RhonaL]

You're hooked. Unknown bits of your body ache. But you feel great. You have that feeling you last had when you were small and ran because ...no reason ... you just ran.

[Nevertoolate Graduate]

I can relate to the thigh problem after w1r1 - I read that stretches can help so started doing some after each run. I haven't had pain there since. It's only a question of 15 seconds for each stretch but it seems to make the difference for me. I know other people don't stretch and are fine. Each to their own.

[tantrumbean Graduate]

My shins ached after run 1, but, touch wood, I've been pain-free since apart from my left heel, but that is an ongoing issue anyway that started before C25k, so not including it. Muscles feel used after the runs and a bit shaky, but no actual pain.

[Oldgirl Graduate]

I remember coming in through the front door and looking in the mirror and seeing this bright pink almost puce coloured sweating face staring at me and didn't realise it was me for a couple of seconds, eek I also remember gasping for breath thinking "what in heavens name was I thinking of trying to run at my age"!!!!!! I already did aqua gym and pilates so thankfully the aches and pains were not as bad as I thought they might be. But you know the older you get the more stubborn you get, well me anyway, so off I went for run 2, then run 3 was a blast. Couldn't wait to start week 2. I was bitten by the jogging bug without any doubt.

[christian1 Graduate]

Legs ached and I was verrry tired. But I could not wait to do the next run!

[markhurn Graduate]

i had exactly the same problem with the thighs. Day after first run I was in agony (especially walking down the stairs!!) After a few more runs the thighs didnt hurt at all, now on week 6 and no aches at all the day after each run!!

[Hidden]

hahaha, you've just reminded me that I could hardly walk after W1R1!! I had to go up and down loads of stairs at work the next day and a colleague actually asked me if I was ok. At that point I wasn't telling anyone what I was trying to do as I was scared I couldn't do it and so I made up some story about sleeping badly and putting my back out. So lame. The stretches after your cool down are key but you will also get used to it and feel great after running! Good luck with run 3!

[Benben21 Graduate]

I took up squash again (after about 40 years!) shortly before starting C25K, and the coach warned us that we might get this kind of pain. I didn't, and I think it's probably because I've been walking the dog for at least 90 mins a day and often longer than that, and that brisk walking set my muscles up for increased activity. I've been really careful to follow the advice in the programme, to rest properly and warm up and down before runs, and it's worked. For me, as an older person, that's a HUGE result!

[nowster Graduate]

I remember struggling through Week 1 on my first attempt at C25K (I had three tries before I got through the whole thing).

Week 1 Run 3 was the worst. Everything was going fine until I had to climb a tiny slope that I'd forgotten about. Then the wheels came off: I had palpitations, cold sweats, nausea, and a stitch. That was back at the end of March last year.

Two things that I didn't do properly at the start were hydration and after run stretching.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

It sounds like you might have pushed a little harder than needed but glad you're feeling motivated!

Do read the guide to the programme to get the most from it with the least issues

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...