Week 4 Day 2 Done - Getting Nervous About Week 5

Well done W4R2. I did the same run this morning and agree that week 5 is daunting. I change my pace all the time. If I didn't I wouldn't make half the runs! Normally by the third run of the week I've got it sorted but with 3 separate workouts for weeks 5 and 6, that's not possible to do so will have to be very cautious. Good luck with week 5

The programme is really well desgined and you will do the Week 5 run 3. Just look through some of the blogs related to week5. Most people worry about this run, but are usually surprised when they find that they can do it. I find running outside easier. You just have more to look at, and you can always aim for the next lamp post or bin or corner to keep yourself going.

Well just done W4 r2, normally find the middle run easy but not today the first run was much easier. I think its cause its after a days work rather then in the morning. I too have been looking at next week and think ****** how can i loose two stone by next week, would prefer five but know that's impossible. I keep thinking it would be so much easier if i wasn't overweight. The good news is i have kept the six pounds weight loss over the three weeks but have lost 2inch of waist and hips so am feeling loads better in clothes. So should one of the little darlings (secondary school kids at work) call me a fat whatever I can say actually a toned fat whatever now get to isolation Ha ha...

Hi everyone, I've been feeling exactly the same. I completed W4R3 yesterday and while it was far from easy, it was easier than the first time I did it.

I'm doing W5R1 tomorrow and my thought process has been that I'm replacing the two 3 minute runs with one 5 minute run and that the trade off for running a minute less is that I don't get the break in the middle.......

I can't quite get my head round running for 20 mins by the end of the week though - that just seems like such a huge jump, but apart from having to repeat W1 of all things I have gor through every week without too many problems so I guess the graduates are all correct when they day 'trust the programme'.

As for pace, well let's just say that I'm more tortoise than hare. I'm using a treadmill 'cos I'm pretty overweight and don't fancy road running round the small town I live in lol, but I find it helps to keep my pace steady too. My walking speed is currently only 2.5mph and I'm jogging at 3mph so I guess it will be a while before I hit the 5k mark but at the moment my aim is just to be able to complete the 30 minutes - Usain Bolt will wait for another day :o)

Hi jcm13 - we seem to be at about the same stage. I'm a little bit concerned about W5, but having just repeated W4R3 I think I'm ready to take it on! I'm trying not to look at what W5 entails and I'm just going to go for it. Wish me luck for Thursday!

I've just done W5R3 and despite dreading it I found the whole of W5 much easier than anticipated.

I found that doing a few leg stretches before the warm up helped no end in preventing soreness as I ran. Mentally I found that W4 had prepared me well for W5 which felt actually pretty easy in comparison. I don't push myself to go fast just to keep on going (every pace I take is one less that I have to do!) and it seems that's an approach that works; I'm able to keep going at a steady pace much more easily than I could a couple of weeks back.The first 15 minutes tonight felt fine, I just slowed a bit towards the end but so what?

The main thing is have faith; you'll manage it fine!

I've done wk4 5 times now. I was due to move up to wk5 but was exhausted after a tiring week at work (Ofsted came to my school... all done now!). I decided it would be better to run w4 again than not run at all.

As it was I found it really tough again, and both times didn't find my pace until just over half way through the first 5 min run. When Laura said I was half way, I was disappointed that was all! But after that and the other 3 & 5 min runs were hard, but ok if you know what I mean.

Like someone else said, mostly I can tell my fitness has improved, it is my legs that ache the most. I will move up to wk5 tomorrow... yikes!

Lots of stretches, decent warm up, get my speed and foot strike right and I'll be fine. The new running style I am practicing really helps my joints, but I'm still working at keeping my pace steady and not getting carried away!

Well I've just finished W5R2 and while I can't say it was a barrell of laughs it was no worse thanany other runs :o) The real benefit I have noticed though is how much quicker I recover! I thought I'd write this while I got my breath back and actually found that I'd stopped panting before I'd finished reading the new comments :o) So let's see what Sunday brings!!

well, in the end I ran Wk4 a total of 5 times instead of 3. It was a really tough week at work, and I was glad to just achieve getting out the door and still running.

Yesterday I did W5 D1...... and I was fine! Ok, so it wasn't easy, but after stretches and a good warm up, I was ready for it and managed to find my pace quickly, which makes life so much easier! Almost looking forward to d2 tomorrow. Almost..... lol. Thanks for all your support. The achievement IS a good feeling. And the more I run, the more calories I burn, more weight is lost and running will become even easier.