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Do you think as I am starting from scratch after 6 months off it would be better for me to begin week 1 with a faster pace than my snails pace last year as I found it difficult to get beyond a shuffle :D

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didntrunthatGraduate

Welcome back jennstron! Sounds like a good idea! I did something similar and finished week 6 yesterday. I found it all pretty easy until the 20min run and now my legs are starting feel so I'm glad to see they are getting a good work out now :) I've taken it a bit slower because I am coming back from 6 months off with a foot injury, but was still able to run faster than the first time I did the programme, but still slower than when I had to stop.

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AuntieAliGraduate

hiya jennstron and welcome back!

methinks it wise you see how you get on with restarting before you think about pacing it up a gear? dont want to do yourself a mischief and not carry on, we dont want that :-)

see how you get on then make a decision?

whatever you decide, at least youre back running, so that's great :-)

keep us posted as to how you get on

ali :-)

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jennstron

Thanks for the responses! Last year I was shuffling, i'm now 2 stone lighter and thought that might help lol

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greenlegsGraduate

AuntieAli's advice sounds very wise (of course!) Try it and see. I'm lucky enough to not be overweight, but I still needed to shuffle all the way through c25k! I can go a bit faster now though. Your joints and muscles still might be grateful for not going too fast - then again they might just whirl round like Billy Whizz... Let us know what you discover - and whichever it is, it's way better than sitting down. :)

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Tiger79Graduate

I re started last week after a 6 month break and started again at week 3. Seemed a good place to start. Finding it ok actually just havin to get back in the correct running mode so as not to end up with shin splints agaib

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jennstron

Well did run 1 week 1 last night. Was so much easier when i first attempted it last year. Guess weight helps and obviously the knowledge that I have run for longer than 60 seconds. Was tired at the end but I found that i was moving a little faster and only started to feel it half way through, plus inclines this time.

If only I could walk down the stairs today lol...feel the burn

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deadasadodoGraduate

Hi Jennstron

You are doing the right thing!

I am easing back in after 6 months off due to illness followed by non-running related knee injury. I am still at the "power walking stage" and aspire to get to week 1 in the next month or so (LOL). I plan to do it all again from the start, being away from running for so long an missing it so much and also I am now a stone heavier!. Keep me posted on how you get on.

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