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How to schedule runs? W2R3

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Hi all, may seem like a daft question but I'm just about to do W2R3 and I just wondered, how does everybody else schedule their runs? I'm currently running every other day which leaves 2 days rest before the next week. Is it ok to do the 2 day rest midweek, or will that make the next week harder? Would be great to know other people's running schedules!

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Well done and you just organise the runs to suit you and your lifestyle... as long as you have at least one rest day between runs you are fine;)

Life.. and weather gets in the way sometimes..I usually run Sunday... Tuesday and Friday... but currently running Monday.. Thursday and Saturday!

This is your C25K...you do it your way :)

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Welcome to the forum.

This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Fit your runs as suits you, as long as you observe the rest days.

It takes a couple of weeks to lose discernible condition, so don't worry about extra rest days.

Enjoy your journey.

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PianismGraduate

I do my third run of each week as a park run and then walk the remainer (with perhaps a little jog to the finish if I feel capable). The other two, I fit in during the week whenever I can managed it... my schedule is a bit variable so sometimes it's early mornings, other times evenings. But always a rest day in between!

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

As long as there’s a rest day you’re fine... you could run a six day week, you can stay 7 and put the 2 tests anywhere you liked, you could go to an 8 day week and have a triple rest day... it wouldn’t make any difference. I try to run every other day... but I do sometimes like a few days off.

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Buddy34Graduate

Just run when it suits you as long as you have a rest day In Between

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GryllotalpaGraduate

So far, I managed to run Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning and do a 20 minutes body weight excercise routine (push ups, squats, sit-ups etc.) Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. If weather and other commitments permit, I aim towards one long walk (15 to 20 km) or a 2 hr bike ride on the weekends. About five years ago I managed to stick to a similar routine for a year and felt the best in my life, do I hope it will come again.

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