shatoyah90 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 So I just finished Week 1 Day 3 and realized that the program is now on Week 2. I ended up just running the 3 days consecutively and feel pretty good. I'm very tempted to go ahead and start Week 2 but I'm unsure if this is a good idea. Has anyone else been doing this program everyday? Those of you who take rest days, is it hard coming back into a run day? I'm also thinking that maybe I should just repeat the Week 1 days for 2 more days, rest a day, and then start on Week 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateliterally Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Hey, so this one is a personal thing- and a bit of a cautionary tale. I would recommend resting at least one day, or just walking, for two reasons: 1) if you weren't active before starting C25K, you can injure yourself by doing too much too soon. Not just by tripping or something, but the slow cumulative injuries - I thought stress fractures were something that happened to other people, but last time I did these programs, I got up to running a half marathon and then broke my foot. A year later, I'm starting from the very beginning again! 2) you might burn out! If you train too much, you might get tired and then instead of a rest day, it's a rest month. If you don't wanna break, that's cool too! Just pay attention to how you feel and remember that even if you took 2 weeks off, you lose less than 5% of your fitness. So you're better to take breaks when you're tired, than to run and hurt yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatoyah90 Posted August 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Thank you so much for your advice, Kateliterally. Huge eye-opener! I'm sorry to hear about your injury but it is so inspiring to hear that you haven't given up and that you are already back at it again. Good luck on your journey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anmol Menon Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Wow, I too was planning to start week 2 training asap. Guess it's best to take rest and recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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