My Week by Week Experience with None To Run (N2R)

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  • alisampm
    alisampm Posts: 182 Member
    A few weeks ago, I graduated from the None to Run program, ran 25 minutes without stopping, and completed FOUR 5k’s with my daughter.

    Now I am chasing MY goal of running a 5k without any walking.

    Since I really appreciated the None to Run program, and found injury-free success on it, I plan to use the 8 week Run to 5K program.

    Let’s do this thing!

    Week 1
    6/9/21 – Today was my first run of the Run to 5K program. I was dreading it as the last few weeks of the None to Run program were HARD for me. But, I was feeling uninspired just doing my own runs and wanted to get back into a program to keep me focused and motivated.

    The day’s run called for 2km of running (which is 1.24miles). So, I did a 5-minute warm-up walk and then ran the distance. It only took me 15 minutes, which was a TON easier than the end of the last program. So I was excited to be able to do it with no problem. It will get more intense as the weeks go on.

    In looking ahead to the program, it looks like it is more intense in frequency, so instead of 3 runs and 1 strength training per week, it’s 3 runs, 2 strength training, 1 optional run, and 1 rest day per week.

    If I am running with my daughter, I will use my Parkrun as my optional run as we run/walk. And if I run the Parkrun by myself, I will use it as one of my longer runs. If you haven’t heard of Parkrun and are interested in being active in your area, check it out! It is an international organization that supports weekly, free, timed 5k’s all around the world, there might even be one by you. 🙂

    6/11/12 – Three days in and I already missed a workout yesterday. Ha. 🙂 I plan on doing it tonight to catch up.

    But I did just get done with todays workout – intervals with running at a hard and controlled pace for 1 min followed by 2 min of walking. This was so FUN compared to the “just keep running” of the last few weeks of None to Run. I ran on the treadmill, so I was able to play with the speed more than usual.

    I did my first interval at 5MHP, as my sustained treadmill speed is about 4.3 currently.

    I did my second interval at 6MPH.

    I did my last two intervals at 7MPH!

    I am 100% sure I couldn’t do that three months ago. Felt so good to be sweaty and tired, but not exhausted.

    Week by week to the Run to 5k program - https://midsoulfitness.wordpress.com/2021/05/25/next-goal-3-1-miles-without-walking-using-run-to-5k-program/

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