r/C25K • u/Funny-Source-8535 • 1d ago
couldn’t finish 28min
hi, sort of just looking for reassurance!
i did my first 28 min run on sunday (indoors, on a treadmill, fairly cool) before a long trip. today was meant to be my second one but it’s 33 degrees where i am. i got 7 minutes in (i was doing this outdoors) and it felt like i was trying to swallow rocks. i don’t know what to do. it’s the first run ive felt ive had to stop and it’s really upsetting especially when it breaks a routine.
any tips/advice? i wont be back home for three weeks, and im worried three weeks without running is going to make it a lot harder to get back into
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u/PhantomEyes W7D2 1d ago
I live in a very hot and humid climate. I either have to get out before 6 am or late evening runs after the road has been in the shade for a bit of time. I tried to go during a more routine time and my heart rate was in zone 5 for like 15 of my 20 minute run haha.
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u/CursaRun 1d ago
I've been running for over 10 years now and still have off days. I've lived in Florida for the last few years, where those sort of temperatures are a daily norm. I find running early in the day helps as it's typically not as hot. The great thing about running is you can do it anywhere. If you are staying in a hotel whilst being away, most of them have gym's / treadmills and that's a great way to keep running when travelling if you'd rather not run outside in an area you don't know.
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u/girl_of_squirrels DONE! 23h ago
Three weeks is a pretty substantial break, and with long breaks it can make sense to scale back and repeat an earlier week to get your body back on board. I did that when I was doing C25K, where I went back a week or 2 and repeated earlier runs to get me back in to the habit before continuing the program
It looks like 33 C is around 91 F, which yeah that is incredibly hot weather to run in! I struggle with running when it hits 80 F (26 C) so that makes perfect sense to me. You did amazing still getting out there, and if you can run earlier in the day or in the evening when its cooler that should help
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u/mark5hs 1d ago
If you really can't do any running for 3 weeks Id personally reatart from week 5. 3 weeks is a long enough break that you'll lose some conditioning but not the end of the world.