Couch To 5k is a beginners course that many thousands of people have completed and is recommended by the NHS. You'll complete three sessions a week, each designed to help you progress from walking to running continously for 5km.

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Hi, we're Richard (right) and Carrie (below). We'd  love to help you get into running - or back into running!

How it works

1. Sign up and you'll receive instructions on how to do three specific run sessions a week. Each run will be a combination of walking and running, building up at a very steady pace. We'll encourage and support you all the way.

2. You can do your runs any day and time - tell us how it went when you get back and share a photo if you want.

3. At the end of 8 weeks, you'll be running 5k without stopping - but if you want to repeat a week, at any stage that's fine too.

Important: if you have any concerns about your health, please do seek medical advice before starting

More about Couch-to-5k

Couch-to-5k is an NHS backed programme to get into running at a manageable pace, through three runs a week. All runs are run/walk and build up to being able to run 5k continuously by the end of week 8. 

There is an app and a series of podcasts you can listen to on your way round. We'll guide you through where to find everything in the whatsapp group.

More info on the NHS Couch-to-5k here.

More about the leaders

This programme is run by Richard (above) and Carrie (below) who have each been helping people getting into running for over a decade. They are so excited about helping you find your running mojo during this very weird time where we all have a little bit more ... time.

Run For Your Life has been hosting get-into-running sessions in Cambridgeshire since 2013 and you will be joining many hundreds of people who have found their "running feet" with us in that time. For a bit of inspiration, meet Alice who took her very first running steps with us in 2017...