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Is anyone else having this issue, ( although I'm not complaining) just wondering!
I am currently running 25mins in one go and have to admit to not stretching pre run or post run, but I can honestly say I have not ached at all since starting w1r1. A friend suggests that I'm not pushing myself enough but I think I am. I am several stone overweight, struggling to run for the allotted 1min at the start as a really couch potatoe, by the end of my runs I am chuffing for breath,( many previous years of smoking added to this) and legs feel like lead, as if I can hardly pick them up. Granted I'm not the fasted runner but it has continued to freak me out that I don't ache like hell the day after my runs!
Might just be down to a fab programme that get running is but would like to hear off others to see if it's the same with them

Personally, I never had any trouble with aching after a run with c25k. Not that I didn't struggle, or push myself, because lord did I ever, but my body adapted wonderfully and I never felt like I was attempting something too difficult. The only time I ever hurt the day after a run was when I added 15 minutes to my normal running time. As long as you're making progress, which you must be if you're running for 25 minutes, don't worry! You're doing great!

Thanks for answering, so glad I'm not the only one although I don't think I could add on an extra 15mins to a run, although I do try to tag on an extra minute or so after I get my breath back. Just goes to show that if you exercise right and gradually build up, there's no pain afterwards