She added: “Couch To 5K was my go-to programme when I started running after giving birth. Most sessions take about half an hour, and that is perfect when you are still finding your balance. The programme itself is sensible, you’re building up your fitness levels gradually and, importantly, you feel accomplished when you finish another session.

“If you feel you have more energy and time, try to combine it with some postnatal yoga or strength training for flexibility and getting stronger.”

Lesson three: it’s OK to fail and try again, even if it is nearly a year later

After speaking with Charlotte, and much conversation in the office with Miranda, I am ready to try again. This time, though, I am starting with lower expectations. I won’t be running down the road thinking I’ve turned into Paula Radcliffe overnight or that I’m so confident at it that I want to join a local running club (not yet, anyway). I’m going to start my journey to 5k with no expectations at all: I’m simply doing it for the mental wellbeing benefits, for the much-needed time outside and the headspace.

Charlotte’s final piece of advice is still ringing around my head: “Find out why you started running in the first place and what motivated you to keep running. Is it to clear your head? To spend time in nature? Or were you motivated by races and improving your time?”

She suggested thinking about that key motivation during my runs. If I want to get faster, she recommended signing up for a race (with a realistic distance). If it’s about simply doing something for me, then the focus should be on having fun and finding how to make it feel more enjoyable.

I’m not sure why I want to start running, really. But telling myself it’s simply for the time outside sounds like a good place to start.

How to get back into running: “3 life-changing lessons I learned from a failed attempt to be a runner”