I had to not run for a couple of weeks last month. When I got back into it, I could only run for maybe ten minutes before having to have a break.
It has been a few weeks since then, and I still can only manage about ten minutes at a time. I worked so hard to finish C25k and I cannot say how frustrating it is to have fallen so far back so quickly.
Has anybody else experienced this? Do you have any advice for getting my endurance back?
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A couple of weeks won't have impacted ability so it's likely you have a mental block in play. What makes you stop at 10mins? Out of breath? Sore legs? Both may be assisted. By slowing down. Or failing that take a walk break but continue when your heart rate has reduced ie 60seconds
I had a couple of weeks of bad runs and really doubting I could run! I realised it was because I'd started worrying how slow I was and worrying too much about pace.
Just go out and run, no set agenda about time, pace or distance; just run. These are the best runs 😅
Good luck and remember how far you've come so you know you can do it X
I have that can't run for the first 20 minutes of a run EVERY run It takes my body that long to get going. I have bellows lungs and aching legs and the let's go home and raid the fridge syndrome. Then I hit 2k or 20 minutes or more, my lungs are cleared of crap and suddenly I get into a rhythm. I would say push through that block if you can, even if it means walking for a bit. It could be that there is more stuff in the air, pollen, traffic fumes etc that are making it harder to run now it's warmer and everything is blossoming. x
Yes, this happened to me and I got really fed up with not being able to keep going. I went back to week 3 of C25K and did one run from each week to build back up to continuous running. It didn't take long but it boosted my confidence that I could succeed with a run. Haven't looked back since (so far !).
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