Oh dear...they got me today...

[Mummycav]

Was supposed to run early but life got in the way...set off at 12:30, someone said it had cooled down...huh, not here...I only managed 2.8k and had to call it a draw coz I had nothing left...& i’d walked for 10secs on every km so I’d have felt like I’d cheated...so I stopped my tech and stomped Home, really cross with myself for not being hydrated enough & forgetting to do my inhaler before I set off....it’s all about the prep...oh well, I’ll try again Wednesday, I knew I’d have a bad run before I even set off...😡

[MikeJones68 Graduate10]

Hey, don't be hard on yourself. At least you got out there. We all have off days

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Still a training session Mummycav...

You were up against it today...don't fret about it. xx

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

I hate bad runs, they come just at a time when you think you’ve cracked it...

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

You have cracked it...its crazy hot at the moment!

12.30pm😈

Plenty of time Mummycav 😊xx

[quirkybee]

Ah don't think that you've cheated. Remember you've praised me when I've had 10, 15 seconds walk breaks, you've not said I've cheated, so be proud that you went out kiddo. You are doing rather grand. If we have to walk for 5 seconds etc, sobeit, I quite enjoy it when it happens lol, it all helps with the run👍👏😊 xx

[Hidden]

If it’s any consolation, I only managed a 1k burst today - I will run tomorrow to make up for,it. I was just too knackered when I got out there. Same thing happened last week. These hot nights mean we aren’t sleeping well, and even early it’s hot if you’re running. Believe me when I say it really doesn’t matter. I learned the hard way, with feelings of disappointment and let down till recently, that some days you can’t do it, or can’t without doing yourself a damage, so you just need to shrug it off and do it another day. The more you realise it doesn’t matter, the more your confidence will grow and the fewer those days will be when you can’t. You’re doing so well. Please don’t let this demoralise you xx

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Flick...sigh...just when I thought I was getting there, boom, reality hits & makes me think otherwise...I hate not completing a run, I’ll just make his a practice run until next time...it’s hard not to feel disheartened. I really didn’t prepare well for running today so it’s my own silly fault x

[Hidden in reply to Mummycav]

lol, you’re not listening. It bonestly doesn’t matter. You’ll see 😊 soon you will reach that place when not being able to complete a run will be rare, and when it happens you will shrug it off. Trust me. Xx

[Hidden]

No-one says you have to run continuously, except maybe yourself! In fact, Jeff Galloway introduces marathon-runners to the run/walk/run method.

In C25K it's important to drop the walks to increase your stamina and compete the programme, but after that it's really whatever you want to do. You might even stop halfway and take pictures! Don't be hard on yourself, it was a lesson on not running in the midday sun for sure, but pick yourself up, dust yourself down and remember that you are amazing! Look how far you've come! 😘

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Aw, thank you Sutsha, we do forget how far we’ve come dont we but then, a run like this always makes me wonder if I really am cut out for it!!! Everything just felt wrong today....I should’ve waited until this eve when it prob will have cooled down x

[Hidden in reply to Mummycav]

Of course you are, today was just a bad run. We all get them. Just gotta chalk them up to experience. The next great run you'll remember how much you love running and how it's changed your life! In the meantime, be kind to yourself 💖

[Ripcurlrana71 Graduate10]

It’s just this darn weather. Anything after 10 is torturous. Another day another run! Temps are supposed to drop by 10f from tomorrow till weekend so I’m going to get my long run in then. 😊

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Ripcurlrana71]

Good planning there Ripcurlrana71 , my next run will def be at a cooler time of the day 😉 good luck with your long run

[Ripcurlrana71 Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

Thank you MC. 😎

[Tbae]

You can do this, your no quitter.

Recognise the above, yes it’s one of your mantra’s.

Don’t be so hard on yourself.

You know what’s to be fixed and off you fly again in your own good time.💥🏃‍♀️💥.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Tbae]

Thank you Tbae ...you always say the right thing 😊

[Tbae in reply to Mummycav]

I am trying to play a good game , like you.

At present I only talk a good game.

We all do our best Bev,I loved what Pinkaardvark responded , we are just all shuffling along helping each other and working out as we go.

Can you imagine that me smile from the biggest shuffler and snail on here.

Take good care of you.

You are doing amazingly.💥🏃‍♀️💥

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10]

Absolutely nothing wrong with taking a mini walking break during a run. 😁

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to ChrisAllen1]

Really? It feels like I’m cheating when I do that...must get my head round that

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

Definitely not, when you watch the Great North Run your see thousands taking tiny breaks but they have all completed the race, I had a couple of 20 second breaks when I did my half marathon a couple of months back 👍

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to ChrisAllen1]

Thank you...i won’t feel so bad next time 😉

[mrrun Graduate10]

But, why are you running in the midday sun? That makes no sense!?

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to mrrun]

I know...🙄 thought it had cooled down a bit but it was still too warm...

[mrrun Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

I do hot country holidays because I, in all lunacy, enjoy warm weather. Local people tend to clear away from the sun (if possible) from 11am until early evening, and there are good reasons for that. No way it can cool down so quickly and even if the wind blows you still have the sun above your head. Thankfully this is not a swimming forum as last year when I was away there were 2 people near where I stayed who drowned having fallen ill through heatstrokes. Those guys spent the whole day on the beach and then they would 'cool down' in the sea, with their heads still exposed. I mean......

Please look after yourself!

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to mrrun]

Oh no that’s terrible...I hear heat stroke is far worse than sunstroke?? I am not running at midday again, it’s either earlyish morning (before 10am) or after 6pm from now on...that’s why I stomped Home rather than skulked Home, I knew it was my fault & I knew before I set off it wasn’t going to end well 🙄

[mrrun Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

But now you're fine and know the dangers, and that's what counts. Don't worry, we will soon start complaining about mud, sleet and other bits.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to mrrun]

Ha ha...I know, we can’t win!!! I love the summer, it lifts everybody’s spirits & everything’s just better for it...except running!! It is lovely if you pick the right time of day

[mrrun Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

We've been given the privilege of choosing our own times. If we were pros, we'd be out there doing fast 10Ks, rain or shine. Thank God for not giving me talent for that!

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to mrrun]

Ha ha...me too!!

[ch3lsea007]

Oh dear Mummycav!! I ran at 6 this morning and that was warm enough!

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to ch3lsea007]

Phew...I bet!! Well done ch3lsea007 😉

[Jay66UK Graduate10]

Sorry it wasn’t the run you wanted.

Regroup, make a list, check it twice, see if the run will be naughty or nice...

[Lorijay Graduate10]

Oh Bev, big hug! Nothing cheaty about walk/run at all. 12:30 run has got to be hard, if not near on impossible so nothing wrong with 2.8 today.

I agree with what other's have said, don't be so hard on yourself, we are not machines, we are fallible. Just one of those things doesn't take away from the fact you are doing great and will successfully complete the 10k plan. I'm cheering for you all the way Bev and you are paving the path for a few of us just starting the plan.

Shake it off, another day another run

[Jay66UK Graduate10 in reply to Lorijay]

I just had Taylor Swift flash through my mind then. And that almost never happens.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Lorijay]

Thank you Lorijay , that means a lot...I am trying my best to pave the way for you!!! I just have self doubts & runs like today fuel those feelings. I was exactly the same on the C25k programme too, but hey ho, here I am on the 10k plan so I must be doing something right...just a random blip, that’s all. Thank you for your support xxx

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Those kind of runs suck but don’t let it get you down. Running in the heat of the day is tough and something I try to avoid at all costs right now. You got out there despite having a busy morning, you ran 2.8k and a couple little 10sec walks is so not cheating. There is no cheating - your run is your run. If you need to walk for a bit that is ok, if you need to cut is short that is ok. Your next one you may go longer because it just feels right. But if not, whoop-di-do. You’re shaking and moving and doing your body good regardless. Now put on a smile and carry on with your day 😁.

Ok lecturing Allie has now left the room, so here’s a hug 😊. Sorry if I was a little stern, I hate to see you get down on yourself.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Thanks you Sask...Just what I need, some sense drilling into me!!! I don’t know where I got the ‘walking is cheating’ idea from...I shall forgive myself in future xx

[sallenson Graduate10]

I thought it was slightly cooler today. Turns out I was wrong too. The heat is doing something weird; pretending not to be so hot but then biting you on the backside.

Had I not been nursing a slightly sore knee, I'd have been out there too, but a whole lot earlier midday. Obvs I didn't.

But midday?

Write yourself a note somewhere - "Do Not Run At Silly O'Clock".

Brave, but ever-so-slightly bonkers, my love. Chin up, lesson learned, move on xx

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to sallenson]

I am writing a note on my 10k chart!!! D’oh..never again. Thanks sallenson ...new day tomora 😉

[limberlou Graduate10 in reply to sallenson]

Is your knee still sore? Get it checked out my lad !! #sternfaceandwaggingfinger. You know what’ll happen else !!!

[Fishypieface Graduate10]

I haven’t even gone to the gym today it’s so hot and that’s air conditioned!!

Thou dost try too hard MC. You have such a commendable mindset and spirit. I hate to see you get all downhearted but I really don’t think that any one of us would have been able to complete that run today. Forgot all about it and try again when it’s cooler xx

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Fishypieface]

Thank you fishy, you’re so kind, you know me when I have a bad run...sulk is not the word!!!

Hope you’re ok xx

[Sadie-runs Graduate10]

MC. MC, MC, MC...you didn’t run what you set out to achieve because it was too hot and you were not hydrated enough. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR ABILITY AS A RUNNER. NOTHING! (Ooooh shouty Sadie-runs makes a rare appearance, ahem, sorry).

Before I say this, let it be said I love you lots. But...WTF were you thinking running at midday?!?!!? Lorks! Do not do this again in these temperatures, you hear me?! Do I need to come over there and waggle my finger at you? (School teacher Sadie-runs makes an appearance now).

Secondly, <Big hug> I understand how miffed you feel, but honey, shrug it off, okay? You are a very competent runner and doing so so well on this plan. Your next run will be lovely because you know what to do, and what not to do. You got this. (Phew! Normal, your running buddy Sadie-runs is back!)

Onwards and upwards dearest. We WILL prevail! 😘😘😘

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Sadie-runs]

Thank you Sadie-runs ...I will consider myself rollocked!!! I am sorry, I will not do it again I promise. I don’t want to jepodise my journey on the programme...& I def don’t want to rock my self belief, it did take a serious wobble today I will admit...you are welcome to come over here & waggle your finger & then we could go for a run??!!!! Then a brew & a rich tea??

Seriously though, I am one of the worlds worst self critic & always doubt my ability, I think the only hing I’m good at is being a Mummy!!!

Tomorrow’s another day & my next run is my next run...I tell that to people on here all the time but never tell myself that!! Thank you for your support, it means a lot...I can feel the love & sending you some back xxx let’s do this xxx

[Sadie-runs Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

I only rollocked you because I identify with how this affected you - because despite all my bravado, my confidence is easily knocked too...I know all about being your own worst critic!

We lose some battles but come out of them stronger and armed with more knowledge! You are a great mummy AND a great runner, okay? Now, how about that run and cuppa and a rich tea or two?! If I lived closer I would be right over. Well, as soon as it cooled down, of course. 😓

Hugs to you, brave lassie!

Sadie-runs xxx

PS it IS supposed to be cooler tomorrow, thank god! I am quite sick of the perpetual sweat fest!

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Sadie-runs]

I know...I needed it...we just need to keep each other in check sometimes & if that means the occasional rollicking then so be it!! I read the link to runners world, I felt completely out of shape when I started my run today & that’s when the gremlins got me...everything I could think of ruined the run...then I read the link & reading that the quicker you start to sweat the fitter you are, which is the complete opp of what I thought...so thank you for sharing that! If you ever come to Yorkshire, you’ll have to look me up! Xxx 😘

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

No worry. You got out and ran for 2. 8K, better than sitting on your bum eating a bag of crisps 😏

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess]

This is true Irishprincess 😉

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

That is the nature of it..just when you thought it was safe to go back i the water!!! Pow!

Well done you ! Good run... not what you wanted...but a good one

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you Oldfloss ..that’s exactly it, pow!! But next run will be better,...& 2.8kms is better than nothing..hope you’re ok x

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

Fed up...but hanging in there

[orangeguy Graduate10]

Don't worry you are not alone, we are all suffering with the heat... I called it a day after 4k and that was early at 6.30 this morning

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to orangeguy]

Phew, must’ve been hot?!

[Nwrkpak Graduate10]

It was too hot and you had the sense to realise that. Better than forcing 5k or more and doing damage. You loved to fight another day - or run another run x have a good run Weds 😁

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Nwrkpak]

Thanks Nwrkpak ...still here and raring to go 😉

[Hidden]

Don't worry Mummycav. I've had a few like that. It's not very nice but every run is a positive. Keep smilimg😉

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Hidden ...run in the bank 😉

[Slinkymalinki Graduate10]

Sorry the heat got you. Don't be hard on yourself. I'm sending positive vibes for your next run. I feel very guilty & inadequate if I have to walk but having read all these supportive comments I'm going to have a sneaky walk break if I need it on my next long run! Go MC!!

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Slinkymalinki]

Ha ha slinky-malinki , I know!! So much advice & support on here, I love it...I’d prob still be on the sofa if it wasn’t for everyone on here!! I shall take your positive vibes out with me xx

[limberlou Graduate10]

What’s that they say about “ Mad Dogs and B210k Runner’s go out in the midday sun”. It’s got to be before 9.00am or really late evening when it’s full on heat like this.

I knew , before I knackered my ankle, I wasn’t going to attempt a ParkRun until the weather broke, purely because it’s too hot for me by 9.00am.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to limberlou]

Absolutely limberlou ...no more running for me after 9 or before 6:30, it just doesn’t suit me...hope your ankle is soon back to its best & you can get out again x

[GingerBohemian]

I was the same myself today. Been doing 45m, 50m even an hour no issue. 16m23s / 1.83km today and I was done.

But at least we were out there!

On to the next one!

GB

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to GingerBohemian]

✋ high five my friend...well done for getting out there at all!! Phew...it’s to get even hotter by the weekend here again...I’m gonna have to set off at 3-4am at this rate!!!

[Richard7 Graduate10]

I have felt the same about stopping but have been struggling to get back to form after a bit of a break and the heat. This morning I set off too quickly and decided to change my run as a result. Fast 1k then rest and stretches. I think I stopped for a couple of minutes each K. Even had a sit down at the local pond to take in the scenery and the wildlife - I never do that normally!! Don't think it matters if you stop if you are enjoying yourself. Just adapt your run, use it as a training tool, maybe to go faster for longer!