What was the fuss about?

[Stratters]

As a couple of you know I’ve struggled since G day ( end Feb) but now happy to say that Demons thrown in skip and thanks to encouragement here mixed with a dash of will power I did 3rd consolidation run today.

It was VERY slow and it hurt ..... but I did it 😇

You know, the best thing about it was that just doing it made feel 10 feet tall again - so much so I came home and swerved the couch and have just spent 5 hours emptying, sorting and cleaning all my kitchen cupboards out!

What a great day 😊

[Time_to_run]

👍 fantastic stratters 👍🙌🙌

[Stratters in reply to Time_to_run]

😊

[Couchpotato2]

OMG that is an unexpected result from a run, cupboard cleaning!! but quite cathartic I bet.

Well done for getting back out there

[Stratters in reply to Couchpotato2]

😁

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Well done! Keep at it! 😀

[Bridget007]

Brilliant 👍🏻 well done! It doesn’t matter if it was slow you did it!!! And your cupboards are happy too 😊

[limberlou Graduate10]

I nearly packed it all in after my Graduation which was one of my worst runs ever. I hated every minute of it - struggled to breathe properly, legs hurt, got cramp, cried, told my daughter ( who is driven up to Bridgwater to see so we could do our G run together) that I never wanted to run again. I didn’t even feel any exhilaration when I’d completed it. Think I’d built it up too much in my head Then I cried on and off that day too.

2 days later I talked myself into my first consolidation run ...... and it went so well that I carried on running for 40 minutes and did my first 5k!!!

Since then I have had good runs and not so good runs, injuries, had to start back at C25k again due to 3 months on the IC, highs and lows. But 1 year tomorrow will be my first C25k anniversary and I’m still loving my running.

Keep up the good work - we are all here with you 👍😁

[Stratters]

Thanks LL - I’m glad to hear you got o er the hump and made it all a part of your life. It does help a lot to know i’m Not alone in finding it a bit of a challenge .... I’m resting today - but tomorrow I will bring your words to mind and get myself out there!

Thank you 🙏

[limberlou Graduate10 in reply to Stratters]

I still have the odd day when I have to drag myself out there and some when I just don’t and I go the next day. But I tell myself I am doing it for me ..I’m not training for the Olympics.. it’s supposed to be fun so enjoy it!! And usually I do 😜

[Stratters]

Great wisdom - and very useful advice!

(Pretty sure my Olympic days have passed me by!)