The heavy-legged shuffle, aka ‘running’

[ktsok]

Lordy Lordy, that was hard work. The heart rate graphic is shown in red, which is spot on - the scarlet blood was whoosh whooshing in my ears and it was mouth agape the whole way.

It was a day of rushing about, school run, work, then more rushing, then shopping, then an unexpected visitor and it wasn’t until 6pm that I had a chance to go out for a run. I was feeling knackered and hungry and I think I’m coming down with something, but felt I must get out there and reestablish the running pattern...

I ran for 27 minutes, covering 4.15km and walked for 3 minutes over half a dozen short spells. It was hard work from the first step; my legs felt sluggish and my breathing laboured. But I told myself that just being out there, however ungainly and painful, were steps in the right direction. Instead of turning for home at a convenient point, I pushed on and added an extra loop. Then another.

It’s not just fitness; I think we lose a little confidence in our ability when we step away for a little while. Thankfully, C25K taught me some valuable lessons... such as being kind to yourself... expecting and accepting ‘bad’ runs... lessons which haven’t been entirely lost - although my pacing has gone to pot again!

Just... keep... running...

[Mike_Bravo Graduate10]

well done for getting out there after a hard day! 👍 with that perseverance your BPM will be reducing in no time and your pace going up, though 4.15 in 27 minutes isn't too shabby at all. If you're coming down with something maybe make sure you do treat yourself kindly though, don't be doing too many 'ungainly and painful' steps. 😊

I hope the next run will be in more comfortable circumstances ktsok and that whatever you're coming down with doesn't last long.

[Jell6 Graduate10]

We were both out today, I was home by 06.45 having set out for a leisurely 35 minutes.

I ingested some small, white, flying critters that hovered over the cow parsley 🤢.

When I got home I checked my max bpm, 162 (not bad for an old bird)

Yours confirms that you found it tough, did you drink enough I wonder!!???

It's hard to fit in adequate fluids when rushing about, I did the same yesterday, then tried to squidge in a litre on my drive home from work, not a great idea as it turned out, got stuck in a massive traffic jam, 40 minute commute took 2 and 3/4 hours😱😱 (bladder alert).

I love the Just..keep..running mantra.

I will modify it to Just.. drink...plenty..of..water💧💧💧but not all at once 😊😚

[ktsok in reply to Jell6]

Good advice Jell, haven’t been drinking nearly enough...

[ktsok in reply to ktsok]

Water

[Jell6 Graduate10 in reply to ktsok]

😂😂😂🍷🥂

[Couchpotato2]

Well done for getting out and doing it and when doing it, pushing yourself a bit more. You are still doing it therefore you are officially amazing 😉

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Well done for persevering ktsok. I’m not sure I could have run like that after the day you had! You did it - that’s fantastic! 👏👏

[Jay66UK Graduate10]

Bravo for keeping going. If you ever want to run further, this is the attitude that gets you there 👏👏👏

Enjoy your next run x

[Flaraflarkin Graduate10]

Well done you for keeping at it! X

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Well done ktsok! You know your form will improve!😊xxx

[ktsok]

Thanks for the encouragement everyone!

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Well done ktsok - won't be long before you're back at full speed!

[Fabulous450 Graduate10]

Hey ktsok! Gosh, it would be understandable if you didn’t run given the circumstances, but you did and that’s brilliant. That’s the kind of determination that got us from the couch. Well done you!! Fantastic job!! ❤️

[grumpyoldgirl]

Good job kt! You got out there against all odds, and it all adds up 😊👏