Getting there..... a little too slowly!

[E27M14]

I’ve signed up for a 5 mile run( 8km), it’s now two weeks away. On the 9th May I ran 8km but then have struggled to do 5km since. Today I managed 7km total distance. I ran the first 5 then run/walked the rest. I’m feeling much more comfortable with my running than I was a week ago but think I need to accept that I may not be able to do 8km without walking a fair chunk of it. I’ve been working on making friends with the gremlins, and I’m hoping that I can go into this race with the right mental attitude to be happy with the outcome, whatever that may be. Who knows. Maybe I’ll surprise myself 😁

[misswobble Graduate10]

Races are fun! They really are! Who knew!

Run walking is absolutely fine, everyone does it and it's how we get round so don't worry about it. Have a lovely time. Take in the sights and sounds and have fun. Hopefully there'll be medals and CAKE!

Then come here and tell us all about it

[Couchpotato2]

exactly and the important thing is that you complete it. You might have a great day and find it ok to run all the way or you might not but you’ll run most of it I’m sure

[Granspeed Graduate10]

Looks promising to me, and anyway - however it is on the day is how it should be. 😊 So prepare and then enjoy. 👍

[Irish-John Graduate10]

I wish my first events for new distances I'd approached them as a learning experience/opportunity rather than "should be capable of doing well".

I would have enjoyed them more AND learned a valuable lesson that may have seen me do my second HM a lot more healthily than I actually did

Very best wishes for an enjoyable event

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10]

I’ve never heard of a race that pulls anyone out if they’re spotted walking a little... relax, have fun at the event, and finish it feeling proud of yourself... if you’re struggling to do this, just think back a year, and think how much of it you could have run then... that should do the trick. Have a great run... that’s not a fast run necessarily, nor a non-walking run, just a run that you can look back on and remember with a smile on your face.

Have a wonderful event, with or without some walking, and when you cross that line allow yourself to see what a huge accomplishment it is, and how far you’ve come.

[ktsok]

We have been conditioned to see walking as failing (sorry to use the f word). If we couldn’t manage to run the times through the C25k programme we had to repeat them. So it still feels like a fail when we walk. But it isn’t. Every time we get out the house with our running shoes on it’s a pass. The alternative is being in the house, sitting on our widening butts, right?! Some people deliberately walk for a minute every km, or have some other walk/run time/distance formula. I keep meaning to try it and see if there is any difference at all in my time! I know I run faster after a short walk break. If you need to pace yourself with walking, it’s ok! You wouldn’t judge anyone else, right?! 🙂

[Wimborne]

Ooo race excitement for you this week. Don’t fret E. Listen to your body, run with a big smile and run it your way and run happy. 😀

[Deals1 Graduate10]

Don't stress it!! I'd say enjoy it. Walking is fine if u need to. Have fun and report back

Theres actually an article on doing 5 miler in this months women running mag

Good luck

[grumpyoldgirl]

Tell those gremlins that if you walk part of it, that's ok with you and everyone else. You can do this! 💪 Heck, you ARE doing this! Make sure you enjoy it 😊

[Dowat Graduate10]

Wowzers! Well done for entering. I think you’ll come away from it with that fab running buzz, whether you walk/run or run it. You’re a total winner by virtue of entering and giving it a go. Totally impressed. Enjoy.

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Try not to worry and enjoy your run walk😀

[ktsok]

Did you do it E?!

[E27M14 Graduate10 in reply to ktsok]

Yes! I didn’t run it all, but I finished in 1hr2mins, but most importantly I didn’t die and I did enjoy it. So much that I seem to have signed up for a 10k in August 😂

[ktsok in reply to E27M14]

Brilliant! Well done E, that’s bloomin’ amazing. Did your sister enjoy it too?

[E27M14 Graduate10 in reply to ktsok]

It was really lovely to do it together, even though we didn’t actually run more than about 500m together!! When we got back we started looking for a 10k to do together and found one on our mum’s birthday (she’s no longer with us) and thought that must be fate!! Barry Island here we come!

[ktsok in reply to E27M14]

That’s a lovely way to remember her. And running together together might not be as fun as running together separately! Especially when breathing is enough of a challenge, let alone chatting.

[Couchpotato2 in reply to ktsok]

That will be a really nice thing to do to celebrate your mum!