Iโm actually just so glad to get my mojo back after a couple of weeks languishing in an ever decreasing inclination to get out for my runs .
On Friday I had a brilliant 5K and was as bright as a button all day . Today I decided I needed a plan to move me forward a bit . Iโd done 12 consolidation runs of 30 /38 mins and was maybe getting in a rut .
So whilst reading this forum in bed with my morning coffee and looking out onto a beautiful sky I decided that was it and out I went .
Even as I started the run I wasnโt sure which plan I actually intended running ๐ค, 2.5 distance or 15 mins time ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
Sort of settled on 2.5 K even though in the back of my mind the time plan seemed more suited to how my C25K panned out.
I definitely ran too fast (for me anyway) for the first 1K and was very conscious of my pace being โall over the shopโ . That didnโt make me confident to do a 5 then 5.5 K later in the week , Iโd be all puffed out at that pace.
Then thought well if I just pulled back on those ones maybe I could ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ Or maybe just change my mind and increase my times on the time plan even though I feel Iโm a bit fed up running 30 min runs .
Very muddled thinking I know ...... still Iโve done my run and have been as chirpy as a budgie all day ๐ very happy too that Iโve committed to B210K
This running malarkey is good for the mood and Iโve still got two days to decide which plan am I actually doing ๐๐๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
Thanks for all the encouragement this morning ๐
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My take is that Iโm using the short run for speed work, the long run for a slow work out...Iโve read to death all the posts about how serious runners do most of their training at a slow pace ๐ค
...and to be honest, I found the 39 minute jog (covered 4km at 9:41/km pace) easier on my knees than the 15 minute speed (2.12km at 8:23/km pace).
My understanding on reading posts about The Plan is that itโs up to you, but if (like me) your 30 minute graduation runs are well short of 5k, you may be better off doing the timed programme ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
...anyway...Yay for mojo...go us! ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ข๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐งก๐
My 5km are still counting in the warm up/cool down walks ๐ ...so it means Iโm now achieving it on my long runs (44mins this week) Hopefully I will actually *run* it next week with 50 minutes ๐ค๐ผ
Of course once you have done the Timed plan...you can start again with the distance ๐
Well done for getting out there! Why not start with the timed programme and then switch to the distance when you get to 60 mins. That way you get the boost of 2 achievements (and 2 new badges on here!). Good luck!
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