Approaching 10k

[ClarrieBlue]

I am about halfway between 5 and 10k. I went out the other day and within a minute or two was thinking this was not going to be a great run. I wasn't aching or breathless, I just had no "go" in me !!! It was a bright, crisp winter's day and as I was running on a canal towpath, there were no hills to tackle so I just kept going. Eventually and very surprisingly I completed 8k in 57 minutes, my best distance yet. My point is that I think Couch to 5k really taught me how to persevere when you're not having a great day. Just slow down a bit and think about the next few yards rather than the whole run and see how far you get. The next day, the muscles in my sides ached slightly but I saw this as a good thing as I had clearly worked my "core" too. I'm sure that before C25K, I would have given up so there's another great reason to stick with these programmes. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all

[orangeguy Graduate10]

Yes its all about perseverance, what seemed easy one day is hard a few days later and vice versa but its all about carrying on . . . you will get there 👍😀 All the best for 2021.

[ClarrieBlue in reply to orangeguy]

Yeah. Thanks for your encouragement. I am hoping to complete my 10 k by the end of January. Snow and Covid permitting lol.