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A Tough run today and my slowest 5K 😐

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Well, that was not a good run ! 😐

To be honest I was not feeling like running today but my last run was last Sunday and having signed up for the London vitality 10000, well, I thought I'd better get out there and at least get a run in !

If I had followed my run sequence then today should have been a long run but I knew before I even left the house that was not going to happen .

I have been a bit down lately since my 2nd jab and not sleeping very well , no energy , really not sure why but that's how it is .

Anyway , I decided on the NRC 'Running towards your goal' run as I thought it might get me back on track for my vitality run !

Coach and Andy P usually help to pick me up again .

Started off at a pace I would normally start a 10k and it actually felt ok but even after 1K i was feeling sluggish, the 2nd K was slightly better but also mostly downhill so not such a good guide !

The rest of the run to be honest just felt so tough!

Tired legs although no difference in my hydration , and despite the encouragement from Andy P, my head was just not in the right place !

I just wanted it to be over !

I literally just plodded on to complete a 5K getting slower and slower 😐

I know every run can't be a good run and we all have the occasional off day but it's a little disappointing being so close to the vitality run 😐

Ahh well, it is what it is !

At least it was a run (just)

Here's hoping you all have better runs than this ! 🀣🀞

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Ah Instructor so tough when the body can’t do what you want, it could well be the jab, I had weeks of fatigue after my first, and a very young male runner I spoke to recently said he’d been off his game for 6 weeks after his jab. Hopefully you’ll soon be back to full strength, and be able to enjoy your 10k even if you have to go a little slower πŸ€—

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply to

Hmm .. that's interesting!I feel better now you have told me that ! 😁

Hope things improve in this next week 🀞

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πŸ˜€ had my second jab last night so missing my run today to give the old body a chance, I’ll see what the legs feel like in the morning🀞

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply to

Oooh, hope you are feeling ok ? 🀞

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Sandraj39Graduate10

It’s tough when we have to grind them out isn’t it? Here’s hoping that the next run is better - I guess it could be jab related. I have my second jab next weekend, so we will see..πŸ€žπŸ™‚

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toSandraj39

Yes, that was tough ☹️Good luck with your jab 🀞

Some runs can be shit and just have to be forgotten. Might still be from the jab though. And trust me, your 5K is still a LOT faster than my 5K today πŸ˜‚

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply to

Yes, this one needs to be forgotten !Oh, I'll check out your post ! πŸ‘

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Jools2020Graduate10

Oh dear, Ian. I’m sure it’s to do with the jab. Mine was 2 weeks ago and although I’m not feverish or particularly unwell, I’m still tired. I dozed off sitting at the table yesterday!

I’m sure you will be back to your previous form soon enough, but in the meantime just take it steady. Maybe a 20-30 minute run and shelve all thoughts of distance.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toJools2020

That's just how I feel !Could fall asleep on a washing line 🀣

I'm not bothered about the distance apart from the fact it's the vitality 10000 soon 😐

Jools2020 profile image
Jools2020Graduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

You can do 10K. You’ve just done 5K. Just do 2 of them πŸ˜‚

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toJools2020

Haha, not sure I could do 2 of today's run 😐

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Jools2020Graduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

I did it the other week. A mind trick! I ran for 5K. Then I pretended I was just starting out on a 5K run. It worked! I’m so gullible I fell for it! πŸ˜‚ I worry about myself sometimes.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toJools2020

Haha, love it 🀣🀣🀣

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nowsterGraduate10

Herself was "out of it" for about three days after her second Pfizer jab. Feverish and lethargic. She's fine now. (Mine isn't until mid-June and will be the AZ jab.)

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply tonowster

Yes, I certainly felt out of it for 3 days , I ran on the 4th day and just did 3k.I thought today would be fine but no !

Ahh well 😐

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Birdlady64Graduate10

The tough ones are the runs that make us.Well done for seeing that one through Ian.

I'm sure the next one, and the Vitality 10k will be much better

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toBirdlady64

Thanks, today was one of the toughest I remember , fingers crossed for the vitality run 🀞

Tasha99 profile image
Tasha99Graduate10

I had an awful run today too. Put it behind you. I am. Hoping tomorrow will be better.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toTasha99

Oh dear ! I guess we all have them occasionally, that was certainly the toughest I remember .

Hope your next one is better also 🀞

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Those tough runs happen, that vaccine can take it out of us even if we don’t realise, i had no affects from the second but looking at my stats realised my heart rate was higher for days afterwards so was a bit tired and ran slower, maybe that’s just it for you. Rest and you will be ok for the vitality 1000

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Yes, I think the jab had more of an affect than I thought !Fingers crossed for the vitality run 🀞

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

I shall be cheering you on

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Aww ... Thank you x πŸ˜¬πŸ‘

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Snail61Graduate10

That jab🀒🀒🀒! I managed to get a 6km run in before my second jab and I'm glad I did. The morning after my jab I felt tired with little energy. I don't think I could have run even if I had wanted to. I'm sure your energy will soon returnπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toSnail61

Thanks, I did a 5k the morning of my 2nd jab , and had the jab at lunch time .My next run was 3 days later and just did 3j

But today is now 10 days since I had it so a little surprised really 😐

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Snail61Graduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

Best wishes for the vitality run πŸ‘. I think willowandsola may have a point about the longer term effects of the vaccine.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toSnail61

Thanks πŸ‘

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Indielass00

Like you said you got out. Just one of those runs and a running is better than not running πŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸ»

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toIndielass00

Yes, glad I did it πŸ‘

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduate

Sorry to hear your run was tough, I had a similar 5k the other day - although I was super rested, hydrated etc, it was a real struggle. Must be something in the air. The post jab blues aren’t fun, so I hope you’re starting to feel a bit better. I had an interesting conversation with a marathon runner this morning who has years of experience, he said for as long as he’s been doing it, it always seems to be 2 steps forward, 1 back! Niggles, illness, mindset, you name it. Your next run will be AWESOME as my American friend says. All the best! πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ¦Ά

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toFrenc

Thanks , bit of a hip ache today though after a short walk 😐So not looking good for the vitality run

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

I am sorry to hear that, I really hope it improves and you can do it belatedly if at all possible, even if not when you hoped to. πŸ™

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toFrenc

I'll just have to see what the next few days bring .I was hoping to run between now and then but not sure now , fingers crossed 🀞😐

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

🀞🀞🀞

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Peter44Graduate10

At least you got out there, even if it wasnt feeling great, i think any run is a possitive, however long, and speed, i guess we have to just remember before we started this running journey, and how far we've come, i'm sure the runs will improve! πŸ˜€

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toPeter44

Thanks Peter, I'm unfortunately nursing an aching hip today after a short walk 😐

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9weeks2RunGraduate10

Aww bless you Ian, definitely sounds related to the vaccine. Hopefully you will feel better next week, remember to be kind to yourself.

My first vaccine knocked me for six I was completely wiped out with the fatigue. Think of all the amazing antibodies you have being fully vaccinated.

Massive well done for getting out there.

Rebecca πŸ§ΈπŸ’™πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ ΏπŸ₯°πŸŒˆπŸ¦„β­οΈπŸΎπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ»β€πŸ­πŸŒ±

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply to9weeks2Run

Thanks Rebecca, yes it certainly knocked me for 6 .And now after a short walk today I have an aching hip 😐

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9weeks2RunGraduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

Oh dear sorry to hear that Ian, make sure you rest up and hope the hip behaves.

It is dreadful isn’t it I hope it passes, Covid fatigue truly is horrendous. πŸ§ΈπŸ’™πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ ΏπŸ₯°πŸŒˆπŸ¦„β­οΈπŸΎπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ»β€πŸ­πŸŒ±

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply to9weeks2Run

Yes, I'll see how it goes in the next few days , hope it's ok for the vitality run 😐And yes, can't believe the fatigue !

Don't know how you coped with the virus as well !

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9weeks2RunGraduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

It truly is so horrible you need to rest up as much as you can. Take care x

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply to9weeks2Run

I will , thanks x

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