A Tough run today and my slowest 5K 😐

[Instructor57]

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 ! 🤣🤞

[Hidden]

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 🤗

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

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

Hope things improve in this next week 🤞

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

😀 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🤞

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Oooh, hope you are feeling ok ? 🤞

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

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..🤞🙂

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

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

[Hidden]

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 😂

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

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

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

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.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

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 Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

You can do 10K. You’ve just done 5K. Just do 2 of them 😂

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

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

[Jools2020 Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

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! 😂 I worry about myself sometimes.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

Haha, love it 🤣🤣🤣

[nowster Graduate10]

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.)

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

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 😐

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

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

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

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

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

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

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

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

Hope your next one is better also 🤞

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

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

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

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

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

I shall be cheering you on

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Aww ... Thank you x 😬👍

[Snail61 Graduate10]

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 return👍👍👍.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Snail61]

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 😐

[Snail61 Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

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

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Snail61]

Thanks 👍

[Indielass00]

Like you said you got out. Just one of those runs and a running is better than not running 😀👍🏻

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Indielass00]

Yes, glad I did it 👍

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

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! 👍🏃‍♂️🦶

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

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

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

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. 🙏

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

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 🤞😐

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

🤞🤞🤞

[Peter44 Graduate10]

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! 😀

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

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

[9weeks2Run Graduate10]

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 🧸💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🥰🌈🦄⭐️🐾🏃🏻‍♀️🧑🏻‍🏭🌱

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to 9weeks2Run]

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

[9weeks2Run Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

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. 🧸💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🥰🌈🦄⭐️🐾🏃🏻‍♀️🧑🏻‍🏭🌱

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to 9weeks2Run]

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 !

[9weeks2Run Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

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

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to 9weeks2Run]

I will , thanks x