Juju's Magic Plan...week 4 smashed it

[Sax64]

Well life is so busy at the moment I haven't had time to post or reply recently, but this running week has been ace.

Run 1, I did the NRC First Fartlek, again. That's 3 times I've done that and stll really enjoyed it. I'm beginning to get the hang of how the different paces feel and it's a good workout for a short run.

Run 2, I attempted and completed the 50 minute run. You know I was a bit anxious about this one, but told myself to take it really easy and just take it as it comes. It was a bit awkward to plan a route as basically I was unsure how far I'd get. Well I covered more ground than I'd thought possible and gained my farthest ever run medal from garmin at 6.3k. Hubby was well impressed, and so was I. Phew. Family stuff gave me a few days off running, although they weren't relaxing with very small grandchildren about.

Run 3, ended up being a family parkrun day with hubby and son. Fortunately it wasn't too hot today but I did get caught up in a slightly faster pace than I usually do, but from the fartlek runs I knew I was ok and so I got another PB and another medal from garmin. Wow what a way to end the week. I've well and truly become a runner now and I've only got 5 months running under my belt. What a difference new running shoes make. 👟 . Onto week 5....Happy running 🏃‍♂️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Brilliant, and a reminder I need to do that first farklet run again, thank you

[CBDB Graduate10]

Fabulous! Woohoo!! The magic of fartleks! Well done!

[Gwenllian1 Graduate10]

you are doing so well! Isn’t it great when you just have one of those every thing falling into place weeks.

[Sax64 Graduate10 in reply to Gwenllian1]

Definitely, I was buzzing.

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

Fantastic! You’re flying!!!

I used to (well, I still do!!) suffer with nerves at the start of long runs. I found giving myself lots of options for how far to go really helped. I’d often start thinking just get to fifteen minutes, and then see if I could make it to 5k, and usually by then I was getting close to the end and I could coach myself through to the end. Knowing I was consciously deciding whether to carry on or stop helped me feel in control and made me less likely to need to cut short. Some runs I did stop, but that didn’t feel so bad because I’d thought about different ways the run could be successful.

Great week for you! Congratulations ❤️

[Sax64 Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Thanks. I think that approach actually got me through the run, that and a long podcast. I didn't want to beat myself up if I found it too challenging because a run is a run and you're actually out there enjoying the morning. I did a very easy recovery run earlier, just chilling out whilst putting one foot in front of the other. Thanks for your ongoing support.

[Petem56 Graduate10]

Lovely post, happy running.