week 4 run 2, thought it was going to be a disaster

[bikergirl]

Well thats me just back from me second run out of week four, and i somehow managed to get my timings wrong, i must of been walking too fast as i arrived at the bottom of the 100 odd meter accent hill i normally start my 1st run from the top of, when Laura said start running, now i should have used my head and paused it, but i decided to try and run up it.... what was i thinking, !!! i did get to the top but i was so shattered, i had to fall back into a walk about 30 seconds before my 1st run was done. First time iv not finished a run, was so dissapointed in myself, I really thought id messed the whole run, i was totally done in, normally i run smaller hills, but this ones a biggie.

But, i paused the recording and walked a couple of extra minutes on top of my due minutes, to catch my breath ad get some water in me, and started again, it turned out to be a good run, the 5 minutes runs went good, its so surprising how much i had worried about this and how it wasnt even an issue today and i even braved the run home along side the main road, which i normally avoid, so i dont get honked at by dirty old lorry drivers lol and everyone staring at my beetroot face AND... on my walk home, i thought to myself, you know i could even manage to run again just now. i didnt mind you lol

So just goes to show, dont give up even if things arent going so well because they can turn around in an instant

Happy running everyone x

[Caledonia Graduate]

I've been there, and felt like that!! One of my routes is very undulating, and during the first few weeks I managed to get my timings right for the runs downhill. Then it caught up with me!! However, I took the advice posted here and just managed the hills slow and steady. It's amazing how you can think one minute 'I'm never going to make this' and then a few minutes later 'I can do this!'

[greenlegs Graduate]

Brilliant attitude - you weren't defeated!

If you try the hill again, you'll probably find it more manageable if you take shorter steps (ie slow down, so using similar effort to running on the flat) - but maybe you don't need to!

[Crismatlotta Graduate]

I just did run 1 of week 4 and I actually enjoyed the 5 minute runs more than the 3 minutes, funny isn't it? Good on you for starting again, I don't know if I would have. I also messed up my timing a little last week and had to run up a hill, I don't know how I did it, I think Laura must have said something encouraging! Good luck on your next run.