Week 5 Run 3 - 20 minutes, but am I actually jogging...?

[Sherbear1979]

All week I've been sooo excited about completing the 20min run today, I figured I'd be over the moon and maybe even feel a bit teary and emotional at what I've accomplished. So when the run was over I was surprised when none of those things happened and I felt rather numb, I'd even go a bit farther to say I felt kind of meh.

The thing is that I figured it would be a lot more challenging than it was, the 20min went by super quickly and except for a little discomfort in my feet (I think I tied my shoes too tight) I barely felt out of breath or anything.

I know we are supposed to go slow and steady but am I going fast enough to really count it as jogging? It's kind of more of a shuffle that would barely be more than a really fast walk just bouncier (if that makes any sense). I feel that cardio wise I'm not being challenged much at all but when I try to go just a little faster I get a weird twinge in my knees and sometimes my ankle. I really want to avoid injury but I fear I am going too slow and I even wonder if both of my feet are actually off the ground at the same time, it's hard to tell.

Sorry if this is like the most negative W5R3 post ever, lol. I guess I had just built it up in my head to be this magical moment and now I feel a little let down when it wasn't that. I do know that 5 weeks ago I wouldn't have been able to do this at all so I just keep trying to remind myself of that and physically I do feel pretty good right now.

Thanks for listening to my long rant, lol.

Sherri

[unfitmum]

As you say - 5 weeks ago you wouldn't have been able to do this so well done!!

As for the knees/ankle - if you really think that you could go faster but that you are worried about injury is it worth talking to your Dr about it at some point? It seems a shame to be worried during your run as opposed to be enjoying the achievement!

[Sherbear1979 Graduate in reply to unfitmum]

Thank you. It just feels like my cardiovascular system is ahead of the rest of my body capability wise when I'm running. I know in time my legs will get stronger though. I also for some reason have skinny legs and a heavy upper body so that probably doesn't help.