W6R1

[RokensWife]

That was the hardest run so far...I thought it would be a breeze after doing the 20 minutes last week. Not sure if it's because I spent the previous day walking around Brighton all day (with pram) and wore my legs out? Anybody else find this hard. X

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I also did w6 r1 today and went out feeling really confident that this was going to be so easy after last week. How wrong was I.... found the first 3 mins really tough and even thought about stopping. So glad I dug deep and carried on and managed to finish in the pouring rain -( nice to be able to cool down and not look so red ). Don't think I'll take R2 for granted tho!

[Pyxis Graduate]

Did your legs feel really heavy? If so it could have been that they were still tired from all the walking yesterday. Don't worry - have a good rest day and then try again - I bet you'll find it much easier next time.

[RokensWife Graduate]

Yes Pyxis they didn't feel anywhere near ready to run after the 5 min warm up! I'm hoping for a better run. It was pouring with rain and just as I left, my husband flicked the kettle on so I don't think I was in the right frame of mind! X

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This is a common problem! I found the same, keep plugging away at it.

I read recently that most runners struggle for the first 20 mins of the run, I recon its about 10 mins until I settle down into the run, my legs can be heavy, breathing awful and generally wonder what on earth I'm doing but then suddenly it all slots into place.

So a 3 min run after the longer 20 min will still be a struggle, but thinking back, I wasn't ready to do longer runs at that point... They will start before you know it :0)

Doing C2-5K was the best thing I have done for my physical and mental health, I hope it is for you too!

[hits Graduate]

I also found the week 6 run1 really hard but like you I kept going until the end. I'm not sure why it was so difficult but maybe it's in the mind - after doing the first long run at the end of week 5.

However after some trepidation, I managed the 2nd run of the week OK and last night I completed run 3.

After struggling between 5 and 10 minutes (and not thinking I was going to make it) I started to find a better rhythm and my breathing became easier and I also started to enjoy it - so much so that after a 30 second break at the end I continued to run for another couple of minutes.

In fact, I even clapped myself at the end in celebration - 58 years old and someone who's never run in his life.

So keep going and you'll be fine.

[ReyC Graduate]

Hi! I just did this run and found it the hardest of the whole programme. I don't know why, I felt like I did w5r3 much more comfortably and faster. Maybe we spend so much time psyching ourselves up for that run and are a little complacent for the next?