I've been reading and taking everyone's advice on here from starting 5 weeks ago, but not often posted. But thought I'd share my little mistake with you all!
I'm on holiday from work for a week, so have the advantage of being able to go for morning runs. So up I got to go out for my Week 5 Run 2. I couldn't find the correct week on my ipod, so decided to use the app on my phone instead. So off I went. I got through the first mental barrier of negative thoughts about how hard this was, and by the end of the first session of running I felt for once that I had found a steady pace and when Laura said I could walk I felt like I could carry on (very strange, but nice feeling!). But I did as I was told and walked it. Unfortunately the next bit of running started with a hill, and I think that finished me off before I even got into it, but I pushed and pushed and pushed and boy was it a struggle but I kept going until a minute from the end I had to turn a corner and my legs just STOPPED.
After having read on this site so much support and advice over the past weeks I knew not to feel bad about this and thought of how far I'd come since starting etc. By the time I got home I had decided I just needed to repeat the run until I could do it. There's no problem with that. Yes, a teeny weeny bit of disappointment but I was just chuffed that I had run as far as I had.
I've sat down to read though all the new posts, and someone on their post commented that they found they were okay running for 2 lots of 8 minutes on Week 5 Run 2. Hang on a minute, I think to myself. Laura told me I was running for 2 lots of 10 minutes on my run this morning?! So I quickly look at the C25K wall chart ...... and yes, I was running Week 6 Run 2!! And have just confirmed it on my phone app - Week 6 Run 2. Doh!!
So now although feeling disappointed and rather silly that I messed up by running the wrong week, I've just realised that I would have actually have completed the run after all! (I'd run 10 minutes, walked for 3 minutes, run for 9 minutes).
(and when I say run - I mean 'plod' - especially in the final 5 minutes, lol)
I think I might still re-run Week 5 Run 2 though - especially as I'm totally scared about doing the Week 5 Run 3!
Bit of a long story, but felt the need to share
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Kazzykilb
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Oh no, that's 3 of you all saying to carry on with run 3. I guess it does makes sense. I'm not very good at keeping secrets. Perhaps if Laura doesn't actually ask me how my last run went, then I don't need to bring the subject up with her? Doesn't she say something like "as long as you have completed all the runs before this .... " though?
Will have a day of rest tomorrowand I may re-think my route to avoid the hill (bit difficult where I live to avoid them though). I've tried to change my route each time, and I still seem to come across them. Either little short steep ones, or longer inclines that go on and on.
I'm sure by Saturday I'll be itching to have a go to see if I can do it
Hee hee, brilliant though to do so well on a run a whole week ahead of where you are! I just finished w6 r1 and if you did any of w6 you will breeze through run 3 of week 5 don't worry.
Well done on keeping going you should feel very proud and not silly at all!!! Graduation a step or 3 nearer eh!?!
Oh continue, you know you want to and if you think about it you actually completed it and added a litter extra so you should be proud !!!! Well done and keep going
LOL! Week six is tough enough for anyone who's completed W5R3 anyway, but you do it great after tackling it inadvertently! I'm with the others: go for W5R3 - you'll be fine! And at least now you know what week six has in store! Good luck!
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