I've been really proud of my accomplishments so far in C25k - I've fought through every head rolling I'm too knackered for this moment but today I didn't make it. 17 mins out of 25, ran out of puff, dizzy and first bad stitch out of the 7 weeks. Walked, did another 2.5mins, walked again, and finished on the last 5 mins. I haven't quite figured out what went wrong, bar a head wind up a wee hill that really took it out of me this morning. I'll be having another go on Tuesday, but it puts doubt in me as to whether I should go back a week and try and improve before I have another go at week 7. I think I have hit my wall!
Week 7, Run 1, Girl Down: I've been really proud... - Couch to 5K
Week 7, Run 1, Girl Down
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I'd give it another go - you're obviously determined to succeed and as everyone on here tells you - everyone has one bad run. I'd go on - take it slower if you can. The build up is really slow, I'm sure you'll manage next time - concentrate on relaxed breathing too. Glass of water before you go - you may be doing all these things already. Good luck.
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What did you do differently from wk6r3?. If you managed that one then you know you can do this. Have faith & don't let 1 bad run put you down. I did the wk6 r3 this morning & really struggled but have worked out why so hopefully wk7r1 will go better.
chin up. You can do this. X ☺
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You can do week 6, you've done it. Better to do this week again and slow it right down.
Cheers all, yup, going to take this one on the chin and focus on trying to maintain stamina on my next run.
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Kudos on completing a difficult run! Even a slight up hill stretch can be the deciding factor when one is nearing ones limits. If you add a head wind it's even tougher. One thing I have noticed is that if I am dressed to warm, I can "hit the wall" with much less effort.
I don't know if you have or use some sort of Watch / phone app to help with pacing? For many it's overkill but I find using a cheap heart rate running Watch with GPS a big help when "analysing" the run afterwards. If you have some sort of smartphone there's loads of different options, Runkeeper is popular.
I prefer using a Watch with easy physical buttons for start / stop / split so I use a Garmin.
Keep at it, you'll make it!
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Sounds like a bad day - we all have them. Write it off and do that run again - don't go backwards, you don't need to.
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You *should* be proud of what you have done too, well done! Just one of those days, sometimes things just stop us in our tracks and we don't always know why. I agree with useit, don't go back a week, you've sorted that already! x
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Yep, just keep plugging away. Go slowly! Give yourself time to breathe and you'll make it round. Laura will be there helping you along.
Have fun!
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Maybe the confidence from week 6 lulls us into thinking week 7 is easier than it is? Did you go too fast? Slow down and slow down again....good luck, I would definitely keep going and put this run down to experience