I have been somewhat silent of late... As some of you know I was struggling with week 7, the 25 min runs.
I can come up with a while bunch of excuses... It's cold, I'm not feeling great, it's windy, I didn't sleep well... But generally I just started to lose heart at my constant inability to complete these runs... Gremlins emerged and became demons...
So I decided - against some advice of not going back - to revisit week 5 and get a feeling of success back.
I did w5 run 1 easily with extra running in the walking stages and felt happy. Since then I have done w5 run 2 three or four times. I still find this a challenge but can complete it.
Although I am potentially a bit stuck, I'm pleased that I am getting out there and haven't given up altogether... which was so tempting!
The plan now being that once I've built my strength and confidence up a bit, I will move onwards and upwards.
So, the T0rtoise is still plodding - albeit a bit more slowly n steadily than I'd like
Well done to all you people who have managed to complete week 7 and above. I am in awe!
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I know how you feel about the weather, it's cold & nasty! Uninspiring!
I'm not really looking forward to Parkrun tomorrow if weathers bad, but at least It'll wake me up. Think there's a window for a few hours that the sun will be out where I am for Parkrun...😀
I think you've made exactly the right choice, to go back to an earlier week to rebuild your confidence. I know it's a heresy, but why not leave lovely Laura at home and try a run listening to your own music, or maybe even an audiobook. You may find that running to your own tracks may be just the lift you need to see you through to the end of w7. Good luck
Hey who cares! You are out there running, getting way more exercise than you used to. There is nothing sacred about non stop running or indeed 30 minute runs. Stick at it and enjoy!
I think that's a fine plan. Also, if you like the run-walk intervals you could always go rogue from the program and just keep increasing the running vs walking time but still have breaks. Or add additional running intervals on to the end. Depends what your goal is, but I'm partial to walking with my running lately.
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