Well, after graduating on Saturday, tonight was my first 'just for the heck of it' run. I set out with 30 minutes in mind and 30 minutes I did but bloody hell ... I must have been dragging a pallet of bricks behind me! 4k took me 32 and a bit minutes when I did 5.2k in 35 and a bit on Saturday!!!
I put it down to a number of things ... it's Monday, it's cold, the hormones are visiting (!), I landed in a huge puddle for the first time since starting this and I'm devastated about David Bowie so all in all although I didn't crash and burn I learned that at least I got out there, I completed my goal in mind and although it may not have resulted in one of my better efforts, I'm still going again on Wednesday then Saturday. So the moral of the story is ... it's now a matter of incorporating running into my way of life and accepting that some days, your socks are just gonna be wet ... get over it!!! Happy running this week everyone
Monday is a tough run day for me too. Also, the programme sort of propped us up and now we are running because we want to, rather than because Laura expects us to! I graduated about 15 weeks ago, I feel having set running days and being committed to 3 runs a week has helped me. Also, I plan different places to run which keeps it very interesting. I think starting with 30 minute runs is a great idea. I did the same and then on a good day, kept going to 5k. Then I felt I could do 3 X 5k which I did for some time. Keep us updated, great you are a free runner, enjoy it!!