Your motivation is proving to yourself that you CAN do this. Perhaps running alone might be better for you, only yourself to impress! I prefered to do my runs alone mainly, except for my very very trusted son who understands pace, and kept to mine!
Listen to everyone ... you did not f**l (we do not use the f word). Every time you run you are moving on, some days are better than others for no rhythm or reason.
Keep it slow, slow, slow and trust in the program. You will do it.
Firstly, you didn't fail. You only fail when you stop trying and that goes for everything in life. Back yourself a little more and you might be surprised what you can do.
My head said 'only 5 minutes', my body just said 'no'- for all 3 attempts of the week - but thankfully I found this forum and was saved
Take your speed down a notch- even if you feel it is like comedic shuffling that you end up doing- and try again. When you are nearing 3 minutes next time take some deeper breaths and get yourself psyched. Get the inner dialogue of 'slow and steady' going and plod out the mantra- hopefully the distraction will put you off for a minute or so and then sheer determination will ensure that you keep going for the final seconds!
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