Does it actually get easier?.......

[Kat55]

Today was W1R2 so I'm in the very early stages. Decided to get out early and get it over and done with for the day. I'm pretty sure it felt harder today than my first day. My legs felt heavy. My breathing was harsh (I have lung disease) and it seemed to go on forever!

Has to be said tho, I feel much better for getting it done!

Any other people here who are early in their journey?

Kat xx

[Runningraspberrydiva Graduate]

I'm into W4 & I thought it would get easier, but as a friend said to me 'it doesn't get easier, we just get stronger'

We all have bad runs & good runs, just put it down to experience. Well done for starting the program, but as the tortoise said to the hare "slow and steady"!!

[Hidden in reply to Runningraspberrydiva]

So right, you need to have a bad un to appreciate the good ones.

[Lizzylobdob Graduate]

Yes!

[Martin_Rose Graduate]

Hi Kat, I'm at the same stage as you, I'm doing run 3 this evening, I also thought run 2 was harder than the first, hopefully we will soon be running easier. X

[reluctantrunner76 Graduate]

I'm pretty much at the same stage as you. Did week 1 run 1 yesterday and planning run 2 tomorrow.

When I first started I was like - this is easy, by the time is finished I was panting and sweating lots. Felt good though. My legs are a bit sore today though, tomorrow will be interesting.

Good luck and stick to it!!!

[Kat55]

Thanks everyone! I need as much encouragement as I can get. I also need to keep moving for the rest of the day now as I'm getting stiff lol xx

[WendyHC Graduate]

I did day 3 this morning in the rain. Now trying to decide whether to move on to week 2 or repeat day 3 at the weekend. Felt I was improving until the half way point then it started to kill! And I remain red in the face all day! When will I be able to run without looking like a beetroot?!

[Hidden in reply to WendyHC]

As I discovered it's impossible to ditch the beetroot, because every run you are tested more. Wear your beetroot with pride - my own particular colour is salsa red from Dulux, on a really hard one it's Monarch....

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

The plan is progressive, so inevitably, you are pushing your limits every week, in which respect, it doesn't really get easier, until you complete the process.

In a couple of weeks you will look back and be amazed that you can do so much and that your recovery has improved to such a degree. It is worth it.

[SuzyKK Graduate]

As to the breathing, I have asthma & found the breathing really hard at first... i read a book called "Shut Your Mouth" (or maybe "Close Your Mouth") which basically has you only ever breathing in & out through your nose... in the beginning I had to really slow down running speed (was already REALLY slow, so almost not moving!) & at the same time breath really fast (still through nose only)... but, now I find the nose breathing while running comes quite naturally & never (almost never) suffer the asthma issues...

Everyone has different running/ breathing styles, etc, but might be worth trying complete nose breathing...

[Kat55 in reply to SuzyKK]

Thanks I'll give that a try. I have bronchiestatist so I'll try anything x