Week 7 ✅

[Nozza03]

Completed week 7! I do however have concerns regarding the run. As I've said before I run through the lanes, early morning time there's only one or two cars which I have to stop for because I've got the dogs with me. I only stop for about 10 seconds however, today I had to stop about 5 times. Only for a few seconds but am worried it's like resting. What are your thoughts on this? 😏

[sheps Graduate]

I have a similar run. I ignore the occasional pause for a car. Nothing I can do about it so why worry. It's running in the real world. Town runners have to stop at junctions after all. We country lane runners are lucky though.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

I really wouldn't worry. In strict time running terms you may have underrun but in the grand scheme of things it not going to make a lot of difference.

I have 19, yes, NINETEEN ****ing gates to deal with on my home 5k run, which I estimate each take about 5 seconds running time to encounter...............I don't think it has done me any harm.

Keep running, keep smiling.

[sheps Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Kissing gates? No need to star that out😀

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to sheps]

Er................yes, of course that's what they are.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to sheps]

I love kissing gates... Husband and I have kissed at every one we have gone through since before we were married.. ( OK...I know I did not need to share that)

[sheps Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Oh, but nice that you did.

[GoogleMe Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Maybe if you did more than kissing we don't need to know eg if they were those gates IannodaTruffe mentioned, ahem.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to GoogleMe]

Just for clarification, I first posted about the ****ing gates four years ago healthunlocked.com/couchto5... but the council, in their wisdom have added another since then!.

[GoogleMe Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Come to Derbyshire for a squeeze stile, they're fun (not) especially with a medium sized dog.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to GoogleMe]

Love it!!! Love it!!!

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Oh!!!...so....it's a noun and not a verb?

Man, no wonder passer by look at me funny when I am at one....

😱

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I think it's fine to stop. This is real life and these things happen. A stop of a few seconds really won't matter and when you get past graduation you will be running further so stops will just be part of that process. Be easy on yourself

[GoogleMe Graduate]

Your head's not stopping, you're not stopping for a breather, you're good.

[Nozza03 Graduate in reply to GoogleMe]

I won't tell a lie though I do get happy when I see a car coming haha 😂

[GoogleMe Graduate in reply to Nozza03]

Secondary gains. Better than wasting energy on irritation!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Just don't worry.. you could work out the time and then add it on... but really no need... I know folk who have run up and down lines of cars waiting at the railway crossing to add time on to a run at the end..or around supermarket car parks...

Just keep on running, that is the best thing

[Nozza03 Graduate]

Thanks so much. I feel much better. To be honest I found this run a little easier maybe it's the cars or might even be my stamina, either way I'm excited to start week 8.. you're all a bunch of nutters though and you crack me up! So glad I found this forum 😜

[Rignold]

Don't sweat the small stuff

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I can remember the same concern on one of mine when I stopped a bit too early because Mr Smooth said something along the lines of okay you're done but then he continued chatting for a few more seconds then he said 'you can start walking now' it really played on my mind as I felt I'd cheated. But it's a runner's lot to have to pause from time to time. It counts, of course it counts, you ran it.