WK7 R3 all done. My worst feeling during and after though! Foolish man.

[tfcmagpie]

Morning all happy weekend. Now rested, washing on, neighbour spoken to about screaming at his children at 0815 in the morning and finally I get down to bore you all.

Confidence smashed this morning by my stupidity and by being unsettled. All my own fault and I will not do it again. IT problems so results only on one app not two, no music so no JD who sadly left on a jet plane a long time ago but his dulcet tones along with MJ were absent. I had to walk with the phone in my hand so I could see when to start running and to check where I was on the run.

Like an idiot because I was unsettled by it all I started running way to fast, I knew I was going too fast but just could not adjust (creature of habit). So by the time I got (to phoenix, (ref music taste)) 3KM I knew the final 1.5 were going to be painful and slow, slow, slow.

I have started to look the splits which I think is bad news as we tend to over do this and interpret messages in the wrong way. However it does show everything I have said earlier.

For next week I am going to ditch the music and just have MJ and remember slow, slow, slow.

My target is Bushy Park (Park Run) on the 16th where I shall do my final run of WK8 R3 and then continue to finish to 5KM, on the basis I ran and walked and have been 4.46 KM this morning I do feel I can do it.

An hour and a half ago I was not feeling good. But a stern talking to from self has put all that to bed.

Now let me sort out negotiations with Michael Barnier.

[Sillyyak13 Graduate]

I thought I was the only one to have crappy day's start before a run. Ha. You nailed it, you stuck with it and got through so your talk worked. X

[tfcmagpie Graduate in reply to Sillyyak13]

Thank you so much xx

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Good luck next week tfc...your slow plan sounds like a good'n...😊...

Stats can wait til you are comfy at 30 mins, and you will be...😆x

[Downtwo]

Hope you recover soon and get back on track. Just been off running a few days due to visiting sick Dad in Devon so a bit trepidatious ( is that a word?) this morning. But it's not raining yet and so no more excuses. Running too fast is my problem too and it does pay you back. All the best with the next one.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Lessons learned... run done... happy chap! Well done

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I always reckoned that at this stage your legs and head can get a bit over confident... mine did, I kept on starting too quickly. When I should have been in the toxic tens, I wasn't and usually hit the terrible twenties instead. Slow and chill will get you there.

Well done for keeping going even though you didn't have music or Mr Smooth...

[Irish-John Graduate]

Best thing I did when I was somewhat where you are was to take a "break" and next run just went out and did not start with any care about time/speed/distance/programme schedule etc.

I just focused completely instead on what running literally feels like Learned a lot about how I can unconsciously tense and distort body parts, not breathe regularly, get over anxious about pace etc....and I started learning what the enjoyment part of running is for me personally

It was probably my most "successful" run as a result.

Wishing you many happy miles in your future