W5R2

[CB27LJ10]

Oh dear.......

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate]

What? What happened??

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Didn't it go well?

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Please.. tell us

[RebeccaSK Graduate]

On tenterhooks here! What happened?

[Kimchoc08 Graduate]

What........

[DBlou]

🤔

[icklegui Graduate]

Practice run?

[CB27LJ10]

Lol well I did most of it but had to flipping stop about a minute before end of 2nd run. Unfortunately legs just ran out of juice and I was not impressed 😣 so anyway rather than use the F word lol I just said oh dear until I got over it! 😂

[RebeccaSK Graduate in reply to CB27LJ10]

No run is a wasted run! Frustrating though - when you're so close to the end!

[CB27LJ10 in reply to RebeccaSK]

I know i was so mad with myself, I didn't even finish my warm down walk then got annoyed about that afterwards as well 😄

[RebeccaSK Graduate in reply to CB27LJ10]

I've been there on a number of occasions. There was one thing that always got me going again - telling myself that if I didn't keep running then I'd have to repeat this run again and you don't want to have to do that! Seriously though, try not to get too annoyed with yourself. Forum members who were around when I was attempting W9 (for which I had two "practice" runs) will tell you how frustrated and angry I got with myself and how counter productive it was. I stopped enjoying my running because I was beating myself up so much. I wanted to graduate only because I was stubborn - I didn't actually enjoy my last few weeks of the programme one bit, I was miserable. It took a few weeks post graduation before I started to enjoy running again and Parkruns have a lot to do with that!

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate in reply to CB27LJ10]

Ha ha...have I scared everybody about using the F word???!!!! You did MOST of it so move onto the next one...you'll finish it next time...more stamina & Kms under your running belt x

[CB27LJ10 in reply to Mummycav]

Lol well if I had used that word I imagine I'd have given up and I'm too stubborn for that 😉 I just can't decide now whether to repeat the run or just go for broke n do R3 what do u think? All the best for your Graduation Run hunni n don't you even think about leaving me to it after that! Please... hahaa 😃

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate in reply to CB27LJ10]

I would move on...stopping a minute before the end..? You can do it I'm sure??!! Just don't set off fast, very very slow to start & if you feel ok increase of not stay where you are....if you don't manage, bank the stamina & Kms & repeat run 2...but I don't think you'll need to do that will you???? Come on, it's in there somewhere!!!

I won't leave you no chance x

[CB27LJ10 in reply to Mummycav]

Oh why not, what have got to lose, apart from my breath lol I'll go for R3 and thanks for the support hun x

[Polly2810 Graduate in reply to CB27LJ10]

Go for it...you can do this!!

[icklegui Graduate in reply to CB27LJ10]

Really glad it's not worse, with the wet weather I was dodging slippery rotting windfall apples, I was worried a bit when I saw this and the earlier slippery slope post (sorry forgot whose)! So honestly just a bit of a practice there, some more stamina built, sounds fine to me keep running, we're impressed by every run and getting over these little blips is impressive too!

[CB27LJ10 in reply to icklegui]

Didn't plan my route so well either, forgot about the little cobbled hill down by tbe canal lol not the best running surface grrr!

[icklegui Graduate in reply to CB27LJ10]

ahh planning is my nemesis! Cobbles - style over function. Pffft. Keep running, you'll know which run to try or re-try in your gut. Good luck!

[Tricky2836]

Just a practice this time.... you'll get it next time keep going mate your doing brilliant 😀

[CB27LJ10 in reply to Tricky2836]

Thanks Tricky so are you ☺ and I'm determined to go again tomorrow 🏃

[Tricky2836 in reply to CB27LJ10]

You go remember slow and steady and enjoy.. You got this I'm running with you so don't stop keep going 😉

[CB27LJ10 in reply to Tricky2836]

Cheers mate 😉

[Wannabefit19 Graduate]

Hope your ok .

[quirkybee Graduate]

Ah, forget about the last minute of non running, move swiftly onto the next run. I ran for the first time last night, since holiday and my graduation 2 weeks ago and my feet were literally dragging and scuffing the floor on occasions. Keep going, just think of if keeping going, that's what you need to focus on 😊