Wk5 R3 YES YES YES !! I DONE IT🤣🤣

[Vonhorn]

Very pleased jogger posting this morning!

I listened to all of your lovely advise, but still had that nagging doubt in the back of my mind saying “20mins non stop 🤦‍♀️”

So I decided to prepare 😉

1. Thought about running were I really enjoy and get the most inspiration to keep going - beach it is 😄

2. Music. Had to be ELO/Queen/ Tina Turner/ Drifters very odd mixture you may think 💭 but it works for me 🤣

3.BELIEVE a you can do it ! Was my prep talk to my self

So off I went 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️ I actually didn’t want to press the start button at first , I hesitated -prep talk again “dont be bloody stupid get on with it 😬

So off I went, 5 mins walk then off you go !

I couldn’t believe it when the voice said you have run 10mins - I’m thinking hang on that wasn’t so bad and I haven’t had a rest ...

A few minutes later my breathing didn’t feel great at that exact point the voice said “control your breathing - so I focused and started taking deeper breaths ,that’s better I thought , jogging along I thought wow I’m actually jogging at a nice pace and don’t feel exhausted, how can that be ??

Then them words You have done it 😜👍, now time to slow down , my heads thinking I could probably go for a little bit longer 🏃🏼‍♀️ but I never I slowed down 😀

The fabulous feeling of completing the jog was fantastic 🤗

But my legs felt like they 2 dead weights 😂😂

Nice 5min walk to slow cook down - Finished

Sorry about the long post but I wanted to share my experience with everyone because I’m so elated

[Janechic]

Well done you! I love jogging on the beach too. Lovely fresh seaside air 😊

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

You see, you can do it!!!

Well done on the landmark run.

Keep running, keep smiling.

[Vonhorn in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you 😊

[Biris1]

Well done!

[Vonhorn in reply to Biris1]

Thanks 😊

[Izzyrascal Graduate]

What a wonderful place to run - and what great prep before setting out!

I found that making a new running playlist was really motivating - I really wanted to get out with there and get on with it... I’m definitely adding ELO to my list now.

Now that you’ve run for 20 mins, you know you’ve got what it takes to get to 30 - well done you!

[Vonhorn in reply to Izzyrascal]

Thank you 😊

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Very very well done! You did well....

just a note of caution.. beach running, even on flat dry sand is hard work... ( suction from sand, even dry sand) it really can impact and exacerbate the strain on the calf muscles... so give those tired legs an extra stretch and maybe a roll

Go you though... Brilliant!

[Vonhorn in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you for your advise 😄👍

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Vonhorn]

Just what my physio told me after my calf tear

[Vonhorn in reply to Oldfloss]

Oh dear sounds awful 😩

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Vonhorn]

It was.. I was on the IC for a while before I went to the physio.. my recovery regime.. included the not running on the beach

Back on it now though..

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[TJMazz Graduate]

Yay, well done. You must feel great. Looks like a lovely place to run too 😀

[Vonhorn in reply to TJMazz]

It is , I’m very lucky to live near the beach and woods 👍 thank you 😊

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Congratulations 😊 and well done 👍