arghhhhh w6r3

i cant seem to get past w6r2 i did w6r3 last friday, think i managed 11 minutes without stopping but then i stopped a few times after that! no matter how much i slow my pace down i feel like i have to stop. I didnt manage to do the 20 minutes on w5r3 without stopping! no sure what to do now? should i just keep repeating w6r2 until it gets easier up go back a couple of weeks? im so frustrated!

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Kitty, I'm by no means an expert but if it were me, I'd restart Week 5. Have a couple of rest days before doing W5R3 and go for it. I think it's psychological. If you can run 20 minutes without stopping, then you'll be confident doing week 6. Sometimes I count to 100 as one minute as I'm coming to the end. I break it down into e.g. counting to 100 5 times. You can do it !

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thankyou paula, i was debating wether to start back at week 5 again! thats a great tip too thanks, will try that

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It's not a race either. We don't have to do the program in 9 straight weeks. It's about enjoying it and feeling happy and comfortable and not getting injured. This time around, I'm trying to relax my shoulders, breathe, and move my arms more. I'm taking the pressure off myself

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lol i keep trying to remind myself of that! it may take some extra weeks but i will get there some great tips there, im often conscious of being a bit too stif when im running, probably why i have a bad neck and shoulder after i cooled down lol

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Just drop back if you feel you need to... If you did not complete the Week 5 run, head back and do that again... go as slow as you like.

Relax, look around, think of other things..make up rhymes or funny names for folk you see.

Land lightly, focus a little on the way your feet move, or how you are holding your hands... and just relax.

It is cyclic... you have to stop, you move on, your body tenses and you are getting more tired...so it gets worse..by gently repeating the Week 5 run you will be stronger

You can do this Then move to Week 6 trusting the plan and believing in yourself

Slow and steady

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thankyou great advice!