Week 6 Run 1 Unexpectedly Challenging!

[Ripcurlrana71]

Just done the run and after the 20 min run thought I’d be fine. But anyone else find the 8 min section a bit challenging/went on forever??

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Yep. Same experience. Everyone seems to agree that week 6 is particularly hard.

[Ripcurlrana71 in reply to Jay66UK]

Phew!

[Markboswell]

Yeah, me too. Just done run 2 of week 6. 2x10 minute runs. After this it seems to be straight 25 minute or lo ger runs. I am a bit concerned

[Ripcurlrana71 in reply to Markboswell]

How was run 2??

[Markboswell in reply to Ripcurlrana71]

It was ok once i got my head around ir. I think it is very much in the mind. I will do run 3 tomorrow.

[Ripcurlrana71 in reply to Markboswell]

Good luck with it. 👍🏼

[HoagyM Graduate]

Funnily enough I was looking at that last night.

I'm a couple of weeks behind you (week 4) but looked at the spreadsheet that shows what each run looks like, and was wondering why w6r1 was, on the face of it, "easier" than w5r3. So I checked on this forum for what people had said about it - lots said they found it much harder than w5r3, and were puzzled about why. Conclusion was probably the stop/start was harder than just keeping going.

So don't worry, you're not alone!

...and I'll look forward, if that's the right word, to having that experience myself in a couple of weeks

[Ripcurlrana71 in reply to HoagyM]

Thanks HoagyM! Knocks your confidence a bit but battling on!! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

[slow-farah Graduate]

Yeah the intervals in week 6 I found really tricky, I found it the hardest week so far but I'm now onto week 7 and it's all ok again

[Ripcurlrana71 in reply to slow-farah]

Good to hear! 😀

[Boolee in reply to slow-farah]

Thank goodness. Was beginning to think Wk 6 might put me off going any further.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

W6R1 is your longest workout to date.........say no more!

[Ripcurlrana71 in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Ohhhhhh! 😁

[Boolee]

Yep, did that one this morning. Looking forward to my rest day tmrw...

[Ripcurlrana71 in reply to Boolee]

How did you find it? My next run is Thur.

[Boolee]

Tough. I’ll be glad to just get on to solid uninterrupted runs. Who’d have thought I’d say THAT 6 weeks ago? Perhaps that’s why they throw W2Rs1and 2 in, just to make you feel unsettled and wanting to get on with it..

[Ripcurlrana71 in reply to Boolee]

Yeah agree totally. I feared the 20 minute straight run now I want it!! Making us crazy😜