W5R3......help!!!

[Crockymumma]

I’m off to do W5R3 later today and I’m very nervous. It seems like a huge step from 8 mins running to 20!! Please someone reassure me it’s not as bad as I imagine!! 😳😳

[SendWine Graduate]

Honestly it's not as bad as you imagine 👍 if you've done the other runs you can do this.

Will look for log later 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[SendWine Graduate in reply to SendWine]

Just saw your rock photo ... my grandkids are always painting and hiding 😁 #notts rocks

[Crockymumma in reply to SendWine]

Thank you, yes I will update later 😁

[ACHG Graduate]

I managed to do this one yesterday afternoon, just take it slowly, keep breathing and don’t look at your feet! You’ll smash it! I found it gets easier the nearer you get to finishing it!

[Crockymumma in reply to ACHG]

Thanks, yes I know I find once I can’t feel my legs towards the end it feels easier! 🤣 the one time I decided to look around at the view instead of the path ahead of me I fell flat on my face and had a big hole in my knee 😢 I try and look ahead but not down!! 😂 I’ll update later 🙂

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Your last five workouts have been longer duration than this one, so what are you worrying about.

Go slowly and believe in yourself.

[Crockymumma in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you.....I know in my rational brain that I can do it....just the irrational part says WTF?!! 😂

[Jay66UK Graduate]

It is all about staying slow and not letting the doubt beat you. They would not put this run in the programme at this point if you weren’t ready for it.

Smash it, but take W6R1 and R2 steadily - they sneak up and bite if you go too fast “because I can run 20 mins”!

Enjoy it - it’s a real milestone.

[Crockymumma in reply to Jay66UK]

Thank you, I know after today I’m gonna feel great (I might even cry a little 🤭🤫😂).....I WILL do it! 👊🏼

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Crockymumma]

You will. And I look forward to reading how it went 👊

[cobrien]

Go girl!!

You can do it

[Crockymumma in reply to cobrien]

Thank you! 💪🏼🤞🏼🏃‍♀️🤗

[MarkyD Graduate]

This is an answer that I wrote to @CariCanRun last night 😎

You have to think about your heart-rate and the exertion for Week 5.

Everyone says “what an enormous jump from 8 minutes to 20 minutes”. But that chooses to ignore the reality. W5R2 if I remember correctly is 8r5w8r. That is a total of 16 minutes running and 5 minutes walking. The ‘walking’ isn’t a rest: it is brisk walking and allows your heart rate to recover from a running peak of (roughly) 150-180 bpm back down to (roughly) 120-150 bpm. It will take about 3 minutes to recover.

Compare this to 20 minutes running: your heart rate will be at your ‘running’ bpm for 20 minutes. That is not very much more exertion than 8r5w8r.

Set off on W5r3 at a slower pace than normal. Deliberately slower for the first 5 minutes. After a while your body will naturally fall into your natural running rhythm and your heart rate will be a little off your peak running bpm. You should manage 20 minutes with no problems, and a massive grin!!

[das_vikas Graduate]

You know it, you can do it! Don’t let those self doubts beat you. Keep it slow and steady and don’t forget to stretch before and after runs

[Crockymumma]

I completed W5R3 and I beat my pb 1m!! 😁 I came home, watched the royal wedding with a cooked brunch, then took my kids out for a 5k walk! 🤣 happy days!!

[SendWine Graduate in reply to Crockymumma]

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