Finally finding my pace!

[Crawlhome]

After five weeks of struggling to breath during the runs I did wk5r2 this morning and during the warm up walk had a strange mental block of not being able to breathe deeply, then when I started the first eight minute run it all started coming more naturally.

I'm more used to excercises like spinning when you're expected to go fast so it's a challenge reconditioning my head!

Really enjoyed that run, got overtaken, didn't care, saw a pretty striped caterpillar and managed to run the last minute uphill at the same pace.

Roll on Friday!

[cheeseheads]

Great job👍👍. Just did my w5r2 today also. I’m actually looking forward to Friday myself. Rest up and see ya Friday morning on the big 20 min run

[AnnieW55]

Yes, the breathing thing usually sorts itself around wk 5-6. One other tip I got from ianodeatruffe is to breathe out forcefully a couple of times every now and again - it helps get the carbon dioxide out of your body and does seem to make a difference. I like caterpillars too😀. Hope you enjoy the rest of the programme and beyond.

[Crawlhome Graduate in reply to AnnieW55]

Thanks for the tip, I'll try that out. It was a particularly handsome caterpillar!