W6R1 - Definitely a case of mind over matter

[Hotheels]

I was sh*tting bricks at the thought of starting Week6.......(I always get the full gremlins onslaught at the start of any week).....but my 20min milestone run kept hovering amongst the gremlins; telling my brain that if you can do 20 mins, then 5 and 8 mins is no biggie at all.

Didn't help that I forgot to set the alarm for crazy o'clock, so a late start at 7am saw me begin W6R1 tentatively. The first 5min run felt like I had legs made of lead.....but after the recovery walk, i actually got to a very (dare I say it????!!!!) "comfortable" rhythm that felt as natural and easy as walking for the next 8min and 5min runs!!!🤗🤗🤗

Ok....so I go slow (real 🐌🐢 snail/tortoise pace)....but jogging has never been my forte and I've never been able to say that I can jog comfortably.....so, I am well chuffed with today's run, that's for sure!!!!

More reason for me to keep at it....no pressure then...lol!!!!😅😅😅

Roll on W6R2!!😁

[Deborahchick46 Graduate]

Well done. See you are amazing and a runner 🏃🏃🏃💪💓

[Hotheels Graduate in reply to Deborahchick46]

A jogger....yes!!!😉

[Berksrover Graduate]

Pesky gremlins, keep shrugging them off, you are doing great, more to come, but you are more than ready for it 💪👏👏

[telford_mike Graduate]

You're right, it is mind over matter. I saw a nice tee-shirt recently that said 'the only thing that can make you fail is - you!'. So well done, keep going and looking forward to seeing you on the podium in a few weeks 😀🏃🏻‍♂️👍👏

[Hotheels Graduate in reply to telford_mike]

Thank you!!! Podium???

No....too scary to think about that just yet.....!!!

I just need to now crack 10 min runs times 2........one run at a time is how I'm coping!!!! 😅😅

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Well done!

[Hotheels Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

The hippo waddles on!!! 😁

[davelinks Graduate]

Well done! Yes it is, just need to try and put a lid on the gremlins and not overthink it..

[Fabulous450 Graduate]

Fantastic Hotheels!! You’re smashing it!! You’re amazing! 👏🏽👏🏽❤️

[Hidden]

Fabulous, I don’t run I plod; like a stampede of tortoise running through peanut butter, but it’s faster than those sitting on the sofa. I found going from the 20 min to the 25 really hard I’ve done it twice now, trying not to think about that extra 3 minutes next week. X

[Hotheels Graduate in reply to Hidden]

😂😂😂😂😂 What a funny picture you paint!!!

But I know what u mean....i often think of myself as a swaddling hippo on my "runs"....!!!!

I'm petrified of the next few weeks....but I'm only thinking one run at a time.

You be got this far......and you'll be fine.

It is hard....but the satisfaction is sweeter because it is hard x

Good luck!!!🍀

[pfozzie7]

Just another day in running land. Awesome 😉😉👍👍

[Hidden]

Every run I do my legs feel like concrete. But like you after 5 minutes they loosen up. Ain't we 🍀 lucky 😁👍