Holiday break 😳

[Mickiayre]

Hey I’ve been away on holiday for the last week, and despite all best intentions to get a run in... it didn’t happen 🙄 I graduated 3 weeks ago.. how hard will it be to pick up where I left off????!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Ok... so you’ve had 7 days off. For 2 or 3 your body was in recovery/build from the last run. So your body has actually only had 5 days off tops. You may just find that the legs appreciate the rest and pay you back on your next run. I have a friend who set his 5k PB after a particularly alcohol filled two week break in which he didn’t run once. Sure, he hasn’t made this his new training plan, but occasionally a break helps!

[Mickiayre Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thanks 🤞🏻

[AnnieW55]

Unfit no more gives good advice. The accepted wisdom is that it takes two weeks to start losing fitness so you will be fine. Just take it steadily and you will be fine

[Mickiayre Graduate in reply to AnnieW55]

Thank you 🤞🏻

[Equi-geek Graduate]

‘Like’d because I’m sure you will be ok, as others have said! Forget stats for the first run at least and enjoy it 😁👍

[Mickiayre Graduate]

Ta 👍🏻

[Fabulous450 Graduate]

Hey Mickiayre, don’t worry about the gaps, your body will know what to do! Just go out take it nice and easy and enjoy it!! You’ll be back in the swing!! ❤️

[southlundon Graduate]

I was thinking of writing a similar post! I graduated on the 20th and went away on the 21st so haven't run for over a week. I normally ran the programme Mon-Wed-Fri but just didn't face it this morning. I don't know how to get motivated without the plan to follow

[Mickiayre Graduate in reply to southlundon]

Me too.. been back two days now.. still haven’t put my trainers on 🙁

[southlundon Graduate in reply to Mickiayre]

I really loved the c25k sessions but I need something to spur me out of the door and I’m not interested in moving onto 10k really. I’m sure once we both get out there again it’ll fire us up again. How about we both try to get out by the end of today if possible and report back here?

[Mickiayre Graduate in reply to southlundon]

Ok will do! Probably won’t be till later this afternoon/evening. But you’re right once we’re back at it we’ll be fine

[southlundon Graduate in reply to Mickiayre]

Right, I've set an alarm for 7pm tonight and will let you know!

[Mickiayre Graduate in reply to southlundon]

Managed to get out earlier... god it was hard!! Managed 30 minutes but only 3.7k 😳🙁. But I did it!! Good luck .. let me know how you get on.. you look a more proficient runner than me 👍🏻👍🏻

[southlundon Graduate in reply to Mickiayre]

I was hoping the notification was going to say that you were putting it off until tomorrow but now I have no excuse 😆 Will let you know later after I’ve been out - and well done on getting back on that horse!!

[Mickiayre Graduate in reply to southlundon]

Sorry! Get them trainers on 😀

[southlundon Graduate in reply to Mickiayre]

It's been chucking it down out there all afternoon so I hope it's going to stop in the next few hours otherwise I might chicken out until tomorrow

[Mickiayre Graduate in reply to southlundon]

Ok!!! I’ll let you off.. but get ‘em on tomorrow!

[southlundon Graduate in reply to Mickiayre]

😅

[Mickiayre Graduate in reply to southlundon]

Have you had your trainers back on yet?!?

[southlundon Graduate in reply to Mickiayre]

YES! This morning finally 😅 Feels so good to have got out again.

[Mickiayre Graduate in reply to southlundon]

Yay!!