W2R2 My fault!

[sHAYM4N]

So just finished W2R2 with a bit of a harsh lesson, set out at my usual pace, (very windy day - found it a bit harder to judge pace for some reason) completed the first couple of runs.

1st one seemed longer than 90 seconds this time, but was fine with it. At of the second run when Laura was talking about breathing noticed I was probably about 50-100m further on than last time. No biggie I thought, but ended up making quite a difference to the last runs...

Pretty much all of them were at an incline (wont say hills as we do have some real hills around here), first being reasonably steep starting on steps in the park. After the 4th run ending on a hill realized it was gonna take me a bit longer to recover, so dropped the pace a bit of the walks and the run.

5th run thankfully was mostly flat/decline, so dropped the pace a few notches and felt myself recovering whilst I was still running, so think I saved it there. Last run again was uphill but the previous recovery got me through it fine luckily.

I find it difficult at times because whilst I don't get overly out of breath, when I do push it a bit too much I start to feel the start of acid gurgles. Pretty sure this is what bombed me out of CT5K a couple of years back, because fitness wise I felt ok with it, but the acid gave me a nightmare last run that time, and I failed to recover.

Still not sure what causes the acid when I run, I rarely suffer with it during the day, I've changed my diet, drink plenty of water(and take a bottle with me) but feel like the only way I can control it when running is looking out for the symptoms.

I also try to keep running as "flat" as possible (remembering what Laura said last time around about watching someones head above a hedge and not being able to tell by their "head bob" if they're running/walking)

Even wondered if its linked to heartrate - generally warm up I'm at about 100, runs 160-180 (occasional weird peak at 200, but could be my band) and in between walks I'm at about 125-130 which I guess are all pretty high.

strava.com/activities/18516...

Anyway, lesson learnt and won't moan as it's another one checked off and still feel confident I'll be fine going through to W3

[ButtercupKid Graduate]

Well done you 🏅 Not come across the acid issue myself, but hopefully someone out there can give you some tips. Happy running !

[misswobble Graduate]

Lactate threshold? Maybe by going too quick Go slowly!

Milk causes me problems when I run, say if I have milky coffee or on my cereals, so I stopped it Spicy foods too soon before the run gets me too

Could it be wine or fruit juice ?

It’s a bit of trial and error to find out what suits you 🙂. Or rather that doesn’t 🙂

[sHAYM4N Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Great points thanks! Was going to say no to milk (as I only drink tea these days) but did have a small bowl of cereal an hour or so before the run, so will take a check on that. No wine, did have chilli last night, but it was very mild

[Katnap Graduate]

Well done. Does the acid affect your breathing or rhythm?

[sHAYM4N Graduate in reply to Katnap]

Breathing definately. It feels like a trapped air in my chest, as long as I stay calm and slows down it usually goes. (Almost feels like air bubbles popping in my lungs which brings with it relief if that makes sense). First time I had it a few years ago I was on a run in week 6. I was already out of breath having run up a pretty steep hill and I thought I was having a heart attack because it was so new to me. Ended up walking back, cold sweats vomiting and ended in a really bad panic attack.

Paramedics came out and were brilliant, could see it was a panic attack straight away and calmed me down by confirming it. Was sent to a&e and checked out fine and my GP put it down to acid. The panicking had also made it worse because anxiety feeds the acid and vice versa, so has been a mental challenge to keep it under control when it has been bad.

Definately exercise that brings it on though. Always fine day to day, maybe something to do with adrenaline as well perhaps.

[Katnap Graduate in reply to sHAYM4N]

Thanks for sharing and for persevering with c25k!

I can only suggest you keep your pace really slow. Imagine jogging at a fast walking speed.

Wishing you a fantastic w2r3 😸

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RE: the acid. Have you tried running with just a small or half a big banana half an hour before running? Water too, but not too much. It may be worth trying along with different times of the day.

[sHAYM4N Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thanks will try that tomorrow for breakfast instead of the cereal. I definitely have to be up and about for at least an hour before a run. Have found setting off straight after being in bed has made it worse.

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Good luck.

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate]

Could you take an antacid after breakfast but before your run? My OH has an acid reflux problem, and he's on a regular prescription, which completely sorts him out.