W4R1

[Hattie27]

I was really worried about running today as I haven't run since Thursday. I was contemplating redoing week 3 and I was frustrated as I hadn't been able to find half an hour since Thursday. I decided to try W4R1 and if I couldn't do it redo week 3 but here we are. I did it!!! It was hard but I completed easier than I imagined! I have also found a beautiful new running spot which is literally the 5 minute warm up walk from my house (see picture). I am feeling the best I have ever felt after a run. So proud of myself!!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Nice flat grass... my perfect running environment! Good find.

Great run... later on a week or even two off is no problem but earlier in the programme it’s hard to trust that. Very well done out there today.

[Hattie27 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you! I'm so relieved, I was worried about the time off and especially unplanned time off. I wanted to be running but it was one thing after another for a few days!! Good to know I can get back to it!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Hattie27]

Yeah and it’s probably a good thing that you had that happen early in your running, you can stay confident next time life bites your ass!

[Hattie27 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Yes and now I can see it as a learning curve. I doubt my body more than I should!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Hattie27]

Oh yes... relax the mind, meditation maybe, and build that inner focus and belief... that helps hugely.

[Hattie27 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Missed my yoga session too and will feel massively better after that!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Hattie27]

Do some on an app? Nike Training Club has runner specific yoga routines

[Hattie27 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Great I will look it up. Thank you

[DNB2512 Graduate]

Well done for sticking with it. A few days off occasionally will allow your body to recover and repair, so you'll find yourself stronger than you'd expect. You can't do it too frequently though, or you'll find yourself back on the couch.

[Hattie27 Graduate in reply to DNB2512]

Yes and I don't want to do that. I have been sad and frustrated to miss the runs so I feel relieved that I can pick it back up!

[Hidden]

Good for you Hattie! Good to know you don't lose it that quickly 👍

and awesome running spot too - you can go on for miles! (...and probably will do too!)

[Hattie27 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Yes stops me running round in circles LOL!!

[Hidden in reply to Hattie27]

Absolutely hate running around the same bit on the same run, drives me nuts for some reason!!!

[Hattie27 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Same here!

[Maisymoo3]

Well done. I bet you felt on top.of the world

[Hattie27 Graduate in reply to Maisymoo3]

I did indeed!!!

[Monica1969]

Well done Hattie27, do you run on a combination of grass and road?

[Hattie27 Graduate in reply to Monica1969]

Yes although mainly it is grass! Tomorrow I will be running on wet sand just to mix it up!

[Monica1969 in reply to Hattie27]

I wish I could find somewhere not too secluded that I could run on grass, the road really hurts my shins.

Oh wow, wet sand is different lol

[Hattie27 Graduate in reply to Monica1969]

I am really lucky because all the runs are the 5 minute warm up walk from my house and I work opposite the sea front in a different town so it's easy for me to find beautiful places to run where I might bump into a dog walker or 2 but nothing more!

[Monica1969 in reply to Hattie27]

Oh that’s really lucky..!!! There is lovely grassed areas but they are woods so not to keen to go there on my own at 5:30am lol

[Hattie27 Graduate in reply to Monica1969]

Oh no that doesn't sound like a good idea at all. So do you do road running?

[Monica1969 in reply to Hattie27]

Yeah playing havoc on the shins 😬