Not sure if I survived, but I completed this run - thank you lusmo .
Drowning in sweat, monarch red on face, legs can't decide lead or cottonwool. Lungs and all chest laying somewhere in the middle of the road.
Running without my dog let me for full continuous run without distractions. I covered 4.2km during this 28 minutes. I had toxic 5, followed by toxic 15. Last 10 minutes was pure prayer for each step. But I give it all, including picked up pace during last 3 minutes and full speed during last minute (well full speed I could squeeze out of me). Finished, nearly felt down on the ground. I managed to crawl home. Catching breath and water. Slowly becoming to feel like human, so it's stretching time.
It's time to start count down - 4!
Good runs will come!
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Nice photo of you IgaT (although I had to rotate my Smartphone, 😂 lol) , your face isn't too red❤️, one more 28 minute run and 3/30 minute runs and low and behold you will have graduated 🎓 😊
I do not do anything like that. But I read an interesting book from Jeff Manion.
He says he does exactly the opposite than expected: Cold shower instead of warm, walk instead of rest ... But it is the fact that he runs a marathon...
I know cold shower is good, but my body hates it. I could do ice cold bath, like after sauna (Scandinavian style I guess). Shower, nah nah.
Walking is good, but tomorrow. Today I crawled out the shower, as my stomach screamed for food, and I managed to reach the couch which is 5 difficult steps away from the table to rest and warm myself up, as my super dog is on it and heating me nicely.
Marathon... Well... When I reach that stage I may be doing cold showers and after run walks call me in 50 years to heck it out
Yes, creativity of those perky gremlins is huge. Although I must admit that weather is very gentle for me this time. So no excuses due to rain, wind, snow, or hale, that I overcome in the past.
Yes, I am a very well hidden giant. I hide in 5 feet (153cm) tall body. And my legs are not the model type, so they end normally at my bottom, not the neck
I am a giant ninja!!! I found my true self! Oh my!
You can do it! Don't worry and don't overthink it. Go slow and steady, think about only the next step, or next few steps. When I was close to stopping, as I was exhausted, I was telling myself, only to this tree, only to this car, only to the turn. In the end powerful music did help. I have some weird mix that I ave found on YouTube (I can't find it now), but it has perfect bpm for me, so I can push to do one step per beat and in the end this was my sole focus. OK, maybe also not to trip on my own feet
Look forward to your post from W6R3! When is it due?
You post made me 😊. You are so not alone. My running style is not flattering and I am waiting for a passer by to ask if I am ok when I finish. I tried tonight to look like I could run as i had to run around the roads and not my usual field as it was too dark. Not sure I pulled it off though. Good luck and just keep going. You are doing brilliantly well. Be proud. You deserve to be proud. Every run is a huge achievement.
My running style is ... well very unique. Stride with length of a fingertip. Hands... or holding lead (like a lifebelt) or doing some extra work like with the winds to move me forward and help me detach from ground. My eyes are or looking somewhere ahead, which means I see nothing, my mind is too occupied with survival. Or happily looking around to find some distractions: flying birds, moving leaves on the trees, cloud shapes, planes, other runners, holes in the pavement, but usually looking for any animals that my distract my 4-paw regular running buddy.
Thanks How is week 8 treating you? When you have planned W8R2?
It’s treating me well so far thanks IgaT, I did R2 yesterday... planning R3 for tomorrow, but could possibly be Friday depending on work, kids & general life chaos 🙃
Nice to see you IgaT! Excellent work, 28 mins! and you made it home in... several pieces... still waiting for half a lung to crawl through the door?! it's probably having a quick breather.
Well you posted this 5 hours ago, so you should almost be finished on your warm down routine by now 😜🤣
These four runs are going to go so quickly!!! BIG WELL DONE!
Thank you I am on my warm up to sleep atm. My lungs did find way back, but my legs are thinking they are still running or something, as the muscle tension is damn high.
I have found wearing long compression socks in recovery time does seem to really help with with my calf tightness, I don't get that 'John Wayne' walk going on when I'm walking up and down the stairs now...!
Well, I would love to have some compression socks, but I didn't find my size. They are usually few sizes too big on my feet. I haven't found children / junior ones, but I would assume my calf wouldn't fit in, as it is regular to large size
I just kind of assumed there are no compression socks for me, but I didn't research this subject deeply.
Oh, such a good post. I graduated early August, and yep, you guessed it, I’m still changing colour three times a week, just to match my name you understand!
First 5/10 mins still toxic, but I now manage to run without the comfort blanket of a water bottle ready to glug at all times.
Thank you. I am rarely drowning in sweat and make my colours fit autumn red leaves. I was jogging not running, and I was concentrating on having this ability to talk while jogging, which made me slow down a lot. Jogging was usually leaving me peach or pink with medium amount of glow
I also tend to have toxic 5, and then it's good. Last run was toxic 28 O_O But today full rest day.
Thank you It was I didn't die kind of smile. To be totally honest, it took me a while to pull it out. My first couple of pictures were so exhausted and sad that I almost scared myself. So I gave myself couple of minutes to find at least one lung cell in my body that was able to perform breathing action, took a deep 1 cellular breath and try my best to contract those face muscles that are responsible for smile
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it's a wrong bloody direction!
stretching does help. Soon, last stage with legs against the wall.
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