8:3, 4K, 🤒 38*C, 🥶, 🛏 : Urghhh. Headache, got... - Couch to 5K

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8:3, 4K, 🤒 38*C, 🥶, 🛏

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Urghhh. Headache, got the shivers, running a temperature - wrong sort of running, that - stiff neck. I am feeling poorly. Work is stressful and I didn’t sleep at all well last night as a result. I was really looking forward to this run yesterday, even thinking about pushing the pace a bit, but it was looking like a refusal today. I thought I might as well start as I had an hour to wait and plodded off at my new slow pace. I listened to the Coach Bennett guided easy run, ‘Suck-cess’. There was a lot of talk about how some runs suck. I remember a phrase along the lines of ‘legs like stanchions of fast-hardening cement’. It wasn’t as bad as that. My legs felt heavier than usual but my breathing was fine throughout and I realised at the 23 minute mark when Michael called 5 to go that I was feeling good. I sped up (a little) for the last 5 minutes and felt I could have gone on another few laps of the track. So it was a success - or a sick-cess. Then an hours drive to get home instead of 5 minutes as some poor soul had jumped off a motorway bridge... so so sad. Now to sleep...

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SlowLoris

Well done.

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ktsokGraduate in reply to SlowLoris

Cheers 🥴

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E27M14Graduate

Is it possible for me to have given you my germs through the internet??

Well done for an amazing run even though you are poorly. Hope you get better really quickly. You are awesome 😎

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ktsokGraduate in reply to E27M14

Eurghhh... fever has broken. Long night of shivering and shaking in a sweat-drenched bed. Don’t feel very awesome lol but thank you 😘

I saw your blood donor post - are you graduating this Sunday?!

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E27M14Graduate in reply to ktsok

Hope you start to feel better soon. First run of week 9 tonight.......

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ktsokGraduate in reply to E27M14

Thank you... starting to feel better already. Good luck on your run tonight! An extra 2 minutes doesn’t seem much after all this running, does it? So is your plan to run tonight, Friday and Sunday?

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E27M14Graduate in reply to ktsok

That’s the plan yes! I can’t believe we’re on the last week.

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ktsokGraduate in reply to E27M14

I know... the big wide world awaits us 😳

You will be graduating before me. All being well I’m going to be cross country the next two runs then graduate on the track next Tuesday. You have timed it well - so nice to run at the weekend when there is (generally) no work and school runs! I have been tentatively thinking about a Park Run... I even found myself thinking about a half marathon the other day... 😳... may have been half-asleep and not in full control of my faculties at that moment lol 🤪

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E27M14Graduate in reply to ktsok

I’m really tempted by the Parkrun idea, but i’m nervous to go on my own. Need to actually make it to 5k first though!

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ForestGrump63Graduate in reply to E27M14

No you don’t need to make it to 5k. I did it for run 8:3 and walked 5 mins beginning and end, ran for 28 with an extra 2 minute walk break. I did it in 40 mins and there were still 70 odd folk who finished after me. Slowest time was over an hour, fastest was 20 minutes. It’s for all abilities

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ktsokGraduate in reply to ForestGrump63

I was just about to say to E27 that I really admire the people who go and do Park Runs before they have run 5k. It’s good to hear your story Forest and kudos to you!

I think it requires (yet) another mental shift for me. The first was changing my outlook from ‘running means getting to the line faster’ to ‘running means jogging at a comfortable pace’. It took about 8 weeks for that to properly sink in and find my low gear. The thought of Park Runs and getting an official time brings out the (wannabe) racer in me again! So I need to either shift my outlook on this; or get fit enough to run 5k at a pace I am both comfortable and happy with in a timed environment. I’m veering towards somewhere in between at the moment! Maybe we should pick a date and do it together virtually, E?!

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Couchpotato2Graduate

take care of yourself, hot drink, water bottle and fight off them germs. Hope you sleep better tonight!

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ktsokGraduate in reply to Couchpotato2

Nope, but I have high hopes for better sleep/oblivion tonight!

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Couchpotato2Graduate in reply to ktsok

I hope so. I’ve been awake late at night worrying too. So nice to get out walk/run and forget for a bit.

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ktsokGraduate in reply to Couchpotato2

There are a lot of minutes in an hour, when it’s night time. Hope the worrying abates for you...

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Shame that guy hadn’t discovered running.

Great job... hope you’re 100% for the next one... it’s time for your victory lap!

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ktsokGraduate in reply to UnfitNoMore

Running noses don’t seem to suffer any obstacles either. Thanks UNM 🙂

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Sleep... heal.... rest... recover... The runs wait xxxx

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ktsokGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

Patiently waiting runs... it’s a nice thought 🙂

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Shelley2310Graduate

Well done, but take care and run when you’re ready extra few days won’t matter. In fact you might find it helps. Happy running 🏃‍♀️

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ktsokGraduate in reply to Shelley2310

Thanks Shelley. Feeling a bit better thankfully 🙂

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Shelley2310Graduate in reply to ktsok

Have you got snow?

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Shelley2310Graduate in reply to ktsok

Have you got snow?

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ktsokGraduate in reply to Shelley2310

Not a speck of it. Glorious sunshine here. Have you?

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Shelley2310Graduate in reply to ktsok

Yes, I didn’t go out for run this morning. It it was snowing at 1am. Although it seemed ok this morning. We’ve had hour of really big snow flakes! Luckily not settling.

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ktsokGraduate in reply to Shelley2310

Ahh pretty. I wonder if runners put crampons on their shoes like mountain climbers when it gets thicker?!

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EthelbertGraduate

Sounds like you definitely need a few days proper rest ...

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ktsokGraduate in reply to Ethelbert

Hammock, sunshine and sleep please!

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