Week 4. Your posts got me through it thanks

[Tiggercnk]

So I hit the week 4 brick wall today. Seemed such a leap to go to 5 minute running when I was struggling last week on 3 minutes. Took me over 2 hours to get my trainers on this morning, found every job I could do rather than face that run but then I found this site and your posts made me realise I wasn’t alone so I just went and did it and it was absolutely fine.

I used to be a regular runner but I put weight on and stopped and I’ve struggled to get goi g again. I know I can do it now. Today seemed impossible.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Welcome back to running... pleased that we helped you out there and you’ve come to say hi!

Great job today... that extra weight is on notice! You’ll soon be back to loving a good long run. Enjoy your journey.

[Phoenix_flames21 Graduate]

The mind is a powerful tool. I found myself saying 'I can't do this' 'It's too much' 'I need to stoooooooop!!! HOWEVER someone advised swopping that voice to 'I CAN do this' 'I AM DOING THIS!' 'Today is going to be a fabulous run!'. And you know what I DID IT! Keep positive, you absolutely CAN do this!

[Haranna]

Well done getting the trainers on is a good start and half the battle one foot in front of the other that’s what I repeat in my head - keep it up

[Papillon17 Graduate]

Well done also a Week 4 Runner did the second run tonight and so pleased showed completing Run 1 was no fluke.

[Couchpotato2 Graduate]

It is possible, you can definitely do it! And even better you’ll enjoy it. Don’t think too much, just put the running gear on and then you might as well get out there

[Ladyvickster Graduate]

I felt the same but faced WK4R1 today too and whilst it wasn’t easy, I didn’t die either! Amazing what you can achieve with a bit of positive thinking! By the end the euphoria was worth it!

[ButtercupKid Graduate]

Never listen to the Voices. The Voices said you couldn’t do week 1. Just shows what they know about it ! You can do this. Great work today ⭐️

[John_W Graduate Ambassador]

Try not to focus on the length of the individual running portions of each session - like "5 minutes" or " 3 minutes". Instead, look at the TOTAL amount of time you're spending on your feet ... that'll give you greater confidence I think.