Mind over mood

[Stratters]

Just finished last run of week 8 - have to be honest - I wasn’t in the mood! However, I’m a stubborn old bugger and the programme said do it - so I did.

Enjoyed the second half and yes, I feel better for having done it.

Counting down to last run on Sunday!

By the way .... when folk measure distance covered do you include the 5 min warm up/cool down?

[Time_to_run Graduate]

Hi - Firstly and most importantly, well done for getting out there when you weren't in the mood, secondly, only 3 more runs left - till Graduation - woo hoo, and thirdly, yes I include my warm up walk and cool down walk, for example yesterday I did 5.4k , (42mins in total), of which 28 mins I was running.

[Couchpotato2 Graduate]

Well done for getting out! Stubbornness helps I find and also not thinking about it too much... I used to include the warm up and down but I've stopped now in week 8 just to see how far I'm actually running out of interest.

[Time_to_run Graduate in reply to Couchpotato2]

That is a good idea, i might try that for starting W9. Although i'll need to remember to take my glasses with me to see what i'm actually doing on my phone, lol. I usually set it all to start, and leave my glasses at home.

[Couchpotato2 Graduate in reply to Time_to_run]

Ha, yes! sounds practical!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Couchpotato2]

That is the correct way on timeing runs CP2, especially on the longer runs after run 2 of week 6, just time the runs, not the warm up walk before or the cool down walk after the run. 🏃 😊

[Couchpotato2 Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

I would have done about 10km otherwise

[Stratters Graduate]

Right - ho ...... I shall do both for the 3 W9 runs ....... if I can make that Strava thingy say 5km it will be a kind of bonus!

[Couchpotato2 Graduate in reply to Stratters]

I'm at 3.77km at the moment so hoping to get it to 4.2ish by graduation, that would be great.

[Stratters Graduate in reply to Couchpotato2]

You’re well ahead of me - I managed 3.4 k in my 28 mins today .... maybe the extra 2 mins will give me an extra km on the next three runs 🤣🤣

Thanks for the link TTR .... I feel quite happy now whatever distance I clock up!

I’m also wondering what (if anything) would happen if I changed from running on sand to running on pavement ? I’m telling myself that the ”give” in the sand is kinder to my body.... but I do think it maybe slows me down a tad too ....

[Couchpotato2 Graduate in reply to Stratters]

Sand is harder to run on although probably better for the body.. (actually that 3.77km was in 30’... shhh)

[Stratters Graduate in reply to Couchpotato2]

🙈🙉🙊

[Time_to_run Graduate]

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Stratters Couchpotato2 Found this old link on here, something to bench mark against for W9