30mins 🙌🙌🙌

[Chester01]

Today I did my first 30 mins run....slowed the pace a tiny bit to ensure I didn’t struggle but I survived! Despite being in the grumpiest mood ever, feeling fat, not wanting to run and hating every minute of it...I still did it. Previously I would have just not even started, so pleased. This forum is a definite help to keep me motivated so thanks everyone!

[runwithdog Graduate]

well done.

i did w4r2 this morning and the hardest part was getting out the door,once out it was great.

[Chester01 Graduate in reply to runwithdog]

Usually I feel like that too, but today I still felt grumpy, but with hindsight at least I didn’t just give up 🙌🙌! Well done on getting out the door! My gym instructor told me last week that her sister (who’s A marathon runner), always gives it ten mins on a run if she’s not feeling in the mood, usually that ten mins is enough to keep you going as opposed to giving up. I’m sticking to the ten minute rule now!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Massive well done..it's easy when you feel like it...when you don't..you're awesome!!!!

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Great for that first 30 minute run , you did it despite everything and you're right the support on here is brilliant 😊😊

[damienair Graduate]

Congratulations and well done. I dragged myself out into a cold and windy dark evening at 8:55 pm. I didn’t want to do it either but was so happy I did when I came back in through the door.

Pushing yourself out the door is the hardest part. It also takes me about 10 mins to get into a stride, I don’t really like the first 10 mins. But it’s so worth running through it.

Well done again.

Damien

[Elfe5 Graduate]

Good for you, what determination when you didn’t feel like it.👏😃

I have a “don’t think, just go” approach to getting out of the door and all my running gear in one drawer. That way I can hurl it on quickly, do a few dynamic warm up stretches & dash off without ever thinking “do I want to...!” 😀

Running- the best ever ungrumper!! 😂 Enjoy! 😄

[Chester01 Graduate in reply to Elfe5]

I managed run 2 with a far less grumpy attitude, upped the pace and felt I’d achieved. Graduation is in sight 💪💪💪😁

[Sam51 Graduate]

Well done! It can be really hard, can’t it? A friend of mine described running as a “reverse hangover” - you feel dreadful before it, but amazing afterwards!