Struggled today!

[Suttonh]

I completed week 6 Run 3 without an issue and was so proud of myself, but tried week 7 Run 1 today which is exactly the same and really struggled! Not sure what was different but I had to take a walking break at 20 minutes. Has anybody else felt this? I’m hoping I’ll be back to the full 25 minutes next time!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Sorry about that break at 20 minutes Sutton, o you were so close to be officially a runner, have a good break from running tomorrow, hydrate, drink plenty of water and on Wednesday when you rerun 6/3 take it it slow and steady.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Suttonh made it through 6:3 - think you may have misread, AlMorr ? It’s 7:1 that’s being a pain !

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Thank you for that BCK.

[Granspeed Graduate]

Sometimes a run is just a pain for no reason. Grrr. Annoying at the time but probably will be fine after a day’s rest. Been a lovely sunny day around here, so maybe your legs wanted to go to the beach?😂 Or maybe you set off a bit too fast (that’s my usual trouble). Hope it doesn’t reoccur, but truly, it was probably just a blip.

[Kalessin Graduate]

Yes, me, although in my case it was the other way around and I stopped at 20 minutes in week 6 run 3. It was Laura saying "five minutes to go" which was the problem - I thought I was further along than I was and I was smitten with despair. Apart from hydrating, resting etc., I have found it helpful to do a couple of runs which are out-and-back so you turn when the bell rings and know pretty much where the end of the run is going to be.

Also, it's only an app!! I think you're definitely a runner!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Hi... it happens... I’ve been graduated since early November and loving my running... I don’t post many of my runs here now, but I did have one earlier this month when I had to walk a little, and it was over a distance I should have being running easily... that day just sucked a little. Right in that moment I felt a little failure... then I remembered that there is no fail... I couldn’t have run as far as I did before this plan... and that run made me stronger. Take it easy on yourself, chalk it up as a practice run... relax and go again.

[Suttonh]

Thank you all for your help! I went back out today to do w7r2 and felt great, completed it without any issues 😁

[TeacherWendy Graduate]

I did my W9R2 last night. It just about killed me. Wanted to give up several times, but struggled thru to the end. Whereas the previous run went so well and I really enjoyed it and could have run more. I’ve read lots of people on here saying the same thing. I think that’s just how it goes. Only one more run for me to do, but some of them have been really, really hard and at times I thought I’d never get here. Keep going!