Week 6 Run 1 finally

[SeeJillRun]

Had planned to do this Monday but, having had on n off shoulder tension for a couple of weeks, helping my daughter rearrange her bedroom on Sunday just made it worse. Massaged it with a tennis ball against the wall but I was left with very sore muscles so decided to take a few days to rest it before running again

Finally got out today hoping I’d stay dry in the break in the rain but no 💦💦 Apart from getting wet the run was great, felt really easy n I got the furthest I’ve been so far (apart from the time the Pause stayed n I didn’t realise lol). I guess the couple of extra day’s rest must’ve helped!! 😁😁😁

[Buddy34 Graduate]

If you need extra rest days take them as you found out you benefited from them 😊😊

[SeeJillRun Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

If it hadn’t been for my shoulder I wouldn’t have bothered but it hurt a lot just from the weight of my arm. Thankfully resting it seems to have sorted it n I definitely felt the benefits so may add in more rest days in future 😊

[Bike_and_Run Graduate]

Well done on starting week 6.

I too should have done 6:1 on Monday, but I fell a little behind last week as I was working Nights so only just got around to running 5:3 today.

I guess having a plan and a goal is good for discipline, but don't worry too much about falling a little behind.

All the best for your next run.

[SeeJillRun Graduate in reply to Bike_and_Run]

Thanks, and the same to you. Literally just commented on your post lol 😂

[DiscoRunner Graduate]

Brilliant stuff - well done for getting out there in this weather!

[SeeJillRun Graduate in reply to DiscoRunner]

Thanks! I didn’t really want to run in the rain but tomorrow’s forecast is even worse! 💦☔️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Great run... good decision to not run with that shoulder hurting, they’re more important to running than we think... and you got to run with nice fresh legs. Enjoy run 2, last intervals in the plan.

[SeeJillRun Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thanks! Yesterday it was hurting just taking the weight of my arm for about 20 minutes so it didn’t seem like running would be my best idea lol. Woke up this morning n happily it was pain-free. Looking forward to the lack of intervals now 😁😁😁

[RunRunRun13 Graduate]

Well done Jill ! Hope you didn’t get soaked today in the rain, hope your shoulder feels better too, nice hot soak in the bath may help after your run 🛀 Good luck for Run 2 🏃‍♀️

[SeeJillRun Graduate in reply to RunRunRun13]

Thanks! I didn’t get too wet luckily n my shoulder is much improved today, no pain until well after my run n not too bad then thankfully. Enjoy the last run of Week 7!

[Wimborne]

Go Jill!!!! Week 6 R1 done ✅ Doing brilliantly Jill. Keep it going. You have so got this now 👏👏👏🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️😀😀😀

[SeeJillRun Graduate in reply to Wimborne]

Thanks! Can’t wait to get the intervals out of the way now 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Pianism Graduate]

Yes, I think extra rest days are really useful actually. And you're nearly past the interval running so start thinking about nice new routes to run as we move into lighter nights.

[SeeJillRun Graduate in reply to Pianism]

I’m definitely starting to understand the benefits of a bit more rest after today

I’m trail running so there’s not much scope close to home for new routes but I can substantially extend the one i’m on. I tend to run till the bell then turn back but once I’m covering a bit more distance I can cross the river and loop round the dyke for a bit of variety. Once I get another car sorted I’ll have a lot more scope plus the local parkrun will be accessible 😁🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️