Week 6 Run 3 I did it !

[Bunnyrunner]

Well it was looming since Thursday, after what felt like my worst run. I’d not stopped all day and was pretty tired. It was a lovely evening and I’m lucky enough to be able to run alongside farmers fields, just as the sun is going down. Perfect running conditions.

I took it very slowly, but with Hugh Jackman singing in my ears, I managed to keep running. It’s probably the longest I’ve run for since high school.... many many years ago.

I’m away on holiday next week and the terrain is going to be quite hilly. But I will pack my trainers and keep my fingers crossed. 😄

[ArthurJG Graduate]

The first two runs of week 6 are hard for lots of people. Now it’s all continuous runs and you can get past the toxic ten and keep going rather than stopping and starting before you’ve reached the ten minutes. You may find you slow down a bit during these three weeks but that’s fine. You’ve gone from zero to 25 minutes in six weeks so you just know, don’t you, that in three more you can certainly get from 25 to 30. Watch for excess tiredness as you get used to this , don’t be scared to take two rest days when you need to, but you’re almost there. Well done!

[JaoJao in reply to ArthurJG]

I like the idea of 2 rest days when I get to week 6 😊

[Bunnyrunner Graduate in reply to ArthurJG]

That sounds good advice. It’s strange how there’s a pattern of struggling with week 6. Like you said once you’ve done it... you’ve done it. Can’t quite believe it still 😄

[ArthurJG Graduate in reply to Bunnyrunner]

I think it’s psychological. People can’t help looking at the individual runs rather than the total run length. So they expect those runs to be really easy compared to W5R3 when there’s actually no good reason why they should be. When people have been warned of that they generally do OK. At this stage the battle is more mental than physical.

[Fleetnot Graduate]

Hi, interesting to read this as I've had to repeat week 6 run 1 three times to complete it. Run 2 today ....