Pushing my limits

Wk 6, pushing myself further than the said time...I'm feeling OK doing this so far...evn ran 25 mins at wk5 R3 cos my app reset 😂

Feeling quite proud of myself cos 2018 was a crap year, mentally...

The 84 yr old female marathon runner is my inspiration!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Ok... great job surviving so far! Pushing our limits should be done very rarely... extending our limits and running within them is the way to go. This plan fractures the 10% addition rule a couple of times during the 9 weeks, putting more on that may not end well. You got this now, run it nice and safely.

[Hidden in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thanks for the tips and encouragement , but it isnt a one-size-fits all plan is it? I am quite fit physically anyway...plus I'm 6 foot and have a longer stride than the average Jane. Which probably puts me at an advantage to be fair..exception to the rule perhaps?

I actually started on wk 3, and finding it easy...I haven't had any problems or aches so far!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Many have figured they are the exception to the rule... lots have been injured because of it. It’s not just this plan, it’s distance running in general. It’s your call of course

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This may go on for a while 😂...I'm not singling myself out, yet still injury and pain free.

I knew I was opening myself to ppl warning me of the risk of injury...and of course if you knew me, no and dont do that, make me even more determined 😜

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Good luck

[Hidden in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you 🙏 I didn't mean to sound full of myself.. Six months ago I struggled to even get out of the house!!! So it's a huge feat for me in retrospect 😊

[Jogunlikely Graduate]

Hiya great that you have a lot of enthusiasm for the program. I don't wish to put a downer on you but please be careful about running longer than the plan suggests. It has been carefully designed to stretch you enough to build endurance whilst minimising the risk of injury. I would hate for you to miss out because you get injured.

Enjoy the runs as they build towards graduation 👍