Week 4 Run 3

[NewRunner4]

Oh dear. Not the positive finish to week 4 I’d hoped for.

After W4R1 being pretty hard going, then really enjoying W4R2 I was completely up for this one. We’re away from home for a few days and in the countryside in a beautiful location, I’d optimistically brought my running gear - what could possibly go wrong!?

After a couple of days of rain, soaking wet ground and running on grass that’s what went wrong. My feet were soaked after about 3 minutes. And I mean soaked. The wring-your-socks-out kind of soaked. Then I seemed to get obsessed with not slipping and falling over so nearly threw in the towel until old Michael Johnson boomed in my ear to tell me I was half-way so something in my brain made me finish.

Roll on running again back on lovely pavement - and, of course, WEEK 5. Yikes!!! 👍

[LeeU Graduate]

I know it's disheartening when things do go to plan, the thing to take away from this though, you finished the run, it may not have been perfect and how you pictured it but you didn't give up, that to me is a major win.

Week 5, I liked week 5 on my first run through the program, it's a mental thing, your body can do it, it's your head telling you that you can't, trust your body.

[NewRunner4 Graduate in reply to LeeU]

Thanks for the advice - yes, I’m really glad I managed to finish it today and genuinely am looking forward to Week 5. Once I’ve completed that, I’m pretty sure I’ll feel invincible.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Week 5 is fine... no worries... slow and steady you will be fine...

Read this if you are concerned

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Lots of runs get bad press, mainly through scary posts... they don't deserve them

Each run is different, each run and each week.. they have to change to move us on. Running is not just about one foot in front of the other

Taken gently, you will do each run and enjoy them.. the trick is believing you can... you are half way there then

Very well done on your wet and soggy and wonderful run this morning

[NewRunner4 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks very much for all your advice and help. I’m actually looking forward to week 5, although I know it’s going to be hard. I did read through the previous posts and take heart from it all. If anyone had told me 4 weeks ago I’d have completed 3 runs a week I would have laughed - but here I am! Everyone’s said it, but this programme works and I fully trust that what I’ve done up until now will mean I can do this. 🤞

[Lindsey-joy Graduate]

Well done for getting through that!

It will be so much nicer next time you run so look forward to it!

[NewRunner4 Graduate]

Thanks, I do hope so. Once back and dried off I could laugh about it. It’ll certainly be a memorable one.

Happy running!