Week 2 run 2

[TeeBedders]

Hello you lovely lot 👋🏻

Wanted to see if anyone has/had a similar experience really! I think I psyched myself out with nerves for this run today. Why? Who knows. I found myself really nervous before I went out, I’ve briefly touched on the nerves in my last post, but this carried on into probably half of the run? Why is that? I did it but found it hard. Mentally. I found I spent the first half thinking ‘this is hard’ ‘I can’t do this’ ‘is my 90s nearly done?’ ‘Oh no there’s people coming the other way’ etc. It’s left me a bit disheartened because I have thoroughly enjoyed the last 4 runs. Has anyone else experienced this early on?

Also discovered I hadn’t drank enough in the day as my throat was bone dry when I got back ☹️ My bad.

I’m venting! Sorry! 🤦🏻‍♀️

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

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[TeeBedders Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you so much for this link. I’ve found it extremely helpful 👍🏻

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I'm not that good at advice but maybe it's just a bad day,run,or both. Try and stay positive and even try a different place or route to run . To be honest I do my run first thing in the morning when it's quite as I suffer from anxiety . As for you thinking this is hard mid run I'm the same lol. I start week 4 tomorrow and it's going to kill me I know lol. Don t give up, you can do this . ✌✌

[TeeBedders Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thank you gman, your encouragement really does make a huge difference. I’m going to dust myself down and the next one will be better 💪🏻

[Lindsey-joy Graduate]

Ah anxiety my old friend!

If I'm not worrying then I worry that I'm not worrying because i have obviously forgotten what i should be worrying about! 🙈

I have just finished week 6 and have found that on the days i run my anxiety isn't as bad. I try to do the run first thing if i can as the positive vibes carry on through the day which is a novelty for me.

Make sure you drink loads in between run days too. Not only does it make the physical side of running easier, dehydration can actually make the symptoms of anxiety and depression worse.

Keep plugging on. There will be bad days, good days and great days and there is always loads of support on this forum. I think i would have given up by now if it hadn't been for the lovely people on here 😁

Good luck, you can do this!

[TeeBedders Graduate in reply to Lindsey-joy]

Lindsey, thank you. I am with you 100% on the worrying! 🤦🏻‍♀️

More fluids, less worrying, more Jovi!! Onwards and upwards! 😊

[Lindsey-joy Graduate in reply to TeeBedders]

Definitely more Jovi!!

[Richlfb Graduate]

You’re definitely not alone in what you’ve experienced Tee, they are just gremlins in your head that will pop up from time to time and make your runs a struggle, but, struggle or not to made it through so you can tell the gremlins they know nothing!!! Keep at it and the memories of bad runs soon get replaced with the good ones, that runners high and that sense of accomplishment is like domestos for gremlins 😜🤘😜🤘

[TeeBedders Graduate in reply to Richlfb]

Rich thank you so much! I think I was just too deep in my own head yesterday and yes, those little bugger gremlins can get lost! 👋🏻

Thank you again for your reply and kind words 🙂