Consolidation 4: What went right?

[Stephen_UK]

Good morning.

Just finished my seventh 30-minute run and I’m still not quite sure what happened...

I was really tired, after hardly any sleep, and I was fearing the worst. But somehow I actually enjoyed it. In fact, I felt great.

Maybe it was the birds (I saw a big white egret flying over), or maybe it was the blue sky and fresh air, but I really did feel different.

It ended up being both my fastest 30 minutes and the longest distance covered in that time, so it has made me feel a lot better about the Parkrun coming up this weekend.

It just shows that running does get easier over the weeks. Never give up!

[backintime Graduate]

Sorry you had a rough night, but congratulations on your good run. How far did you get ?

[Stephen_UK Graduate in reply to backintime]

Thanks. I got to 4.62 km, which is better than before. Next run is Parkrun!

[backintime Graduate in reply to Stephen_UK]

You'll be fine !

[Stephen_UK Graduate in reply to backintime]

Hope so!

[RunBrianRun Graduate]

It’s really weird. These great runs seem to come out of thin air and for no rhyme or reason. Similarly the bad runs do that too. Well done on the run and good luck for the Parkrun. And absolutely never give up. It’s a fabulous journey.

[Stephen_UK Graduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

Thanks, Brian. You’re right. Sometimes it just clicks and other times it doesn’t. And you can’t predict either.

[Debston Graduate]

Sounds like a wonderful run!

[Stephen_UK Graduate in reply to Debston]

Thanks. It was the best ever.

[Elisabetta Graduate]

Congrats on getting a good run under your belt! Keep it in mind to boost your confidence for your 5k - you’ll do great!!! 👍 x

[Stephen_UK Graduate in reply to Elisabetta]

Thanks, Elisabetta. Appreciate that.

[sTrongFuse Graduate]

I Often find good runs follow bad days. Funny how it works out that way. 4.62 is a great foundation for a parkrun. If your local one is anything like mine, you'll be fine and the fact you're running with others will pull you along (just don't let it fool you into starting too fast, just settle into your regular pace and it'll be fine).

[Stephen_UK Graduate in reply to sTrongFuse]

Thanks. The distance isn’t the worry. It’s the hills!

[sTrongFuse Graduate in reply to Stephen_UK]

I'm fortunate, my two local ones are fairly flat.