Week 6 run 3

[Pinkhoodie]

Sorry if I ramble, but I really wanted to share.

I just completed week 6 run 3.

After completing the 20 minutes at the end of week 5, I found week 6 runs 1 and 2 really difficult. I usually run on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. But then I caught a cold and didn’t do run 3 on Thursday. I felt rubbish and had a really sore throat, felt the same yesterday.

After feeling a little better today I thought I’d better force myself out, I’d really lost momentum after missing Thursdays run and I felt so tired, out of routine. Still I forced myself to go out feeling sure I wouldn’t be able to finish.

I did it, I even picked up the pace for the last 3 minutes or so. I just think this programme is so amazing. Even though I’m still a few weeks off graduating, if someone had told me 6 weeks ago I’d run for 25 minutes, I’d never have believed I could.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations on completing run 3 of 6, you are now OFFICIALLY a RUNNER, onwards and upwards to week 7 which are all 3/25 minutes runs

[Pinkhoodie Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you so much. I loved it when Laura said that!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Pinkhoodie]

👍 🏃

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Okay you runner you! Slow and steady and relax into the longer runs...

[Comfortnotspeed]

Same stage. It’s amazing isn’t it? Felt exactly the same way about W6r1&2 at the end of strength then knee killed me. Today W6R3 and like a gazelle. Well if a gazelle was a bit slow and red....

[Topcat09 Graduate]

Well done! Great work. Seems bizarre to be able to run for so long without stopping now, compared to how we were when we started eh!

You are two runs ahead of me. I’m hoping to manage it like you have. I just did wk6r1 this morning.

[Run46 Graduate]

And you did it with a cold, how awesome are you! 😁...I run on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday too, I'm a bit further on than you and did my 1st 5K today...come to think of it, we're both pretty awesome 😂🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Coolum Graduate]

Brilliant, well done you!!

[Littleotter]

well done! I just did w6r2 today so you will be inspiration to get out there even if it seems a struggle when I hit the trail again on Wednesday.

[Reverie1 Graduate]

Well done for battling on through! I felt exactly the same - having hated and struggled with running when I was younger I thought it would be a miracle if I ever got up to more than 15 minutes at a go! And 6 months on from graduation I am still amazed that I can actually still run - it's something I'm determined to keep doing now, as well as something I've come to (kind of!) enjoy... (well I enjoy the downhill bits, and the after-glow lol) ; )

It's always good to come on here and hear other people experiencing some of the things I did - so thanks for sharing this : )