W3r1 (again). How can 90 seconds running be harder than 3 minutes? 🤔🤷‍♀️😆

[Onewomanscrusade]

Morning all. After a week off on my hols and dubious amounts of alcohol on Saturday, I did w3r1 again. Boy, I found it hard! One of my favourite running shoes has gone AWOL after the holiday so had to wear different ones. Maybe this could have been part of it. I found the 90 second runs harder than the 3 minutes ones! How is that possible?? Still, pleased I went and didn’t give up - my MO is giving up exercise after about 2 weeks (if I’m lucky) but keeping it slow and support on this group has led me to my longest run. Whoop whoop for the runners! 😘

[Jazzyrunner Graduate]

Woohoo well done! W3R1 for me tomorrow!

[Onewomanscrusade Graduate in reply to Jazzyrunner]

Hope it goes well today Jazzyrunner! I did gulp when sarah told me I’d be running for 3 mins but it was wasn’t to bad (going super slow of course!) 😊

[Jazzyrunner Graduate in reply to Onewomanscrusade]

Super slow is the way to go! 🙌🏻

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Well done, we found the 90 second parts of the 3 minute runs strange but did up our snail pace a little so that might have been it

[Onewomanscrusade Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks Sola56, I know there is method to the apparent madness so will dutifully keep doing what sarah tells me lol 😂

[Granspeed Graduate in reply to Onewomanscrusade]

Yes, believing in the plan really is the key. Those weird intervals are busy building stamina and fitness. Keep following directions & all will be well in the end. 👍😄👏🏼

[Onewomanscrusade Graduate in reply to Granspeed]

Will do. Thanks Granspeed 👍😊

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to Onewomanscrusade]

We have our first longer run today and find ourselves preparing to fail lol but looking forward to it really just got to get through work first

[Onewomanscrusade Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Yes it can be pretty hard running after a days work. But prepare to succeed and your brain is half way there! 😊

[Harrisan]

I just did this run this morning and I found the 90 sec ones harder too!!! And according to map my run my pace wasn't massively different either!!

This is my second time on C25K after breaking a toe two runs from the end last year and having terrible plantar fasciitis. I think I might be looking forward to getting back too some longer runs!! Eeeeek!

[Onewomanscrusade Graduate in reply to Harrisan]

Ooh sounds painful! 🙈. Weird about the 90 second thing tho 🤷‍♀️. Good for you getting back on course - you already know you can do it, just tick the runs off the list! 😊

[ChoosingHappy Graduate]

I'm at the same step as you as you know but I loved the 90 second runs this morning as they weren't 3 mins!! 🤣

Hoping run 2 on Friday morning won't hurt so much - we've got this!! 💪💪💪

[Onewomanscrusade Graduate in reply to ChoosingHappy]

I very much hope so! 😂