Escape to Exercise Quest week 4 - Feel free to join.

[Realfoodieclub]

Hi.

Welcome to week 4 of Quest, I think it is going to be a hot one this week so be careful.

The C25K Quest which has been up and running, ( pardon the pun) for a couple of months now, is proving to be very useful...but it would be great to see a few more new C25K Graduates joining in.

This is a great place to think about where you want to move forward to...

It is apparent from many of the posts which we reply to, that folk may feel a little lost after Graduation. It is tempting to move on too quickly after Graduation and quite a few folk feel that they take backward steps or are doing something wrong when things don't progress as they think they should.

This is a terrific place to find the advice you need, read other folks' goals, and to encourage each other as you move on to the next running adventure. Listen to some of the seasoned Graduate too, they are a bit further on in their adventures and may be able to give you more in-depth information

So please feel free to join in if you have graduated. We will be running these Quests every month, updating weekly, so don’t worry you can join in any time after Graduation, it doesn’t matter when it is even if it is just for the last week.

Also please join if you have graduated and are on the IC, We have found reading and supporting other runners when we are on the IC helps to keep motivation up and helps to still feel part of this community so if you are on the IC put your name down, we will support you all the way back to your first recovery run.

Here is the explanation of what the Quest is.

WHAT THE QUEST IS:

The Quest lasts for a calendar month

You can join any time within that time.

The main aim of the Quest is to help you find a focus or goal that you would like to achieve by the end of the Quest period.

We ask that you are a GRADUATE.

The main reason we ask this is that while you are doing the programme your plan is very structured, so we wouldn't want the Quest to interfere with that.

Most popular goals are:-

To run three times a week

To slowly increase distance

To train, ultimately, for a specific race

To add In Stretch and strength exercises

As you can see they are personal to yourself and it's totally your own choice.

Every week I will pin a new post where all the members of the Quest can talk about how things are going.

Our advice to you, is to make your goals achievable, as it is very easy to get discouraged if you aim too high. It is better to aim a little lower and feel great at the end of the Quest and add some more in for the next Quest. Motivation is at its best when you feel a sense of achievement through something you are trying to do.

OUR OTHER FORUMS

Please don’t forget that all the forums are here for your benefit. They are set up to help with questions and queries as your progress on your running journey. Feel free to join any or all. You will find different levels of help on each forum, so well worth a look around.

We have the Bridge to 10K - this forum is for runners who need a little bit more technical advice than that, offered on the C25K.

healthunlocked.com/bridgeto10k

We have the Marathon Running and Race support.

Again this is another step up in the type of advice that is offered and it is there if you should ever need it.

healthunlocked.com/marathon...

We have the Strength and Flex forum, which is set up to help you with the NHS stretches and strength workouts. Squats, lunges and the like are all in these programs.

healthunlocked.com/strength...

We also have the Active 10 which used to be called Walking for Health. It is a great forum for sharing your walks on your days off or if you are on the Injury Couch.

healthunlocked.com/active10

Please feel free to have a look round all the forums but also keep in mind we need YOUR help for new runners, so you can support and encourage them on the C25K forum as they learn to run, so they can come and join us on these Quests once they have graduated.

So, please do come and join the Quest...Your Forum Needs You!

Happy running to you all... stay safe and stay running

Oldfloss, Realfoodieclub, & Roseabi. X.

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[Realfoodieclub Graduate]

I think for this week everything is going to be quite challenging for me, I have a really busy week with my other job this week and fitting everything in is going to be really hard, so I’m am just going to tell myself I will do what I can.

Have a great week everyone,

Rfc x

[Hidden in reply to Realfoodieclub]

You're awesome! Genuinely, you don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to realise you're an outstanding person. We see your work on here and volunteering at events. I've said it before, you're an absolute star.

[Realfoodieclub Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Aww shucks, that is so very sweet of you to say. Thank you. Rfc x

[CookieM Graduate]

Well, having just "graduated" for the second time this morning 😁 (after 18 months not running, following an injury soon after graduating the first time!!), I am now aiming to run for 30 mins at least twice a week. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Realfoodieclub Graduate in reply to CookieM]

That sounds like a great plan. I started running four years before I actually started running, if that makes sense. It is so much sweeter when we finally arrive 😀. Good luck. Rfc x

[GoogleMe Graduate]

Wise words on being careful.

The past week was better towards my goals. Not great but better: 106 active minutes towards 150, and I was extra pleased that a couple of those were runs - one of them even in running kit and shoes. Emotionally it is proving hard with Google. I had the phenomenal coincidence at the weekend of meeting someone else with a dog blinded by the same disorder but a few years down the line so the dog is now less depressed and better adapted but they confessed that a lot of fun had gone from all their lives. We are blessed round here with some great bits of trails where it is often safe to let her off the lead as dry stone walls will keep her in.

[Realfoodieclub Graduate in reply to GoogleMe]

I can’t even imagine what it is like with Google, it is such a shame we can’t sit them down and explain. It sounds like there is an excellent “backyard” for roaming in. Well done for getting to 106 active mins with all you have got going on. Rfc x

[GoogleMe Graduate in reply to Realfoodieclub]

The odd thing is that I've had the weekly report in from Fitbit and it says I did 150 minutes even though it doesn't say that on the app. So definitely doing OK!

[Realfoodieclub Graduate in reply to GoogleMe]

Brilliant news, I bet that gave you a little lift when you saw it 😀. Rfc x