Gutted ☹️

[Newlyfoundenergy]

Just done wk 6 R2 and i failed.. got to the last minute and had stitch.. dont think it helped running in this heat and forgot my water but just gutted as its the inly run ive failed.. probably being really hard on myself but just not the greatest feeling xx

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

There is no fail other than not starting the run. You started it... you were very close to completing it. Heat certainly doesn’t help, and hydration may not have been perfect by the sound of it... so we have two reasons the run was tougher... and then that stitch struck.

Have a look back to week 1 and be very proud of your progression... smile, relax and celebrate what you did run today.

This may help with the stitch runnersworld.com/uk/health/...

[Newlyfoundenergy in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you dont think it helped i went a different route which was very uneven road and few uphills think i will stick to my normal route. Yes your right should deffo liok back to week 1 when i thought that was hard x

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Newlyfoundenergy]

We all raise the bar for what we consider success too quickly! What you ran today will make you a better and stronger runner next tome out... that means it did its job... so it cannot be a failure. I’ve been struggling with the heat a lot... I have a few incomplete runs on my running plan, I’m having to get up early or run really late to get my long run in as that one I have to stay on top of. I was laughing at the fact I’m training for HM and came up a mile short on a 3 miler recently.

[Newlyfoundenergy in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Oh wow well done you for attempting a half marathon i am proud of of what ive achieved so far just was a bit down that I struggled on this run x

[Sp81 Graduate]

Not failed at all because you gave it a good go. The heat really does make running so much harder. Take a rest day and go and do the run you’ve just practiced.

[Newlyfoundenergy in reply to Sp81]

Yea i will deffo do that thank you 😊

[MuddledGardener Graduate]

Sounds like a brilliant practice run to me! You’ll smash it next time! 😁 xx

[Newlyfoundenergy in reply to MuddledGardener]

Aw thank you hope so xx

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Definitely not a fail. Call it a practice run. Enjoy a rest day try again go slow drink lots of water 7 days a week . You can do it you know you can 😊

[Newlyfoundenergy in reply to Buddy34]

Definitely going to give it another go hopefully be able to manage it x

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

You got out there and ran that’s not a fail a fail would be thinking about it and not going so well done. We found week 6 really tough

[Newlyfoundenergy in reply to SueAppleRun]

Yea it is tough

[Jazzyrunner Graduate]

Don’t look on it as a fail - you had a stitch problem that just interrupted completion, that’s all. Have a rest and then another day it will work out. Seems to me lots of people find W6 tough - maybe we get excited and go faster? - who knows. But you’re still working your way through! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Newlyfoundenergy in reply to Jazzyrunner]

Thank you will definitely try it again

[Jazzyrunner Graduate in reply to Newlyfoundenergy]

I’m on week six from tomorrow and I’m aware that lots of people find it tough, so I’m talking myself up too 😉

[Newlyfoundenergy in reply to Jazzyrunner]

Take it slow and good luck with your run xx

[Jazzyrunner Graduate in reply to Newlyfoundenergy]

Thank you 😊🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻xx

[DiscoRunner Graduate]

Don’t be hard on yourself - you got out and ran and that’s not a fail. And you learned a valuable lesson - hydration! If not time I had to abandon a run was hydration - felt like I ran out of petrol. Sip water through the day - rest days & run dats and you’ll be fine x

[Newlyfoundenergy in reply to DiscoRunner]

Thank you x

[Tazzy_wazzy Graduate]

Get back on the horse and do it again. It wasn’t your day so stop beating yourself up about it. You’ll nail it next time 🏃‍♀️

[Newlyfoundenergy in reply to Tazzy_wazzy]

Yep 👍 thank you x