Two more milestones passed today (not literally!)

[Alast]

So, as planned I went out this morning and completed W2R3 (milestone one). Also, as I don't work weekends, I decided to treat myself to a lie-in, eventually leaving out about 2 hours later meaning it was getting quite light so someone might see me (milestone two!)

I don't know why, but although I did complete the run, today didn't go as well as usual. Maybe the lie-in meant I wasn't so well mentally prepared? It started off badly as I left home & switched on the podcast which announced that this was week three and that I should not start that until I'd completed weeks one and two. So I had to stop that, find the C25K app and start week 2 run 3 on that (I can't navigate around my podcast app without my reading glasses!) I did complete everything to the letter but found the runs harder than last time (Wednesday) even though I forced myself to run more slowly than I wanted to. I had hoped to make my final run 3 minutes as a test for next week but by the time I'd reached two minutes I was running out of steam, so stopped there. I'm not downhearted, I have fully completed week 2 now which is certainly something I couldn't envisage a few weeks ago, I just need to counter the trepidation I'm currently feeling about the 3 minute runs I have to complete next week. I think I'll just spend the next two days telling myself to slow down, and then slow down some more...

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Don't worry some runs feel tougher than others. It's so great you went out and ran when it was lighter outside. You should be so proud of yourself. Well done you 😊

[Grannyhugs Graduate]

Oh dear no more long lies for you on run days😉 you are doing great and ran in daylight which must have been nice. Keep up the good work.

[RunningMigster Graduate]

It really is hard to slow down though isnt it.

I'm still setting off at a pace that I think I should be able to do and it's just too fast. But slowing down feels unnatural.

Seriously well done for getting out there though, I can totally identify with your run.

Let's keep encouraging each other and we'll all do this.

[Alast in reply to RunningMigster]

Thanks 'Migs', yes the running slowly thing is something I really struggled with (and clearly still haven't completely grasped) when I started this. I'm just putting todays struggles down to it just being 'one of those days' and that I just wasn't as well prepared mentally as I should have been. (Maybe I was starting to become complacent wrongly & big-headedly believing I'd already 'cracked this running lark'?) As you say, the help, advice and encouragement on here is fantastic, I wouldn't have got even to this stage without it!

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

Well done you! My second run this week was my hardest and I was worried about the next one, but it went really well. I agree that maybe it’s psychological as I’d run really early due to being busy later in the day, and I prefer to run around lunchtime. Also I slowed right down for R3, and that’s what I’ll be doing from now on! I haven’t even dare look at W3 yet 👀