My 'Couch to 5k' diary (wk7 d1)

[Remikins]

The human body is amazing.

I played the whole 80 minutes on Sunday, only 13 of us against their 15 (for anyone that doesn't know anything about rugby that means a lot of running around 😜😂). By the end of it I was feeling it for sure but actually felt pretty strong and possibly one of the fittest on the field.

Next morning however, run day, I was in absolute agony. My entire body ached, my ankles were so stiff it took the whole warm up five minutes to even start to loosen them up.

I decided I would still try my best at the run. Completely ready to be overwhelmed by exhaustion and pain but still determined to give it a damned good shot.

Honestly, my breathing was fine, nothing too desperate and my aching legs and ankles didn't hurt any more during the entire run that they did before I started.

So the outcome was I set off on this 25 minute run with a knackered, aching body and it didn't actually feel any worse while I was running. Admittedly I did go slower than normal but hey, I did it.

We truly are amazing and capable of so much more than we expect.

We WILL all do this thing, I know it 👍😊

[Rigpig Graduate]

Well done 👍 I’ve only got one more interval run to go before I get onto the solid running weeks. Can’t wait to be honest. I’ve had a couple of sessions where I am stiff at the start but they usually get better during the warm up.

[Remikins Graduate in reply to Rigpig]

Exactly, I find it doesn't make it any worse to run on stiff ankles or aching legs, just hurts already but run through it and I'm certainly feeling the benefits now 👍

[Buddy34 Graduate]

You're so right , we are capable of so much more than we think. Well done you 😊😊

[Remikins Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

What we may lack is determination, but if we have that and a good plan, we can do it 👍

[Buddy34 Graduate in reply to Remikins]

And an excellent forum