W9R1 No grumps today!

[Wenderwoo]

Some people post on here about having less enjoyable runs - like I did on Friday. But I’ve usually found that one of “those” runs is followed by a much better run, and my run today was one of those “better” runs. I generally put this down to expectations being lower.

I mentioned on Friday that my pace was not great, and I was concerned about not being able to do 3k on 30mins for the Running World Cup.....

runningworldcup.com/

Don’t get me wrong, speed is not everything to me but I would like to be involved in this. Well today I did 3.1k in the run segment, so I’m very pleased with that, and definitely not grumpy! 👍😆😁

[pete1212 Graduate]

Well done on your run wenderwoo 👍

[59er Graduate]

Congrats! Like you say it's probably because you've taken the pressure off yourself a bit and lowered your expectations.

I have to confess that I haven't even looked at what I'm supposed to be doing for the World Cup - I'll need to read up on that! Don't want to let the side down 😁

[Wenderwoo Graduate in reply to 59er]

Me neither, what team are you in? The only thing I know is that you need to run at least 3k in 30mins and that you can link Strava to it to transfer your run data.

[59er Graduate in reply to Wenderwoo]

Lol - you know more than me! The teams are our country aren't they? I was just waiting for another email to tell me what to do.

So I've just been on the site and running starts on 5th March -11th. During that time you clock all your runs. You have to run 3k in 30 minutes to make your run count. All of your runs go towards your team's tally. It's a knockout competition so if your country gets through then you start all over again and so on as you progress (hopefully!) through the competition! I'll need to read a bit more to find out about the Strava bit!

[Wenderwoo Graduate in reply to 59er]

Yes teams are Country, but I didn’t like to assume you’re UK. The Strava bit is easy from what I recall......

[59er Graduate in reply to Wenderwoo]

Yes, definitely UK - I use Strava so I'll take another look at that too!

[MrWomble Graduate]

That's brilliant Wenderwoo, and you're in the home stretch now!

[islandrunner Graduate]

It's a brilliant feeling, beating your own expectations, like winning a race.

Well done !

[Roxdog Graduate]

That's great! I'm glad you had a good run today. Only 2 more to go!

[JeffingSG Graduate]

Only 2 more runs to graduation ... thats brilliant! And it sounds like you have strategies in mind to keep motivated beyond the plan.

[Rigpig Graduate]

Congratulations on a new personal best and only 2 more runs till graduation 🎉🎉🎉

[Marymars Graduate]

Well done , wow only two more 👣👣👣👣👣👣

[PaulS83]

I’m exactly the same, bouncing off a bad run. I’ve come to think that they’re important. They teach humility and keep respect high.

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Brilliant your run went really well Wenderwoo and you sound really pleased. 😊😊👍

[MartinKH Graduate]

Well done Wenderwoo, glad you had a better run today.

[Womangolfer Graduate]

Well done Wenderwoo.

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

That’s so good to hear, a better run is uplifting

[Sar9 Graduate]

Awesome! Glad you had a better run today! Only 2 to go! I’m cheering you on here 🎉

[Wenderwoo Graduate in reply to Sar9]

Thank you 😁

[Redvic97 Graduate]

Well done. Looking forward to cheering you over the finish line 🎉

[Wenderwoo Graduate in reply to Redvic97]

Thank you 😆

[Nilsam Graduate]

Well done. Excellent news. Keep going. We are right with you. 😎🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Wenderwoo Graduate in reply to Nilsam]

Thanks 😎

[L62B Graduate]

Well done, you go girl!

[D48P Graduate]

Fab ✅

[zokki Graduate]

Almost there. Well done 🏆🙌🏻

[AliHC Graduate]

Week done Wenderwoo 😊

Glad to hear you had a good run today! Two more runs to go before graduation! You'll definitely be able to do the Runningworldcup in March! I'm really looking forward to it! 🏃🏼‍♀️🏆

[kindarunnin Graduate]

Yup, I've always found that.....bad run precedes a really good one, as you said expectations may be lower. Or, I think, determination may be higher?

Glad you had a good'un either way, W9 eh? Woohoo! Cheering you on here.

Go for it! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️👏👏👍

[DevonBluebird]

Wowee well done Wenderwoo! You’re nearly there!!

[Thisoneistrying Graduate]

Well done x

[Joanney69 Graduate]

Great to hear it went well Wenderwoo ☺ 🏃

Almost at the finish line 😁

[Comfortnotspeed]

You’re smashing it! Well done. It’s good you enjoyed the run. Not long until graduation now 🙂