W3: running in the streets

[venturieta]

I did it!

I finished W3, despite the closure of my favorite park. I was afraid to run on the streets, but in the end, I managed to put on my sneakers and leave the house - which is always the hardest thing for me, because of my constant self-doubt.

I was already used to the routine and safety of the park, so this transition to the streets was not without pain. I don't feel as much pleasure as I did there, but I was very proud to have finished the third week relatively well. Tired, sweaty, overheated (we didn't the memo the autunn has already started), but alive. And feeling a little stronger. Feeling a little stronger in these trying times has made a huge difference to my mental health.

I'm apprehensive to see if I can handle W4, but I'm trying to think about one day at a time, one workout at a time. And today I managed it.

[kdavies83 Graduate]

Well done. I can find a change a challenge sometimes too. Lovely picture

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Well done venturieta, you certainly did and you did great...now you have such a good plan, one day at a time, one run at a time....definitely the way forward in these challenging days. Take care and keep going 🤗

[Fionamags Graduate]

Well done you - another week in the bag us a great achievement! Looks like you have some dreadful weather to put up with though 🤣🤣🤣

[Whitto1539]

Well done, and congratulations on finishing week 3! Keep getting stronger week by week and eventually we’ll all get to where we want to be👏👏

[Speedy60 Graduate]

That's a fantastic achievement. 👏👏👏

The only pressure is the pressure you're putting on yourself. Many of us (most of us?) repeated runs or whole weeks, but we all got there in the end.

Good luck!

[venturieta Graduate]

Thank you all for the encouragment. Tomorrow I'll start W4, and the first run of each week makes me anxious: will I be able to do it? But as Speedy60 wisely noted, the only pressure is the pressure I'm putting on myself. I'll try my best and, if my best is not enough, it will build strenght to the next workout. (The whole positivity thing of this forum is rubbing on me, who would've guess? )

Also, I finally decided to start the Strenght and Flexibility programme in alternate days. So far so good. The rest of my body was really jealous of the pain that I was feeling only in my legs. Now everything hurts equally.

[Speedy60 Graduate in reply to venturieta]

Your best is always enough. X