Week 6 Completed - but didn’t quite go to plan

[Reliclullaby]

Finished week 6 today 😊. It was strange going back to the intervals of running and walking after the 20mins at the end of week 5. Just as I was getting into a rhythm it would be time to stop and walk. So was actually looking forward to a straight run, with no breaks, but it didn’t quite go to plan!

I’d been under the weather for a couple of days and although I was over it I wasn’t feeling as ‘up for it’ as usual. I set off as normal but then had a wardrobe malfunction on the 5min warmup walk. My socks kept slipping down inside my shoes😡. Managed to sort it before it was time to run but I could feel my calves were still tight and I was flustered and not really in the right head space. Still off I set, tried to calm myself and my breathing.

It didn’t go well, I couldn’t seem to find a rhythm, my calves wouldn’t stop screaming for the first 15mins. I was really struggling. I tried all the usual techniques: don’t think about it, concentrate on steady breathing, sing along to the music, keep saying a positive message, channel my inner snail 🐌🐌..........nothing seemed to be working. My other half was being vey encouraging, he was trying to spur me on but I really didn’t think I was going to make it.

Then at my lowest point all of a sudden something flipped in my brain, I shouted at myself for being so silly, I knew I could do this. Time to pull my socks up and get on with it! Suddenly my feet got lighter, my rhythm and breathing came back, I started to jog again like I had been earlier in the week. I started to enjoy it.

I completed the run and even found a bit of energy at the end to increase from a jog to a run for the last minute as Jo suggested 🏃‍♀️😊.

I think today’s battle was definitely a mental one, getting myself flustered and not in the right mind set from the start. But it’s surprised me how that can have such an affect on the physical run.

Well I did finish it 😀, on to week 7 now. I can’t believe how quick the weeks are zooming by.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Good post from you Relicullsby, congratulations on completing run 3 of week 6, you are now OFFICIALLY a RUNNER, onwards and upwards to week 7, not long now until you graduate.

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These runs are what it's all about. It is so much about the mental side and our thoughts. You had all this go on pre run and during the run but you got it done and this'll make you even more resilient moving forward. Well done your other half too!

[Delgirl82]

Well done it was tough and yes like you there were demons in my head !! We just need to stay positive and focused. Knowing we can do it once we just need to hold that faith. Go girl 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️.

[Reliclullaby Graduate in reply to Delgirl82]

Thank you 😊. We will get there, we’ve got this 🏃‍♀️

[Thismumcan_run Graduate]

Congrats on completing wk6! 😀

Shocking how much our minds can set us back from things isn’t it.

Enjoy week 7 🏅🏁

[Gannet1 Graduate]

Well done! 😁Despite it all, you carried on, brilliant! 🏅Had to laugh about the wardrobe malfunction though - those little curve balls sent to try us! 😂 Week 7 here we come! 👍🏃‍♀️