That's wk4 run one in the bag... whoop! I did go at a snail's pace mind you, but it's done and I'm feeling super happy! 5 mins was a bit daunting... but slow and steady gets you there. I figure I can work on my speed after gaining more stamina.
Happy Monday x
Yeayayyaya... you have got it... and it works Slow and steady is the mantra.. and Snails rock!
Well done you... and are you in Wales?
Thank you 😊..... yes, in Wales, the south.... are you a neighbour?
Sadly no..got a holiday home in North Wales..Criccieth..and so miss the wonderful place that is Wales x
Hopefully you'll get to visit soon x
Me too..if it is safe for us and the Welsh community, I have so many friends there
Hey, well done Sara-Wales! 😊 You totally got the slow running sorted and you’re experiencing the benefit! 👍You’re right, speed can come later on. 💕 Wales too! Lived there, in various places, for just shy of ten years. 😊🏃♀️🐢
I felt so elated afterwards Gannet1... I'm sure you know that feeling. Each run is an achievement for us all, huh... no matter what stage we are at in the programme.
Feeling less apprehensive about R2 tomorrow.... dare I say a little excited! So weird to feel that way..... so unlike me! 😊
Yes, I feel fortunate to call Wales my home 🙂
You’re so right! Every run is one more time off that couch. 😊 It’s amazing how many “non runners” are loving this programme! 😄 Shame they didn’t teach it to us like this when we were younger, eh. 🤷♀️Yep, many happy memories of your homeland. 😊🏃♀️🐢
Happy Monday Sara_Wales - sounds like you got off to a fab start!
Well done!.... sense of achievement is a fab feeling isnt it!...
Roll on with the rest of week 4
Thanks for your enouragement Tinytears60. What a lovely community this is x
Your speed will increase in time Sara_Wales, just focus on completing each run at the moment......I’m originally from South Wales 🏴👍
Yes, I am perfectly happy with just not collapsing afterward to be quite honest 😊
You know what they say.... you can take the Welshie out of Wales, but you can never take Wales out of the Welshie 🏴
I am week 4 run 2 tomo! We are in the same place! X it’s yuk lol, I’m hoping I am able to do it again now tomo, I felt like I had more in the tank but not much! How are you finding. It?
Hello there!
Let me know how you get on? I'm sure you'll smash it! 🏃♀️🙂
I feel the same uncertainty as you I guess.... my inner doubtful voice telling me that finishing the last run might have just been a fluke... but I put some gaffer tape over that pesky pessimist voice to shut it up and off I go.
I'm not saying I find each run easy - I don't. I have never been a runner. Like many here, I have shyed away from it from a young age, I was a sure bet to be last at any school race as a child 😊
I am learning to pace myself, which is helping... I still haven't nailed it yet, but if I start puffing a lot I just slow down. For me it's my inner voice that can be most difficult.... I am working on that too. When it tells me that "I can't do this", or "this is too difficult", I counteract it with "yes I can" or "you managed the last one, you can do this"..... I also try to distract myself looking at birds or shrubs. I'm hoping to learn the art of zoning out. I've experienced little fragments of being in that zone, but not for long as yet.
Overall, I guess I'm finding it a rewarding challenge. Each next run is an achievement. I feel so elated afterwards. I know that there may be a run or two that beats me at some point, but that's ok... I'll finish when it's my time to finish
Oh, I tell you what I did learn on my last run.... that heavy rain is a killer in the eyes! So I bagged myself a new running hat to reward my efforts so far and to help me see where I'm going on wet days! 😊🧢
I hope run 2 is/was a good one for you x
Just finished it now! It was tough in the rain and I went around some local
Playing fields that have these mad hills and I thought T one point my poor calves were gonna explode! The dog and my youngest came
Along and we All
Looked like drowned rats at the end and thank god my mobile
Is waterproof but all
Done and can’t wait for the next one but having a rest day tomo! X
Sounds like you and your support team 🐶 🏃♀️ completely nailed it, despite the down pour and some discomfort. Well done! Rest day, and possibly a 🍹?, most definitely well earned!
I am going for R3 tomorrow.... with my new hat! Not sure if I should have washed it first 🤔.... I have images of dye running down my face as I plod along! 🤭
Have a lovely weekend x
Thanks for Monday's advice!
Monday night canicross
Ahh starting c25k on Monday!!
End of a Pat on the back Quest - New on starting Monday 
Not happy :-(
