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 ๐..... 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! ๐ You totally got the slow running sorted and youโre experiencing the benefit! ๐Youโre right, speed can come later on. ๐ Wales too! Lived there, in various places, for just shy of ten years. ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐ข
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! ๐
Yes, I feel fortunate to call Wales my home ๐
Youโre so right! Every run is one more time off that couch. ๐ Itโs amazing how many โnon runnersโ are loving this programme! ๐ Shame they didnโt teach it to us like this when we were younger, eh. ๐คทโโ๏ธYep, many happy memories of your homeland. ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐ข
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......Iโm originally from South Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐
Yes, I am perfectly happy with just not collapsing afterward to be quite honest ๐
You know what they say.... you can take the Welshie out of Wales, but you can never take Wales out of the Welshie ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
I am week 4 run 2 tomo! We are in the same place! X itโs yuk lol, Iโm 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! ๐โโ๏ธ๐
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 ๐
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! ๐๐งข
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 canโt wait for the next one but having a rest day tomo! X
Sounds like you and your support team ๐ถ ๐โโ๏ธ completely nailed it, despite the down pour and some discomfort. Well done! Rest day, and possibly a ๐น?, most definitely well earned!
I am going for R3 tomorrow.... with my new hat! Not sure if I should have washed it first ๐ค.... I have images of dye running down my face as I plod along! ๐คญ
Have a lovely weekend x
Beyond happy!
Happy ,Happy ,Happy :-)
Happy New Year!! 
Happy dance completed!
