W8R1 - Challenging!

[packersruns]

Although I enjoyed this run, it was definitely challenging for me mentally a lot more than usual today! Scenery was beautiful, wish I would have taken a photo but my phone goes in an arm band so it was more hassle than its worth - and it would have been blurry haha!

The first ten minutes was fine, then the next 10 minutes I was way too fast in my pace for my first run of the week (kilometre 2 was 8'44") so knew I had to slow it down, however, I think that threw me off entirely as I kept on checking my watch after 20 minutes every minute or two because I mentally felt more exhausted than I actually was! I kept on thinking "you can stop now, you are way more exhausted than usual and don't want to injure yourself" - I knew I just had to ignore that little devil on my shoulder and RUN, and not necessarily THINK. Definitely cheered quite a bit when the run had ended, because I'm only a couple of runs away until I can run for 30 MINUTES!! 28 minutes is absolutely brilliant now, I just can't believe how far I've come throughout!

My distance was a lot higher as well 3.12km running, but I think in total including my walking its 4.25K which I'm pretty happy about!

If you have a run today, good luck - you'll smash it!

[Sjrogers]

You should be so proud!! Well done you 😌

[packersruns Graduate in reply to Sjrogers]

Thank you!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Huge well done... maybe tuck the watch away... relax and let the newly forming running legs find their own happy pace, Don't push it. The runs are perfect for slow and steady

[packersruns Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

It's weird because I usually don't look at my watch but definitely just need to avoid looking at it entirely and just listening to my music! Thank you, I'll try and find my happy pace (I've got a feeling it's about 9-9'13" but will have to find that out soon!)

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to packersruns]

I know what you mean, I have moments of Garmin fixation! I tuck it under my cuff of my top now and listen for the kilometre peep

It is interesting when we do find or happy pace, it always amazes me when I see my stats on Strava, how uniform it is!

So much to learn about ourselves, as runners. Well done you!

[Ant50 Graduate]

Well done for sticking with it. Only another 2 mins and you have done it. If the going gets tough just remember you have gone from 1 min to 28 mins already, so 28 to 30 is easy by comparison.

[packersruns Graduate in reply to Ant50]

Can’t believe it’s 2 more minutes! Thank you

[Iamaki74 Graduate]

Well done. I’ve completed the same run today! The middle section was hard mentally for me too. It’s hard to ignore that devil on your shoulder at the time but after finishing the run and reflecting...it always feels much better than it did at the time and that’s what drags me onwards! And amazingly, we just ran for 28 mins!!!

[packersruns Graduate in reply to Iamaki74]

Well done! It’s so worth that little devil really trying to make you stop. Can you believe we would have been able to do that 8 weeks ago?! Crazy isn’t it!

[packersruns Graduate]

Yeah definitely regretted that faster pace after about 15 minutes, so will definitely improve on that for the next run! They like to really shout before I go on my run but I just tell them to man up and get on with it hahah!

[Dtay1978 Graduate]

Well done for pushing through 😊

[Couchphoenix Graduate]

Well done 👏🏻 great post, packersruns, you’re doing really well....I’m like you I still can’t believe how far or how long I can run for now 🤗

[Busylady1 Graduate]

Well done!! 🎉