Wk6 R2.... tougher than I expected

[Sara_Wales]

Today's run was tougher than expected... I managed it, but I felt pretty knackered afterwards.... more so than previous runs.

The end of both 10 minute segments were uphill, I guess that may have made it a little more difficult mentally and/ physically? I'm also not finding the music so good this week either.... maybe that also has an effect? I usually tag on an extra run at the end, but only managed 2 mins extra today.

I guess today was just one of those 'not so good' runs. It's the 25 min run next..... I intend to just go slow. I have managed all runs up until now, so there's no reason the next will be any different. Looking forward to a little happy 'I did it' jig afterwards 😊

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

W6R1 catches out more people than any other run in the plan and is your longest to date, so congratulations.

On paper there is little to explain why this session is felt as difficult, but after the glory of W5R3 a degree of overconfidence can creep in.

Another one under your belt.

[Sara_Wales Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you.... yes, that could be it.

Onwards and forwards, I guess! 😊

[Needtoescapepo20 Graduate]

I found w6r2 really hard as well - I had a bit of a crisis of confidence during the walk in the middle. I’d read that people found the 25 mins easier than the intervals and so I blanked the previous run out of my mind as a blip and just went for it (slowly of course!)

Not quite sure I had the energy for a jig afterwards but I was grinning for hours! 🤣

Good luck, you will smash it! 🏃‍♀️

[Sara_Wales Graduate in reply to Needtoescapepo20]

Thank you for sharing, and for the encouragement 🙂

[Dootamie Graduate]

Well done for today. Like you my next run is week6run3. I nearly died when I saw it was a 25 minute run. I think the banging tunes will definitely have to be perfect. Good luck.

[Sara_Wales Graduate in reply to Dootamie]

Thank you. Good luck to you too!

I usually use the podcasts, so I don't get to choose the music.... up until now the music has been fine... not stuff I'd usually listen to, but not offensive. This week was the first week that I've thought 'what an earth is this!?' 😊

[Ellaloux Graduate]

It definitely caught me out did run 2!! But run 3 was my best and easiest run so far! I made sure I started very slow and kept to that pace for the whole of the run and that worked really well for me😊

[Sara_Wales Graduate in reply to Ellaloux]

Thanks for sharing 🙂

I am determined to get the 25mins in the bag.... this Saturday is the day! 🏃‍♀️🙂

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Sara_Wales]

Good luck, I hope it goes well!!😃

[Sara_Wales Graduate in reply to Ellaloux]

Thank you x