Week 3, run 3

[topton]

Week 2 didn't turn out as bad as I thought, I actually quite enjoyed it. Stepping up to week 3, run 1 was ok. So on run 2, my ego took over and as I was doing the run during a 4 mile walk to my sons house, I tried to do it twice, giving it 10 minutes rest after 1st run. Really hard work and I did do some fast walking when I should've been running. But I was chuffed I pushed myself that far. Maybe that was wrong as I wasn't happy today. The last 3 minute run was a killer and I don't think I'm ready to step up to week 4. I am going to re run todays effort on Sunday. Payment for being so over confident. Still feeling overjoyed reading about all the so called "non runners" on here. Keep it up guys n girls, you're all doing awesome

[nowster Graduate]

What on earth got into you to do the same run twice in the same day? No wonder you found run 3 a struggle. You might have hurt yourself doing that.

[topton in reply to nowster]

Like I said, ego took over. I was half way throught the walk after my run and just thought I feel ok, I'll give it another go. Not my best decision

[nowster Graduate in reply to topton]

In Week 2 Run 1 I made a major mistake. I got cocky. The first run felt good and I ran too fast. By the final run I had nothing left and keeping going to the end of it hurt. (I didn't stop, but it was very hard to keep going.)

Even now (Wk4) my natural pace is faster than most here would recommend. It's not easy to fight that and go slower.

[topton in reply to nowster]

Interestingly, I have the same problem of going slow. I have what I would call a natural running speed (strange as I've never ran lol) and to go slow seems to take work to remember. I have to constanly think about slow down-slow down.

[nowster Graduate in reply to topton]

I was starting to wonder if a contribution to my fast pace is due to my naturally fast walk.

Looking at the minute splits of today's run (W4R2): my walking pace is about 10min/km and my running pace is currently averaging about 6½min/km.

Maybe not, then.

[Hberryh]

Omg! That's all I can say😂