Starting Week 4 Tomorrow - 💪🏃🏼‍♀️

[sally1993]

Do any of my lovely runner friends have any advice for me?

I loved my W3 R3 run yesterday, I found that comfortable place and 3 mins runs are now ok.

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[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

My advice is to accept the challenge, not fear it.. .........stop saying eeeeeeeek.

This post about mental approach may help healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Relax and enjoy it.

[sally1993 in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Wow! That’s such a good read and obviously all very true ☺️. I just changed the title and content of my post to match it.

[Instructor57 Graduate]

You said your 3 minute runs in the last week we're comfortable , great , so you are ready for week 4 😬

I'm glad you have read the article in the post that IannodaTruffe sent you !

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Hmm...I didn't mean to hit send so soon, I hadn't finished my last reply 😂😂

I was just going to add the usual, keep hydrated and keep the runs slow !

You can definitely do this 😬👍

[sally1993 in reply to Instructor57]

😂 thank you! Nice to hear someone say my body is ready - I need to keep telling myself that! X

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to sally1993]

Yes, it's ready because this amazing program and your determination has made it ready !

Go smash it ! 😬👍

[Dorian1 Graduate]

I just did my week 4 and it seemed hard while i was running, but felt fine afterwards, this is despite all my life finding running hard, including at school where every year i was always in the last 4 finishing the school x country.

The only advice is maybe take a 2 day break after the first one if 5 minutes leaves you too achey, I have a feeling my last run was harder than it needed to be because my muscles are barely recovering, but i have gone from reluctant to run to impatient, so ran anyway.

My guess is If you cannot do 5 minutes, a couple week 3 runs before going abck to week 4 will do it.

[sally1993 in reply to Dorian1]

and well done for completing week 4!

[Dorian1 Graduate in reply to sally1993]

Thanks so much.

[sally1993]

Thank you for your advice and experience! I definitely understand the impatience to run that is me all over. I will see how I get on x

[PhoenixRise Graduate]

If you’ve found a comfortable place and you’re happy with the W3 3 minute runs then you are ready for W4! You’ve got this!

[sally1993]

thank you!!!

[John_W Graduate Ambassador]

Embrace it. And carry on you are - nice and easy, bright and breezy. Comfortable pace, comfortable breathing is perfect.

Just remember my mantra: every run you've done prepares you for the next one (i.e. your body is ready).

[Smile23 Graduate]

Believe you can and trust the program it works😁

You can do it. You have completed the last 3 week 4 is no different. Oh and go slow🐌

Enjoy

[Moomin63 Graduate]

That’s great that you enjoyed you last run yesterday and at a comfortable pace. I did mine but still find the first 3 min one bit of a challenge. However I am about 3 decades older than you so not going to be too hard on myself!!😊 good luck for tomorrow-make sure you beat the heat! 😁

[Nilsam Graduate]

Well done. It sounds like you are keeping up with the programme. 😎👣👍🏻🏃🏼‍♀️