Hello all, I finished W3R3 today and am feeling rather smug! I’m 52, had a heart attack in June 2019, heart surgery in November and am now trying to find myself again, having put on 3 stone. Whoops!
We are going on holiday next week, so I’ve decided to re-do W3 as I’ll be running somewhere new and I don’t want to risk upsetting my holiday by failing! At the moment the thought of running for 5 minutes seems impossible, but then I have to say that 3 weeks ago I was knackered after a minute, so who knows.
If anyone has any tips for increasing my “oh yes I can” gene, I would love to hear them. My biggest failing is assuming I can’t do this, so I need to beat that.
Many thanks for reading, and for any replies.
Stay safe and positive 💜
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O yes you can, take all the runs slowly, congratulations on completing run 3 of week 3, you are allowed to feel smug, but only for a short while after any runs or week's that you have completed.
There's no shame in repeating a week for confidence, or having an extra rest day or two. Enjoy your break.
My motto is take it slow and slower where necessary. That’s exactly what I’ve done, as that’s what I read on here early on. Just to say, I’m doing my last run this week and I couldn’t run for 30 seconds in the first week...
Well done on completing W3R3. You can definitely do this, just take each run slowly. No heart surgery for me but I'm 45 and had a heart attack in February this year, I'm about to tackle W8R3. YOU GOT THIS!
Congratulations an inspiration to all my cardiac patients. Keep going YOU CAN AND WILL DO THIS and the buzz you will get when you tick another week off is great. Enjoy your holiday
It’s great that you’ve realised so early that your brain needs training as much as your legs, lungs and heart. All I can suggest is that you look at the number of graduates and realise every one of them test the program just for you. And most of us were sceptical too. Many were older, had medical conditions and yet here we are - graduates. If you’d like a specific - I started at 63 having never run before (even at school and left there in 1972!!). I’m also a serial starter - not finisher. I told everyone I was doing this (accountability) and complained/celebrated on this forum. You have more support than you could ever wish for - you can do it!
Brilliant! When I can't be arsed I tell myself "it's only half an hour " & that gets me out the door. Once I'm out I can often go longer/further and the feeling of smug achievement is amazing 😉😉🏃♀️🏅. Don't stress about repeating if you need to - take your time & you'll get there!
Are you also trying to loose weight? If that's the case I suggest you take a look at the Weight Loss NHS community. They are going to help you to improve your diet plan.
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