How on earth did you make the leap? Did Wk4R1 this morning - not too bad, but a noticeable step up in gear. I was planning my next few runs around work commitments and my camping holiday to Eype near Bridport which starts on Friday.
Not only does the weather look awful, I was slightly panicked by what should be my last run when I am away.....20 mins non stop. Whilst I’ve not needed to stop and walk yet, this still sounds so unachievable and the self-doubt is creeping in. I’m a firm believer that a key to success with this programme must be a positive mental attitude....any tips on ensuring I approach WK5 with the right frame of mind?
As an aside, I’m reading ‘Run Like A Girl’ which is absolutely fab! Thoroughly recommend it.
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I graduated a few weeks ago, I had never run before not even at school, others on here will tell you the same the programme prepares your body, you just have to believe in yourself, you really have got this and the jubilation you will feel once you’ve done it will put you on a high for days. You’ve got this far you can do it 😊
Hi there. I graduated 2 weeks ago and this run filled me with all the concerns you describe.
My advice is to trust in the program and believe in yourself. You can do this! The coaching is great, listen to what they say...
I tackled this by thinking, well, I've already done 10 minutes, I can do that. When I get to 10 minutes I will push on and see what I can achieve.
On the actual day, I got to 12.5 minutes (I was clocking watching a lot) then challenged myself to 15 minutes. Once I got to 15 minutes I didn't want to let go of that so pushed to 20 minutes. I think I started to count down the numbers rather than count up...
Whichever way you tackle it, believe you can do it. It is tried and tested and everything you have done leading up to this run gets you ready.
All the best! Will look out for your post-run post!
Trust me when I say even when I got to W5R1, and I was struggling after doing 3 sets of 5 minutes, I thought not a chance in hell will I achieve 20 minutes!! But change your mindset, know that the program will have prepared you for this moment and it is achievable! Once I did W5R2, and realised how I actually relaxed into the run better when it was longer and wasn’t clock watching so much, I really began to believe it was doable! So keep doing what your doing, take it slow, and you will do this!
I finished week 5 not so long ago and I was similarly intimidated by the 20 min run. I decided to take the “week” very slowly, so I completed run 1 and 2 twice before moving onto the 3rd, so I effectively did a week 5 fortnight 😄 This built up my confidence and made the leap to run 3 seem less overwhelming. I’m now happily onto week 6 and I promise that you’re getting stronger all the time, you can definitely do this!! Plus, if you haven’t already, get yourself a hype playlist to listen to: I’m currently loving the old skool 90’s jams and time flies by!
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