Reality check: a tough and slow consolidation run

[BexJogs]

I just got in from the first run for a while that has felt really really hard. Like, almost stopped hard. I tried a new route, went out later in the day, and listened to a podcast instead of music, any of which could be why, but I think it was just one of those runs we all have!

The good news is that I pushed on to the full 30minutes and I’m already looking forward to the next one, which I’m confident will feel a whole lot better! And I’m healthy, fitter than ever, and have come a long way since beginning the plan so even with a little blip, life is good!

Hope you all have better experiences today and thanks for being my space to share the good and the bad!

[Roxdog Graduate]

We all have tough runs, but you did it! Well done

[BexJogs Graduate in reply to Roxdog]

Thank you!

[ground_level]

Always good to take away as many positives as possible, especially with the challenging runs (and as with everything else in life generally).

I had a really trying first attempt at W5R3. My playlist ended up churning out all sorts of random music mostly unsuitable for running. Meanwhile, every single one of the C25K app announcements clashed with every single one of the time/distance announcements I'd set up in a separate tracker app.

So I ended up listening to music I didn't want to hear, while also not hearing either the C25K announcements, or the tracker app announcements that I did want to hear. The whole experience was a disaster from start to finish, and I stopped shy of completing the run by about a minute. Totally infuriating at the time.

I'm a big believer that something is only a mistake if you don't learn from it, and I learned a whole bunch of positive things from that experience that I might not have learned until much later on down the line.

Good luck with the next run!

[BexJogs Graduate in reply to ground_level]

Thanks for this - totally know what you mean about the tough ones teaching you more than the easy ones! Onwards and upwards!

[ground_level in reply to BexJogs]

One of the best analogies I've come across for the art of learning is to imagine a baby taking its first steps.

A baby's "first steps" aren't really its actual true first steps. It will have already been through a whole load of 'bad' and 'negative' experiences through mini mis-steps after pulling itself up dozens and dozens of times, before inevitably falling straight back down to earth again with a bump.

Each time it gets up, and learning from its experiences, the baby gets a little closer to standing upright, or stays upright a little longer, or moves a little closer to taking the first steps that fill it and everyone else with glee.

Now imagine what would happen if the baby took away from its very first attempts to stand and walk the message, "I can't do that."

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Yes, we definately all have these runs sometimes but you ran it anyway and that will help make you a mentally stronger runner. 💪Well done...and here's hoping the next one is kinder to you!🙂

[BexJogs Graduate in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you!! Already looking forward to a (hopefully!) better run tomorrow ☺️