So Iโm new here, first post as I didnโt think Iโd last long, but here we are .
Wk5 in the morning and the ๐ค are elusive , not sure why I feel so nervous but Iโve had a good read of previous posts and the info on wk5 and Iโm trying manage my trepidation.
Wk 1 to 4 have been miraculous given Iโve been saying I canโt run for at least the last 40 years ๐ ( I still donโt run , but Iโm sure what I do could be termed a jog ๐).
I thought I might actually have met my end in wk1 as the 60 seconds of running was setting of small explosions in my heart valves ๐ฅต I would have been found by an early morning dog walker and suffer the embarrassment of being hoisted off the pavement . I was SO self conscious that I wasted most of my time stopping when I saw someone ahead , doing u-turns and one morning getting totally stressed as to why the woman ahead in the red jacket was standing talking for so long only to realise it was a letter box ๐
Wk2 & 3 didnโt seem so bad but then I got in a mess with the app skipping and not being terribly sure if I should be walking,running or just giving up for the day . (I have since swapped onto the podcast).
I gained confidence and tried some music which was great until like someone else on the forum I got in a muddle and Had to listen to โSanta Claus is Coming to Townโ as I did my run . It was the Bruce Springsteen version so it could have been worse.
The final straw was when I just couldnโt hear Jo Whiley at all , everything looked ok it was on play , volume up I was just so fed up and literally not getting any running done . This complex problem was solved by putting my ear bud back in ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
For nearly all of the issues above ( except the need to actually have your earphones in ๐ฌ) I was able to come onto this forum and search for the help and advice that I needed.
It was also a great support to see that so many others before me had experienced the same doubts and insecurities that I had so like them I continued on and here I am .
Tomorrow morning Iโll go through the same conversation with myself .... โ will I do it today ? ...... โwhatโs the weather likeโ ? ...... I could always leave until tomorrow .....etc etc. ๐
Then I get up, get out and do it ๐ I still go out really early so I donโt see people but at least now I know I can run 5 minutes ( who knew ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ) so I can actually just run past them like I know what Iโm doing ๐๐
So thank you to all before me who asked the questions And thank you for this forum For getting me to wk5 and finding out that I can do this and actually quite like it .
I better try and get the ๐ค๐ค I do hope having raised my head above the parapet that Iโm still here for wk 6 ๐๐
See you โfurther on up the roadโ๐