Wk5 run 1 in the morning. Sleepless in the Highlands 😂💤

[RacingintheStreet]

So I’m new here, first post as I didn’t think I’d last long, but here we are .

Wk5 in the morning and the 💤 are elusive , not sure why I feel so nervous but I’ve had a good read of previous posts and the info on wk5 and I’m trying manage my trepidation.

Wk 1 to 4 have been miraculous given I’ve been saying I can’t run for at least the last 40 years 😂 ( I still don’t run , but I’m sure what I do could be termed a jog 😂).

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 🥵 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 🙄

Wk2 & 3 didn’t 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 ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’ as I did my run . It was the Bruce Springsteen version so it could have been worse.

The final straw was when I just couldn’t 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 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦‍♀️

For nearly all of the issues above ( except the need to actually have your earphones in 😬) 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 I’ll go through the same conversation with myself .... ‘ will I do it today ? ...... ‘what’s the weather like’ ? ...... I could always leave until tomorrow .....etc etc. 😂

Then I get up, get out and do it 🙂 I still go out really early so I don’t see people but at least now I know I can run 5 minutes ( who knew 🤷🏼‍♀️) so I can actually just run past them like I know what I’m doing 😂😂

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 💤💤 I do hope having raised my head above the parapet that I’m still here for wk 6 🙏😂

See you ‘further on up the road’😉

[nowster Graduate]

I hope you're having the prescribed rest days between each run day.

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to nowster]

Thanks, yes (often 2). Run1 done 🙂👌. Was fine too.

[GoogleMe Graduate]

You are doing fine... you know it is all chatter and you carry on. Looking forward to hearing how these especially interesting and fulfilling weeks in the programme go for you.

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to GoogleMe]

Thank you , you’re right of course. Above ‘the chatter’ I know I am fine so far and acknowledge I am completing the runs.

I did R1 this morning and it went fine, the first minute I always feel I’ll be going nowhere today ! My legs feel like lead weights but then the magic happens And I work through it .

Me and my phone still have issues but I intend to get better at that .

Have a super day ☀️🍂🍂

[Dexy5 Graduate]

Well done you. You have met the gremlins and told them to jog on.

A time will come when you are happy to be seen in public as you are so proud to be a runner.

Enjoy the rest of the plan. It’ll be a life changer.

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to Dexy5]

Thank you, I suspect the gremlins are a determined bunch but I’ll get better there too . I can see from forum that things ‘evolve’ and hopefully my confidence will too 👌😂

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate]

Don't worry, Meg Ryan is on her way! Well actually, no she isn't, you've just got me saying well done. 😁

Sounds like you've been bothered by a fair assortment of gremlins.👹👻😈

I particularly like the ones that turn innocent postboxes into malevolent pedestrians 😂 You've proved that you're more than a match for them, so here's to another run! 💪🌟

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Thank you , the ‘woman in the red Anorak’ is my best one to date . I was having a good rant in my head about how long she was standing chatting and if I might be at the walk bit by the time I got to where she was ! 🙄😂

Getting to the stage of not caring who (or what) is up ahead will be godsend 🙏

Good luck with your recovery and your core ( I’m working on rediscovering mine 😉)

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate in reply to RacingintheStreet]

Bless you, thanks😊 Elusive little blighters, cores, aren't they!

( PS Don't worry, the not caring stage can't be far away now) 😁

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on your progress.

This guide to the plan is essential reading .............. although I suspect that you may have already read it healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

and includes advice on minimising impact, stretching after every run, hydration and strengthening exercises, all of which will help.

Enjoy your journey.

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you and yes I’m making full use of the resources 👍 . Forum is such a help for info and getting things into perspective too 😂

[MrsSchnauzerSmith Graduate]

Well done!!

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to MrsSchnauzerSmith]

Thank you , hope I’m around a fair bit longer 🙏😂

[Oldgirlruns Graduate]

Welcome to the forum RS, glad to have you with us! I loved your description of your runs so far - as you say, so many of us have had similar ‘issues’ as we’ve gone along! I’m a jogger rather than a runner - embrace that inner 🐌! Enjoy week 5!

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thank you , it’s due to the shared experiences on this forum that I have made it thus far 🙏

The advice about the 🐌 Pace was most welcome indeed 😂