Back on track after terrible 1st post-graduation run

[calvo2000]

My first post-graduation run on Wednesday was the first time since I started the program that I just couldn't manage it. I just intended doing 30 mins but my head didn't want to do it and my body certainly didn't - there just wasn't any energy - but I managed a 5 min and 15 min run. It was the first time I'd run mid-day which I was trying as, with the mornings getting darker, I wanted an idea of how busy the pavement/park was so that may have played a part. Today I went back to my early morning run, put Sarah Millican and the last run of week 9 from the app back on and was back to normal. I actually really enjoyed the run and even went a route with a bit of a hill which I have avoided so far. Now I know what people mean when they say you'll have good days and bad days.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

Exactly! Not every run can be a good one, but there's something good in every run.

Changing routines can be good but can really throw us out. Ironically I start work very early every day with no issues but try and run early morning and it just feels awful, hard, and uncomfortable.

You still got out there and that is always a win, and you didn't let it put you off the next one! 👍🏻😁

[calvo2000 Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Thanks. I've found since lockdown I've become much more of a morning person. Going to stick with morning runs as much as I can now.

[Couchphoenix Graduate]

Try the Nike Run Club app, plenty of runs of different times and distances it’s free and you get a coach to encourage you and give you tips too, just like C25k, but you choose the run. I felt fatigued recently and found that eating bananas gives you more energy as a lack of potassium can cause this, I found it definitely helped. 👍

[Banana12 Graduate in reply to Couchphoenix]

I totally agree with Couchphoenix. The Nike Run Club’s Coach Bennet is great. It’s lovely having his company and there’s loads of different (free😁 which is important as I’m Scottish), runs. The only problem I face is choosing the one I want to use on a given day.

[calvo2000 Graduate in reply to Couchphoenix]

Thanks. I've just downloaded the app. Looking forward to trying it out!