I had a real fight on this morning with the inner demons, little 🤬 they were! Followed me for the first mile at least, nagging in my ear.
What are you trying to prove? Why bother? Go home!! What will it change?!
Got to the racecourse and just wanted to stand and enjoy the view to be honest, soak up the morning sun.....
Instead I dug in, sometimes going faster, sometimes slower, but my chunky thighs kept giving me what I needed to pass the time, minute by minute.....grateful for my strong legs today..
Still not quite sure that I'm enjoying the running but I AM enjoying the feeling of beating my demons, one run at a time.
I don't get nervous any more, that's good and I love how my breathing is steady and rhythmic..the puffing and panting is gone!
Just got to calm the saboteur who keeps trying to trip me up....
Grateful for the daily posts that inspire me and keep pushing me to get out there....
Anyone having their doubts? The struggle is real but keep winning those little battles and one day you'll have won the war too! Xx
Want be long before you be a Graduate 🎓 just relax and slow down if need be and enjoy those demons linger around everyone so well done for getting through the run 🏃♀️ 👏👏👏👏👏
Well done for beating the demons. We all get them , imposter syndrome, I'm not a real runner, what the hell am I doing etc. But as you get more miles in, this will change. The demons lurk and running is mainly a mental challenge once your fitness and strength is established, but everyone develops their own techniques for overcoming those challenges. Keep on doing what you're doing!
Very deep ! I feel bad now for not going out today ...Zumba yesterday with a million squats have killed my thighs !! Just look ahead at that finish line it’s like REALLY close 🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️
I’m 62 and the list of benefits is long. Lower blood pressure, lower resting heart rate, more stamina, better muscle tone, improved breathing, sounder sleep to name just a few. I treated myself to a Garmin watch in week 9 so that I could record the “final” run. Being a man I can now list all of these and be fascinated by the improvement. 😀 Sad but true.
Oh, and you’re mid-forties. 50 is a long, long way off.
Well done Lady! 👏👏👏👏 another run in the bag! You’re doing great!
There is no better feeling that squashing those gremlins 👺 ... I know a lady on here who vomited on hers.. it did the trick tho.. 👌
My biggest learn from C25k was that whilst I think u got this physically... the mental battle is a different matter! It’s a rich fertile soil for those pesky gremlins! 👺🙈😡
I’ve got too many to list!....bloody Competitive Annie is NEVER happy but I’ve learnt to stick up 2 fingers to her and tell her to bugger off 🤣 I think even she’s realised I’m doing my best 👏👏
Photo looks fab! ... lovely sunny day for your run ☀️
Well done on Week 7, run 1!!! I agree with everything you have posted - beating the demons is the hardest part of this programme but the feeling at the end is joyful.
I’m incredibly proud of all of us who started together 6 weeks ago. I can hear everyone of you shouting at me to keep going when I’d much rather have a wee stroll - and reading your posts has kept me focussed throughout.
Keep going lovely lady!!!! You are inspirational and incredible.
This is what it's all about and really well done - an inspiring post so thanks to your and your thighs haha! 🙂
Pushing yourself and kicking those demons out the way is brilliant and I hate to break this to you but you must enjoy running if you are beating those demons - your secret is safe with us, dont worry 🤣
I do also sometimes have doubts doing runs, I think we all do. For me, I've lost some motivation since finishing the C25K and I've noticed that i'm making up excuses now like 'not having enough water for tomorrow' which is just me being a wimp so I need to read this post tonight before my run tomorrow morning 🙂
I'm really looking forward to you finishing this programme - I know you'll do it! 💪👍
Maybe you're right Kish and I'm in denial about the running 😉
I do know my self inflicted lack of fitness has held me back loads in life so I'm currently being driven by a desire to be the best version of me I can be....or at least a better version.
Every run is proof I am stronger than I think I am.
Got to say though, I just love the support I get here on this forum from people like you. When the whole world has been turned on it's head like it has this year, it's great to find a place where you can still find heart, compassion and spirit - so thank you x
You're welcome any time, we all need each other at times and like I said in my graduation post, I'll be looking back at this year as something amazing I started, not at the pandemic - I'm proud of everyone on here.
Very true about every run being proof that you are stronger than you think you are. Good going as always and thanks for the kind words x
Great post and definitely one I relate to!! I can say on more occasions than one I too have demons who aren’t kind to me either 🙈 but I’m determined to get the better of them 💪🏼
Well done for defeating your demons! It requires an awful lot of mental strength when our heads are telling us to stop. Being stubborn is absolutely a big plus in those situations. I know what you mean about not quite enjoying the runs but I think there will come a time where we do enjoy them (he says hopefully!).
I have a feeling some of my demons are to do with running up inclines. As soon as I’m on the flat I’m fine. I think when it gets to the consolidation runs and I try to achieve 5K in 30 minutes I’ll have to do a lot of it on the flat.
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