Urrrggggghhhhhh

[Feltip]

Well that was hard work. Haven't been out for a run since last Wednesday, various reasons, and this morning felt horrid. Heavy legs, stitch, breathing all over the place, just hard work 😬

Told myself I'll stop at 15 minutes, reached that, stop at 20 minutes, reached that, made it to 30 and walked home, with a fed up feeling

Annoyed I found it hard work, first time I've felt defeated, pleased I managed to carry on till the end, I really didnt think I would.

Oh well, just except some days are worse than others.

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Well done for getting out and completing your run !

I will be in a similar position .

I last ran last Thursday and tomorrow will be the first time I can get out again !

So I guess my run could be similar 😂

[Feltip Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Good days and bad days I guess

Good luck tomorrow, hope it goes ok for you

[PMcL1966 Graduate]

Don’t beat yourself up. You did it... end of.

[Feltip Graduate in reply to PMcL1966]

That's what I told myself, I'm getting better at that 😊

[David_G]

Don’t worry Feltip, every run is different and some are better than others! Hopefully your next run will be better🙂👍🤞

[Feltip Graduate in reply to David_G]

I know, some good, some not so

I'm getting better at being easier on myself

[Tinytears60 Graduate]

Ohhh 🙈

Well firstly - don’t be annoyed - you get a huge well done on keeping going! 👏👏

For the first few consolidation runs I had a 20 minute gremlin 🙈😡👺

Like you I ran past the 20 min but wow it was tough!... and I honestly could have stopped before that!

We are trained runners now - albeit new but we have learnt how to push on and thwart those pesky gremlins!

Your runs won’t always be like that once that gremlin learns his place- I suspect today was his first!

💕👌

[Feltip Graduate in reply to Tinytears60]

I truly thought I would stop, I slowed down so much I'm wondering if I would have been quicker walking 🤣

I'm taking comfort from the fact I carried in, struggle or not, that's a positive

I'm getting better at being easier on myself. Came home, wrote my post, showered and carried on with my day

[Tinytears60 Graduate in reply to Feltip]

👏👏👏 Good girl 💕

[acountrycabbage Graduate]

Well done for getting out there 👏🏼

I can’t help but imagine myself feeling a bit ‘cast adrift’ after graduation 🥴

Could a similar feeling have held you back today? Doesn’t matter ultimately, you still did it - and more than you’d planned on so well done 😃

Chuck it in the run bin - NEXT!✨🏃‍♀️😎

[Feltip Graduate in reply to acountrycabbage]

I'm still doing it listening to week 9 run 3, so I still have Jo in my ear and the euphoria of the graduation feeling 🤣

I dont know what was wrong today, it's been a week since my last run, it was cold at 7.30am, generally feeling knackered (due my b12 injection this week) or just an off day. Im trying not to get hung up on it. I know what I'm capable of today was an off day, I still did it 💪🏃‍♀️

Early in the program I would have agonized over it and been upset, I'm learning to see the positives

[acountrycabbage Graduate in reply to Feltip]

That’s great to hear. Hold onto feeling capable, you so clearly are! 💪🏼

I’m still a bit back and fourth with my mindset and I’m certainly feeling more reflective as I approach the graduate finish line! #allthefeels 🥴🤪😭🤩🥳

[Feltip Graduate in reply to acountrycabbage]

Funny what this thing does to us, who would have thought 🤷‍♀️ 😊

[BaddieThePirate Graduate]

I got knee pain part way through the program. I went and bought my first pair of trainers in years, (yeah, don’t ask) and rested until the pain was gone, then continued C25K. Took me 11 weeks. Take it carefully. Good luck.

[Maxi80]

Look how far you’ve come. Look at how many people you’ve helped. KEEP GOING 👍

[Feltip Graduate in reply to Maxi80]

Thank you 😊

How are you doing at the moment ?

[Maxi80 in reply to Feltip]

Not so bad. Plodding on.

[Feltip Graduate in reply to Maxi80]

Does that mean plodding on with the program or plodding on walking?

[Maxi80 in reply to Feltip]

Both 😉

[Feltip Graduate in reply to Maxi80]

Yay 😊💪

[Roxdog Graduate]

You did it, we'll done! I'm not sure how many consolidation runs you've done, but I remember the first few feeling really tough. But just think where you are now compared to a few weeks ago! It takes time to really build running strength I think. Hope you don't feel disheartened - it can take time for those 30 minutes to feel easier! 20 minutes in was always my nemesis in those early consolidation runs.

[Feltip Graduate in reply to Roxdog]

This was my second run since graduating

I'm not disheartened at all, surprisingly, disappointed when I first got home. I always post on here afterwards, it's become my routine which helps me go over my run in my head, once I'd showered and dressed I was perfectly fine about it. This show a real mental strength for me