Week 7 Run 2 was TOUGH!

[jirmette]

I know I’ve come a long way as literally couldn’t run for the full 60 seconds when I started but did W7R2 this am & I found it so tough, is this normal?

R1 was fine, my 20 minute runs last week were fine but I really struggled this am & even had a few 20-30 second walking breaks which I haven’t needed in my last few runs.

Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?

[ChubbyJawa Graduate]

Well done for pushing through and getting this run in the bag. Some days do just feel tougher than others, no rhyme or reason.

I have runs that feel a right struggle then I can run another day and feel like I could just go on and on.

When I was doing c25k, in the latter weeks R2 always felt like my tougher run. I think it's possibly psychological.

R1 is exciting as it's a new run, R3 you're looking forward to completing another week. R2 is kinda just stuck in the middle😕.

Not far off now, you're doing great.

Keep on running 🏃‍♂️👍🏃‍♀️

[Beginner416 Graduate]

Hi jirmette! Good job getting this far!

I had completed wk7 run 2 yesterday and felt the same. Found it real tough vs. Run 1. The warm walk felt long too. I agree with chubby Jawa. I think it could be psychological, we can overthink things and that in turn impacts the runs. Hope run 3 goes well for you!