W8 R2 - Done - but that was tough !!!

[Ch89692]

So, I thought i was cruising with Week 7 and W8 R1 was absolutely fine ... so didn’t have any gremlins in my ear this morning - but WOW ! That was TOUGH this morning !!!

I really didn’t WANT to go out and if I’m honest one of the main reasons I did was because I got a text from a friend ( who I’ve actively encouraged to participate in this C25k program) to say that she’s completed her run and it was “GREAT”

I’ve had a rough couple of nights sleep (waking around 1am onwards for a couple of hours, which is not unusual for me, but my sleep has improved recently so I’m really feeling the lack of good quality sleep with 2 consecutive rough nights )

But despite it being tough - it felt like a battle from around the half way point - I didn’t at any point think “I can’t do this” I just thought “this is a tough old slog - much harder than my last run” I was on auto pilot and my legs just plodded on homeward bound !!!

So, the point of my post is to say - even when a run is unexpectedly hard and you’re struggling with it - keep going... I don’t have the euphoric feeling of having been out and it felt “GREAT” I’m just pleased I did it, each run (good or bad) is adding to my fitness and Its only 1 bad run out of many good ones and let’s hope the next one will be better !!

I hope your run is better than mine but don’t be too despondent if it is !

[Returnagain Graduate]

Well done on getting out the door and completing it. Some days are just like that and probably always will. Keep going, you know you can do it.

[Ch89692 Graduate in reply to Returnagain]

Thanks Returnagain !! My plan is just to get my running gear on and get out there on Tuesday !!!

[SassyF Graduate]

Nice post! I too have had a few ropey runs lately, it’s good to see that others also feel like that sometimes.

Hope you get some better sleep this week, not long until graduation for you now 🤩

[Ch89692 Graduate in reply to SassyF]

Thanks SassyF !! Am thrilled and just glad to have today’s rough run out of the way and will pick myself up and brush it off and look forward to Tuesdays run being a better one !! Hope you’re ropey runs are a thing of the past for you too now we’re heading into Spring !!!

[QuadroVEINia Graduate]

You got this! 👊🏽