Lost my mojo ๐Ÿ˜ž: I think I need a kick up the a... - Couch to 5K

Couch to 5K

132,728 members โ€ข 158,738 posts

Lost my mojo ๐Ÿ˜ž

Cjed profile image
CjedGraduate
โ€ข6 Replies

I think I need a kick up the a*se... completed run 1 of week 8 but havenโ€™t run for a week and fear Iโ€™ve fallen off the wagon! Lots of things on my mind which running the programme has helped with in past weeks but I canโ€™t seem to get out the door this time and I have no idea why and Iโ€™m so close to the finish! Help greatly appreciated!!!!

Written by
Cjed profile image
Cjed
Graduate
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
6 Replies
โ€ข
sparky66 profile image
sparky66Graduate

Here's a kick up the a** from me๐ŸคฃPlease don't give up... You are so close..

it does take a lot of willpower especially if you've missed a couple of runs,

once you get out that door you will be so glad you did..!!

Say to yourself.. I can run.. I can graduate..I can be a runner ๐Ÿ™

Look forward to your post letting us know you got out and overcame your blip ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

IannodaTruffe profile image
IannodaTruffeMentor

Welcome to the forum and well done on your progress.

Use it or lose it. The health benefits of running are wide ranging and can put you in the best possible physical shape to deal with critical illness should it strike out of the blue........as cancer did in my case.

Don't take your health for granted.

This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

and includes advice on minimising impact, stretching after every run, hydration and strengthening exercises, all of which will help.

Enjoy your journey.

nowster profile image
nowsterGraduate

Welcome to the forum.

It's only a week. You'll still have the same level of fitness.

Just get out and do it. If you stop before the end of the 28 minutes, treat it as a Week 7 run, and continue with that week.

Don't forget that you don't need to be fast to complete C25K, you just need to be moving for the set amount of time at whatever speed is comfortable to you. There are some people here who run slower than I walk. That's fine. We're all different. Don't compare yourself with others.

Consider this a firm kick up the bum. ๐Ÿคฃ

Frenc profile image
FrencGraduate

Hi Cjed! Donโ€™t overthink it, just do it, as the ad says! Hoping to see a victory post from you by tomorrow - you can do this. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Pinkpig20 profile image
Pinkpig20Graduate

Donโ€™t give up! You have come this far! You can do it! Tomorrow is a new day. We all have times when we have to push ourselves out ! I had to do that this morning, but Iโ€™m always glad that I did! ๐Ÿ˜€

Cjed profile image
CjedGraduate

Thank you guys! I went out last night and really enjoyed it and was so proud of myself afterwards. I really appreciate the encouragement. This community has been so helpful on my journey!

You may also like...

Lost my way & my mojo

were great at helping me get through c25k. Tomorrow is a new day. Even if I just do a short run...

Help! Totally lost my mojo

despondent and defeated. I finished c25k 18 months ago, then ran 5k 3 x a week for ages, getting to...

Now I've lost MY Mojo!!!

Over the past month or so, I have been doing non-stop runs from 20-35 minutes. But today I did the...

Help! I've lost my Mojo :(

difficult to keep my runs regular since. Christmas obviously got in the way, but I seem to have...

I think I have lost my mojo!

tomorrow for a week 9 reunion where I can walk, run and walk again with her dulcet tones and great...