Week 4 - run 3 - done!!

[CressidaB]

After my wobbles on week 4 last week when I struggled the whole week and couldn't finish run 3, I took the advice of insructor57 and everyone else and didn't go out again until I felt properly better. So I had a break on Sunday and Monday and repeated run 3 this morning, taking it nice and gently. Oh my goodness did I see the difference. Instead of dragging myself round the route, my energy was back and no pain in my shin. I was like a different person. It wasn't a total breeze but it was a hundred times easier than my run on Saturday which was horrible. This felt (relatively) easy. I'm totally new to running so all of this is a learning experience and learning I am! I think what I have learned is the importance of listening to my body, not being afraid to take the rest and recovery time I need, acceptance that there will be struggles and they are not the end of the world, being kind to myself and not giving up! And I'm not going to repeat week 4 as I was thinking last week, I think its enough to have repeated run 3 today, and hopefully I'll be okay to move on to week 5 in my next run this Thursday. Can't thank evreyone enough for all the support.

[Instructor57 Graduate]

So good to read this ! Well done you 😁👍👏👏👏

And enjoy week 5 !

[CressidaB Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Thanks so much 😊😊

[AH21MM Graduate]

Well done!! You did it 👍🏼 AND enjoyed it 👍🏼. Great news. Good luck for Thursday

[CressidaB Graduate in reply to AH21MM]

Thanks very much 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Sulley101 Graduate]

That’s fantastic! Onwards to week 5 🏃‍♀️😁👍

[CressidaB Graduate in reply to Sulley101]

Thanks so much for your encouragement 😀

[Frizzbomb67 Graduate]

That’s good to hear 😊. Good luck on week 5. I’m a big fan of resting too 😂

[CressidaB Graduate in reply to Frizzbomb67]

Thanks Frizzbomb 😀

[Frenc Graduate]

That’s such good news - it’s brilliant when we take a little step back to come back stronger and enjoy it! Well done you 👆👍🏃‍♀️💪🏽.