Should I continue or defer?

[Post-Op-Jogger]

Was slightly apprehensive about w6r3 this morning but employed tactics you all suggested for w5r3 ... slowed my pace; told myself to enjoy the run and not worry about finishing it; and listened to a great podcast about habit building (which I'll post the link to, as a reply to this, if anyone is interested). I had a great run! Really enjoyable. I was so immersed in the podcast and enjoying being in the park in the sun that I was surprised when my alarm went off! However, my 10 year old is interested in joining me. She accompanied me on 1 session a week for the first 4 weeks and bounced her way through it while I huffed and puffed next to her, but stopped to concentrate on a martial arts exam which she has now taken. She thinks she can join in with me twice a week but I don't think at 10 years she has a real concept of how long a 25 min run is. I feel like she should pick up at 5, 8, 5 or 8,8 and work her way up from there. BUT I do want to run with her. Can I do two runs a week at this level and stay with 25, 27, 30 for run 3 each week until she catches up? (She's only doing 2 a week because she has martial arts 3 times and swimming once on top of normal PE lessons).

[Post-Op-Jogger Graduate]

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[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

We would always recommend that anyone starts from W1R1, simply to build up resistance to impact. We are all capable of doing way more than our bodies are conditioned to do, but not without increasing our injury risk. Sticking to gently progressive training plans is the safest way to push our limits, whilst gently increasing our resistance to injury.

Injury often strikes out of the blue and can stop you for days, weeks or even months.

All that said your daughter may well be able to pick up further through the plan.

You can stop progressing at any point and just repeat if that is what you want to do. It won't make you go backwards.

It is a joy running with family and if you can get your daughter running regularly at ten, then you are doing her a great favour, as running through teenage years will improve her bone strength for life.

Do make sure she has good running shoes.

[Post-Op-Jogger Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you IannodaTruffle that was very helpful.

[CressidaB Graduate]

What he said!! I'm sure you're doing the right thing. Thanks for the podcast link. Good luck. 😊

[Post-Op-Jogger Graduate in reply to CressidaB]

See you in bridge to 10 😉

[Jodiepie Graduate]

My 11yr old and 8yr old have both joined me for one of my 25min runs. Was a welcome distraction for me and they are both fit and active in sports and managed just fine once I encouraged them to slow down to my pace

[Post-Op-Jogger Graduate in reply to Jodiepie]

Haha! Yes I might be worrying unnecessarily. My daughter was bouncing along playing air guitar last time she joined me because she was so bored with my pace! Thanks!.🙂