W6 D3 today 😬

[Hamshanks68]

I’m worried about doing this today. Feels like a mountain to climb.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Trust the programme...have confidence in yourself...relax and let the new running legs just carry you.Slow and steady..

I shall watch for your post ! X

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

🍏 I can understand that… many of us feared what looks like a big step up… you can definitely do this as every run from 1:1 until now has prepared you for this… run it very slowly with a good playlist … look around you, consciously relax your arms and shoulders, smile & enjoy it… go run, runner 🏃‍♂️ 😊

[John_W Graduate]

Take heart and confidence from the big mental hurdle that was W5R3 - *that* is normally the big one for a lot of people. You've done 20 minutes continuous last week - now you add on 5 mins after putting more miles and minutes into your legs this week.

Physically , you are ready. It's always the mental side that's the most difficult.

Take it nice and easy and you'll be absolutely fine !

[Hamshanks68 Graduate]

Thanks all, it is done, very slowly. I wish I could say it was a breeze, but it wasn’t. Really hard but I didn’t stop. Dreading week 7 now 😬

[Sybilw Graduate in reply to Hamshanks68]

Please don’t dread it! This program is 50% a mental battle so start with “I can do this”. The earlier runs have prepared you for this and thousands of us have proved it works. PMA required. Have fun.

[Cmoi Graduate in reply to Hamshanks68]

Hi  Hamshanks68 , well done on completing week 6. You might find it helpful to read this post about mental attitude to running: healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

The other technique that I use on runs that feel challenging is to break them down mentally into ever-decreasing chunks. For 25 minutes you could use 11 + 7 + 4 + 2 + 1, for example. The actual breakdown doesn't matter as long as the total is correct and each chunk is shorter, or at least no longer, than the previous one.

Enjoy week 7!

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

How did you get on?

[Hamshanks68 Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

I did it but it was really hard. Week 7 is gonna be a proper challenge.