White Rabbits ! October is here!
Welcome to the latest chat thread for graduates!
Hello!
Now, you did not expect to find me here did you? YOU thought I was sipping smoothies and eating croissants in Catch Up Corner. But here I am, and am hoping I can handle this is well as MissUnderstanding does!
So! If you’ve finished Couch to 5k, come and say hello,
This is the place for you to share how your runs are going and to get inspiration, encouragement from others, and maybe share your own tips here too? Plus... it will be perfectly fine for you to pop in here, if like me, you are a Graduate returning, however slowly, to the running fun
⭐️First things first
How has your running been this week? What sorts of runs have you been doing? Successes, or setbacks? What are your plans for this brand new week?
I’ve had a good week, very satisfying! I’m trying to get my three runs a week in...Sunday, Wednesday and Friday... repeating C25K right now... for the umpteenth time but enjoying it... slow and steady and really soaking up the first sights, sounds and smells of Autumn! I have upped my daily exercise a tad too, to support the runs! If things do not work out, I am trying not to worry about it; just to adapt to whatever has happened.
Although I am repeating Couch... I do feel okay about being here, because as a Graduate already, I am using this as my plan for moving forward
So we need to know...I need to know, what are you all up to? Have you a plan in mind... are you consolidating, if you are, how are you choosing to do that?
Do tell...
Now, because I am doing this for the first time... I need to think about the weekly challenge ! I forgot about this...So, I thought to kick us off , I would set a fun challenge... and it IS running related! Just for fun!
⭐️ This week’s challenge: Eeek!
What is the scariest thing, or the most unnerving thing, that has happened to YOU on a run...?
I have had a few surprises on runs, but the most nerve- tingling, was one on a trail run in Derbyshire! Here is the link to my post.... it still gives me goose-bumps!
healthunlocked.com/bridgeto......
Looking forward to your replies..... I think...!
Oldfloss & the Team !
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P.S.
Just a reminder too !
Consolidation.
You’ll almost certainly have heard people talking about taking some time to “consolidate” after graduation. This isn’t compulsory but it’s a really good idea. When you have increased your running distance or duration over a few weeks, it is good to pause and consolidate for a short period, bedding in all that effort and getting ready for whatever comes next. That just means not continuing to build the distance or setting out to get faster for a little while.
It’s a brilliant time to just enjoy your running. Without having to increase duration week on week, you can take the pressure off and have some fun! You can run somewhere beautiful and new. Forget about pace! Mix up your run times. Go up a hill! While you are consolidating you are also helping to establish the habit of running in your life. It is said to take twelve weeks of changed behaviour to create a new habit, so a three-week consolidation will get you there!
I will put the detailed information link on here too, for anyone who is joining us for the first time this month.
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