Hi everyone…I can see you…buried under all the wrapping paper! Come out and join me…I’m here, waiting to hear how your consolidation runs are going?
What’s the weather like for you? It’s mild here in Yorkshire…just getting a bit breezy…not banking on a white Christmas, again…
Have you anything to report?
I had a great run yesterday…it was after the school run…I decided to repeat w7r1 because it didn’t go so well last week…well, it was lovely and cool…and I’m pleased to report that I smashed it…I was sooooo pleased with myself I almost jumped for joy! I was smiling from ear to ear! I know for a fact that I slept well (well, more than 5 hours!) & I definitely started slower than slow…I had a little bit left in the tank at the end so I put my foot down for the last couple of minutes…I felt great! I’m looking forward to cracking on with the rest of the week inbetween my Christmas shopping trips! I’m finishing work tomorrow until January, I just have one pupil going for test on Friday so fingers crossed we end the year on a high!
How are you finding your consolidation runs? Are you managing to keep those gremlins at bay?
I’m still waiting for some Christmassy pics…Let me know how you’re doing and leave some tips/advice or ask away if there’s anything we can help you with….
A bit about consolidation and running as a new Graduate…
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!
Running as a graduate will look different for everyone which is why we really hope people will share what they’ve been doing. We can pinch ideas and take inspiration from each other. The key thing is to keep it steady and remember you’ve got a whole lifetime of running ahead of you. Keeping to 30 minutes max as a rough rule of thumb is a generally good idea and we’d encourage you to be really sensible about running for longer. It’s widely recommended not to increase the length of any of your runs by more than 10% each week because of the risk of injury. Think about how Couch to 5k gradually builds up. The last thing anyone wants is to spend time on the injury couch just after finishing!
happy running x
MC and the lovely admin team 🎄🎄🎄
Week 9 Run 3, Graduation 🎉😄🎉
Week 9 - Run 3 - Graduate
Week 9 Run 3 !!! Graduated! 
Week 9 run 3 - Graduation 👩🏼🎓 
Week 9 - Run 3. Graduation Day!
