Commiserations 🥺😟😞

[Notsonifty50]

So I went out this morning with vast amounts of determination & positive thoughts...run 3 of week 6...25 minutes...with my severe lack of hormones,my season allergies & incredibly tight chest...managed to get to 18 minutes then...for the first time ever since I did my first C25K back in 2018 I had to admit defeat & give up.i stood there in the middle of the street & bawled 😳🤦‍♀️ to say this was frustrating is an understatement & I feel utterly devastated!!!

[CiderWoman24 Graduate]

Aww, I'm sorry to read this. Hope you feel better as the day progresses. Put it behind you and try again when you feel ready. Big hug. 💐

[Notsonifty50 in reply to CiderWoman24]

Thankyou so much...I wish it didn't matter so much!!!giving myself a good talking to today!!!🤦‍♀️

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate]

I think most of us have been where you are at some point! Runs go like that-it doesn’t mean you’re any less of a runner than you were before you did that run. All you’ve done is proved how much it means to you and that you can stop when you need to-that’s an underrated skill. You still completed nearly three quarters of that run and that’s not nothing!

Take the pressure off your next one. It’s only training. You don’t have to prove anything. Give yourself the best chance of having a good run and just take yourself out to give it a go. You absolutely can do it. It just wasn’t meant to be today.

[Notsonifty50 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Thankyou so much 🤗 it's so hard the older I get the more I feel I need to prove to myself...its all very silly!!!

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate in reply to Notsonifty50]

You’re most certainly not alone!!

[poohbear2608 Graduate in reply to Notsonifty50]

I hear you! I feel the same as the years are tumbling by. The words from Laura on C25K - ‘some days you don’t do so well but there’s no such thing as a bad run and if you didn’t do as well as you thought you would, there’s always another day’.

[Notsonifty50 in reply to poohbear2608]

That's very true thankyou

[Volkswarren1]

Hey, dont worry you will do this.

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

18 minutes is great, celebrate that, call it a practice run and try to go a bit slower next time out.

[Amy44]

So proud of you for stopping when it all got too much. Better to quit than get an injury id say. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and nail it next time 😊

[Notsonifty50 in reply to Amy44]

Ah thankyou so much x

[swim63 Graduate]

incredibly tight chest? Do you have asthma? Sounds like you needed to stop, your body telling you.

Hope you feel better soon, you will do this!

[Notsonifty50 in reply to swim63]

Yes I do & it's really bad at the moment due to seasonal allergies but the main issue is menopause!!!thankyou 🥰

[swim63 Graduate in reply to Notsonifty50]

I thought that might be the case! Just asking as a retired respiratory nurse, I’m a bit paranoid about asthma! I know it’s not always taken as seriously as it should be.

Please take care. I’m sure you know this!

[Notsonifty50 in reply to swim63]

Oh are you?yes...its tricky because it's the type of asthma that only gets bad if I am poorly or if its allergy season.tree pollen was pretty bad but this grass pollen season is awful & I was absolutely gasping!!!I had my inhaler before I left the house but it really didn't seem to help too much.i take antihistamines & have an air filter plugged in at night.its a real pain but feels worse than ever!!!

[swim63 Graduate in reply to Notsonifty50]

Oh, that’s horrible for you!

Can you take your inhaler with you on your run?

Also, could be you need a course of steroids?

Allergies are such a nuisance this time of the year

[Notsonifty50 in reply to swim63]

Yes I was thinking that this morning.hopefully it will improve 😬🙏

[Bruch1 Graduate]

Well done for getting to 18 minutes and very sensible to stop when you did. It's been quite hot for running recently even first thing in the morning. Have a break, keep well hydrated and you will get there. Listen to your body and don't beat yourself up. As Coach Bennett always says 'You pressed start', and even if that's as far as you get you are a runner.Take care now. We have all been there in one way or another x

[Notsonifty50 in reply to Bruch1]

Thankyou so much...its such a kick in the teeth simply because the menopause is robbing me of many things this being one of them

[drl212 Graduate]

Well done on listening to your body and having the strength to stop. The runs will always be there waiting for you when you're ready!

Good luck!!

[Notsonifty50 in reply to drl212]

Thankyou very much

[Rabbit561 Graduate]

Gosh we are so hard on ourselves aren’t we? You are doing magnificently well just being out there ! If it feels so hard then go a bit slower and it will feel easier. Doesn’t matter that you could walk faster than you are running. You can get quicker later. Super well done for where you are already.

[Notsonifty50 in reply to Rabbit561]

Thankyou so much

[Thejogger Graduate]

yes best thing to stop save injuries also 18 minutes Is still good just next time plod along well done keep going

[Notsonifty50 in reply to Thejogger]

Thankyou 🙏

[BGood]

Please please don’t feel frustrated we all have throw it in the bin!

Do you have asthma? I can give you tips on that.

The longer the distance slow down the pace. Pace will come in time!

I had a day like that on Saturday where it went wrong! As someone who runs fairly regularly I headed back out there and did it! On Sunday but recommend you have a rest day.

I literally have to have antihistamines, nasal, spray, ensure I take a puff of ventolin before I start running and sometimes while i am running! Sunglasses 😎 to keep pollen from my eyes and a small bottle of water as it’s hot!

🥵 Please don’t worry we all have bad days

[Notsonifty50 in reply to BGood]

It's such a pain!!!I had my inhaler before I left & take antihistamines.my eyes don't tend to get affected much.i am so slow already I honestly don't think I can go much slower 😫 it's all just got so much harder since the perimenopause ramped up so I am at the mercy of my hormones or lack thereof right now & i absolutely hate it!!!

[BGood in reply to Notsonifty50]

Perimenopause was what got me Running I am 58 now. Don’t worry I am slow as well due to 2.5 stone weight gain over the last 15 months since I badly broke my shoulder!

I was supposed to have run a 10k the day I did it. So now I am starting from scratch again!

[Notsonifty50 in reply to BGood]

Ah bless you I can really sympathise!!!I am also carrying around an extra couple of stone more than last time I was running regularly...its so depressing...it seems to just come from nowhere!!!it's got to be harder trying to carry round that extra weight...I don't know how overweight I am because I refuse to weigh myself but my clothes are telling me everything I need to know sadly 😞

[Madwife60]

First well done for doing 18 minutes which is a whole lot more than none. Remember however frustrating it’s just one run of many. It’s also very hot which definitely moves the goal posts. Bet you get there next attempt 👍. Onwards and upwards xxx

[Notsonifty50 in reply to Madwife60]

Thankyou so much...I'll definitely give it another try