Week Seven, Run One

[mummybowles]

I cannot stress how much I (a) didn't want to go today and (b) kept wanting to stop all the way through and (c) never thought I'd make it to the end. But against all the thoughts in my head, I DID IT

And don't let the above snapshot of 24m 56s fool you - it was definitely 25 minutes !! Next time I'll carry on for a few seconds longer, just to satisfy Strava.

Next run Thursday. Let's hope I'm in a better headspace for it !!

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

🍏👏 You will be. Each tough headspace run sorts you out for the next one “ I did it last time, I can do it again” So well done for perseverance! Great stuff! Xx

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

Thanks as ever AA. Hoping tomorrow will be a good one

[Richard7 Graduate]

Well done MB those mind games are horrible! Well done for conquering them in this run. That DID IT moment is great though .... keep going onwards for the next one and keep fingers crossed for nice weather!!

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Richard7]

Cheers Richard and for the kudos on Strava

[Redbuz]

Absolutely brilliant MB - well done you! When you are able to start when you don’t want to, and plough on when the going gets tough. Just do the extra 4 seconds - you know you can!!😂😂😂

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Redbuz]

Thanks Redbuz. Jo Whiley told me I'd done it so I stopped Strava, but it must have been a few seconds behind. I won't make that mistake again - my OCD won't let me !!

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Awesome running, those tough runs make us stronger 😁

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks Sue. I certainly hope so x

[Gentlydoesnt]

wonderful stuff your defo the one to push me forward in all this and it’s great to see achievement after achievements great to read

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Gentlydoesnt]

Thanks so much. And by my calculations, I think tomorrow we will both be doing 25 minutes, is that right? We can spur each other on

[Gentlydoesnt in reply to mummybowles]

Yes it’s 25 mins tomorrow I think !!, I have been doing this programme every other day because I feel that if you only do it for example Mon / wed / Friday that leaves two days of rest before the next run which I don’t know if it’s recommended or not !.

[Gentlydoesnt in reply to mummybowles]

yes but your ahead of me I’m only on the third run of week 3 , I don’t know what’s ahead in week 7 and I think your two in front of me ?.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

This is the type of run that is a real win, ! The easy runs are easy...the runs like this one... they show your strength and your stamin!

Well done you!

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks OF (I'm still to find an easy run) !

[nowster Graduate]

At some point in the coming months/years you will find you've changed such that you have the mental situation where you're itching for a run but your circumstances stop you from doing one.

Today's frustration was replacing a split tumble dryer drive belt during my lunch break. It went nothing like the instructional video and at the end I had two screws left over which meant I had to take most of it apart again to find out where they went! However, the tumble dryer now works again.

[drl212 Graduate]

Excellent work! You persevered and were rewarded...

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