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[No7runner]

thank you for all your responses everyone! I got the all clear from the doctor too and the palpitations etc are due to anxiety we think so I’m just trying to carry on without getting anxious! I did my second run yesterday and notice my heart rate doesn’t recover that quickly but that will come in time I’m guessing as my cardio fitness isn’t great 😅 I was extremely anxious after that one but I’m just going to keep going..thank you for the support 😊

[MintT Graduate]

That’s fantastic news all around. Well done. Super pleased for you

[Jancanrunagain Graduate]

Great to hear you have the all clear, take your time, don't feel pressurised. Unless you're super fit most of us struggle on the early runs, but it's a slow build and 9 weeks is a guide not a commitment. Great to see you continuing

[Yesletsgo Administrator]

So glad to hear you've had proper advice and been reassured. Just run as slowly as you can and follow the plan and your fitness will increase.Breathing helps - concentrate on exhaling, inhales take care of themselves. This way you clear the co2 most efficiently and avoid cramps, which you're less likely to get if you go slowly.

It'll all come together very quickly, well done for starting this 😁

[RiceAndPeas]

Take it easy and pace yourself very carefully, a slow jog is all you need to do. Glad you got checked out.

[T2runner Graduate]

I am not going to say that usual tosh of stay calm if it was that easy we would all drive formula one cars, keep going, you can and will do this. You are on run 2, early days for you to notice any changes to your health yet, your body will be learning the new you and will adjust to this when it is ready, you physically won't notice it to begin with but it will be changing now, and with every session you will change a bit, my resting heart rate dropped from 67 bpm to 58bpm over the first few weeks, as well as my HRV increasing, so this does work. We are all different and changes will take different time spans for us to notice, but trust me, they are changing. You may have an easy run and think this is great but then you may have a hard run and you will think you are going backwards, but these are the key moments when you learn to overcome the struggles, you have completed the previous run so you can overcome this one it is very much mind over matter. We already know know your mind has the strength, you have made that first step and you are posting here, we are all right behind you, When you run don't aim to finish, aim for the next 2 minutes, then when ready increase the time, even now I only aim 5 to 10 minutes get to that assess how you feel and set the next 2 to 3 minutes, if you don't make it for whatever reason, you can re do a session, but you have to keep going, the only failure is dropping out of the program.

For info I ran at 9.00 this morning , I am still recovering from that, that is why we have rest days to let everything settle down again and for the body and mind to reset for the next run, bit like updating a computer, after an update we need to shut down and restart, it then works better(most of the time).