W6R1 - champing at the bit!

[JoP61]

I know I'm not alone in having had to endure a forced absence from running due to the ice and snow. It was all gone this morning so I was keen to get out after a gap of 6 days to attempt the first run of Week 6.

Well, it wasn't the piece of......cake.... that I thought it was going to be (I know, we were warned!). Went off too fast, over-confident. Soon realised I'd have to slow down a bit and found the middle 8 minutes tough, but still managed to complete the run. Woo and a little bit hoo!

Back on track!

[Lillybeth30mins Graduate]

Hey you finished it, that’s the main thing. And soon there will be no walking breaks and that’s when you really learn how to pace yourself. (I’m finding that out now) I keep feeling I’m starting slowly but I’m not! Then suffer for it!🤣🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Liz x

[JoP61 Graduate in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Thanks! The thought of the "no walking breaks" runs is making me nervous - though I suppose I do have the 20 minute run from Week 5 to fall back on. I did that one very slowly! x

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Slow is great..let the legs do what they are just beginning to do...

[Nictwit Graduate]

You did it! Yay you 😀

[JoP61 Graduate in reply to Nictwit]

Thanks! Feel great now - I've missed the running buzz. xx

[misswobble Graduate]

You’re supposed to be running slowly! You can speed up further down the line when you have built your legs

It will all come together if you take your time

Good luck with week six. Have fun out there 👍🙂

[JoP61 Graduate in reply to misswobble]

I know - what an eejit! Thanks for the advice - I will take it slowly as I know I won't stay the course otherwise.

Happy running. x

[misswobble Graduate]

Oh you must, you must 😁👍

[Hidden]

Well done this was my nemesis run. So easy to get it wrong, but you did it. All power to your feet for the rest of the week

[JoP61 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much! It does catch you out, doesn't it? Fingers crossed for the rest of Week 6. x

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done you... excitement at being out is wonderful!

Slow and steady as you go and simply relax into these longer runs... let your legs find what I call, their happy pace..they know what to do.. just let them

[JoP61 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you and yes, I shall heed your advice. Not exactly sure what you mean by letting my legs find their happy pace. However, when I started to run this morning it felt the most natural thing in the world, and I can honestly say that before I started C25K I would have said that running was an unnatural activity for me - something I wasn't suited for. So that tells me that I've come a long way since the start!

Thanks again for all your encouragement. 😀

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

👏👏👏💪👍

That's it, adjust the pace as you go.

You'll need that later with the longer ones. Every lesson is there for a reason 😉

Well done 😁

[JoP61 Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Thank you - I will be paying a lot of attention to pace from now on! Hope your runs are going well. 👍

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate in reply to JoP61]

All good so far thank you. 1st w8 tonight hopefully 🤞😊

[JoP61 Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Oooh - you're racing away (literally). Be graduating before you know it! Good luck! 🤞🏃‍♀️

[JoP61 Graduate]

Thank you - I will be paying a lot of attention to pace from now on! Hope your runs are going well. 👍