I made it...barely!

lyzmorrison
lyzmorrison Posts: 172 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So, yesterday I participated in my 2nd 5K, the Graffiti Run, which was a BLAST! And I finished...but just barely. And that makes me super nervous b/c I have committed to a 10K this weekend. GAH!

I run 3 miles twice a week on the treadmill I've run 6 miles on the road about 5 times, so I am constantly working on my running. However it was HARD for me yesterday. The weather was really foggy and the humidity felt like 250%, so I am telling myself that is why is was so difficult. Then I got all in my head while I was running and was telling myself there is NO WAY I can do 6 miles on Saturday...and that I'm going to end up walking and it's going to take me forever and I'll be walking and crying, but I can't cry b/c that takes more energy...and on and on....It was crazy. Then I had to remind myself what an ultrarunner said in an article I read....that the best runners in the world are the ones who can stay out of their heads and that runners fail all the time b/c they listen to the negativity that they tell themselves when running.

Of course, 10 minutes after I finished I was all "oh, that was great!" and forgot about how hard it really was.

OHHHH...and I won 50 bucks yesterday in a drawing! Woo hoo!!!!!!!!!
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  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    Some runs are just like that. Sometimes I can pound out 8 miles and barely blink an eye, and then go for a 30 min run later in the week and just want to die. Totally normal...don't let it get you down. :)
  • mreeves261
    mreeves261 Posts: 728 Member
    The article you read is right. Stay out of your head. Just run, enjoy it, feel the freedom of it. We all have crap runs, it happens. But you can't let a bad run take up space in your mind or you will psych yourself out going forward. I know it's all easier said than done.

    Personal experience: In October I ran my first race, a 10K. I ran the whole thing and I was excited!! I slacked off on training over the next 2 months. My next race was Jan 18, a 5K. It was HORRIBLE, took me almost as long to finish as it did the 10K. I took for granted the fact I had already run a longer race and this one, even with a lack of training would be fine. I got to the point I was convinced I would never be able to run 5K without walking. I was talking it over with a runner friend who asked me what I was thinking when I felt the need to walk. And the general thoughts going through my head were, "you will never be able to run the whole thing," "it's ok to walk if your tired," and "it's too cold to run." Basically it was always a negative thought going through my mind the moments before I stopped to walk. With better talk tracks and thoughts going forward I have been able to just run. If I get to the point where I am fooling myself again, I promise myself 2 more minutes and you can walk, over and over and over and over until I'm done.

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