Jill – I did all of those things you aren’t supposed to do… and I was sidelined more than once (it took me awhile to really listen to my body – I thought I could push past the pain…dumb idea). I went too hard, too fast, and then injury would occur. I finally realized that the Couch to 5K plans were not for me and after reading your book, I realized that it was okay not to be a Stepford Runner. So, now I set my tabata app with my own routine – a warm up, set intervals of run time and walk time, and a cool down. I haven’t been injured since and every week, I can feel myself getting stronger and running better. I tweak my running times a little bit when the current interval starts to feel too easy. I ran/walked my first ever 5K on Mother’s Day and it was nothing short of amazing because I could do it. Never in a million years did I think I could could enter a race and finish it on my own. Thank you Jill for this community!
Rubysays
I agree. I’ve been guilty of pushing too hard, too soon, because I think I should be able to do more. The mental part is the hardest for me. Sometimes I just can’t shut my brain off.
Jill – I did all of those things you aren’t supposed to do… and I was sidelined more than once (it took me awhile to really listen to my body – I thought I could push past the pain…dumb idea). I went too hard, too fast, and then injury would occur. I finally realized that the Couch to 5K plans were not for me and after reading your book, I realized that it was okay not to be a Stepford Runner. So, now I set my tabata app with my own routine – a warm up, set intervals of run time and walk time, and a cool down. I haven’t been injured since and every week, I can feel myself getting stronger and running better. I tweak my running times a little bit when the current interval starts to feel too easy. I ran/walked my first ever 5K on Mother’s Day and it was nothing short of amazing because I could do it. Never in a million years did I think I could could enter a race and finish it on my own. Thank you Jill for this community!
I agree. I’ve been guilty of pushing too hard, too soon, because I think I should be able to do more. The mental part is the hardest for me. Sometimes I just can’t shut my brain off.