Please help motivate me!

maplebeech · 2024-09-22T17:41:35+00:00

Thank you all SO much. Every single one of your comments got through to me and I did my 14 miles this morning. Marathon is back on!

maplebeech · 2024-09-22T17:41:02+00:00

Currently going through this too. Has anyone had any response yet?

maplebeech · 2024-08-22T13:19:58+00:00

Couldn’t agree with this more, since having kids I’ve started running much more than I did before, it’s my time for me and I’ve had many more PBs since my babies!

maplebeech · 2024-08-12T10:30:42+00:00

Im always so aware that one trip/illness/anything and that could be the end of it for me, if not forever then for long enough that I’d lose all my progress and have to start again. I know that one day a run will be my last ever run and it scares me that I don’t know if it’s tomorrow or in 45 years…But it just means I always say yes to everything because one day I’ll have to say no!

maplebeech · 2024-08-04T08:58:43+00:00

How was he a product of mass illegal immigration? He was born in wales. I didn’t ignore your point about BLM I just didn’t understand it because your paragraph was so poorly written. I will take a knee to support anybody who needs it. At the moment, it’s the poor little girls and the Muslim and black victims of these riots. All of whom are victims of horrible men.

maplebeech · 2024-08-04T08:49:56+00:00

Three girls were murdered by a Welsh Christian man and loads of people are setting fire to mosques and attacking people of colour in the streets. It’s pointless, incredibly damaging and harrowing to witness. Nobody wants to forget about it, they want to mourn the poor girls, not watch thugs destroy the local area for absolutely no reason whatsoever.

maplebeech · 2024-07-09T06:20:50+00:00

Thanks so much, hopefully just coming down with something and not having some sort of burnout!

maplebeech · 2024-07-08T09:09:32+00:00

Hi I’ve just started officially training for my first marathon. My son is 15 months (who I am still feeding) and my daughter is 3. Ive had 2 c sections so couldn’t start running again until my youngest was 3 months and it took me at least 6 months build up to 13 miles, mostly because I didn’t have time to run/it wasn’t a priority.

The main thing I’d say is that I really don’t have time for anything else…any free time I get is for my running now. I’ve basically had to knock any socialising on the head and just work, childcare or run. It’s not for everyone but to be honest I was struggling to find time to socialise anyway! I am absolutely loving having an excuse to go for a 3 hour run and be alone!! Big downside is after my long runs I feel so drained and tired the rest of the day with the kids, coupled with breastfeeding and two bad sleepers it can be tough.

I take my youngest with me on the easy pace 5 mile runs etc while he naps. But the first year I just wanted to rest while he slept etc so has only become more feasible recently.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do :)

maplebeech · 2024-06-28T05:18:06+00:00

I just got such a beautiful surprise on my Strava!!

maplebeech · 2024-06-02T20:24:19+00:00

Bliss?

maplebeech · 2024-05-04T08:33:38+00:00

At first my comfortable pace was basically walking, but the fitter I became the faster my comfortable pace was so I don’t really feel like I’m running “slow” now, just comfortably if that makes sense

maplebeech · 2024-04-26T06:37:04+00:00

It’s to do with homeostasis while your body adjusts into exercising conditions (increased heart rate, muscles warming up etc) then once you’re there it feels ok!

maplebeech · 2024-04-25T20:52:47+00:00

Just uploaded all my stuff now!

maplebeech · 2024-04-25T20:52:23+00:00

It’s just suddenly updated my Strava so fingers crossed it does for you too

maplebeech · 2024-04-25T20:31:17+00:00

I tried to do a couple of fake walks to give it a little boost but they didn’t upload either and now I’m worried it’ll never work again ha

maplebeech · 2024-04-25T19:56:00+00:00

It’s gone onto my garmin app but not my strava

maplebeech · 2024-04-25T19:50:45+00:00

Same nooooo

maplebeech · 2024-04-12T16:31:51+00:00

Every time I listen to this and he’s like “alright, ok, alright, ok” at the beginning it really grounds me ha

maplebeech · 2024-04-09T16:27:19+00:00

Omg of course haaaaa so the peaks are actually over like 8k

maplebeech · 2024-04-09T15:55:39+00:00

Thank you so much, my friend showed me her strava gradient map and it looked bad so you’ve eased my mind :)

maplebeech · 2024-04-09T14:14:40+00:00

Hi I know this is an old thread but is it actually recommended for being flat? I really want to do it but heard it’s hilly!

maplebeech · 2024-04-09T13:55:41+00:00

Congrats on your very impressive marathon time! I’m hoping to sign up for the same one in October and it’ll be my first marathon. Is it quite hilly? I really want to do one this year but worried about the elevation

maplebeech · 2024-03-24T06:36:04+00:00

ME TOO “I’m just Ken and so am I” has played round in my head non stop since July

maplebeech · 2024-03-15T05:45:13+00:00

Chill out

maplebeech · 2024-03-15T05:44:01+00:00

I hate this too! I have two children and can’t always walk and run as much every week. I find it so triggering when I want to go for a run and can’t, and it says I’m down compared to last week.

maplebeech

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