Help! I have a 10k run this weekend and I have lost my mojo....

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orangina · 11/07/2013 21:45

Hello lovely MN runners..... I am a running newbie (started c25k in March) and have a 10k run this weekend which I have been working towards and raised quite a lot of money for..... I am NOT a natural runner, I have struggled a fair bit, but have been v pleased with what I have achieved, etc.

Have lost my mojo though, and could really do w some help as to how to get through this weekend's run..... This evening I kept starting and stopping, felt as though I was running on empty and just wanted to stop and go home. I saw it through and managed nearly 9k on the stop start....

Will someone please tell me what to do? and also talk me through carbs and what to eat when? I just need to finish the run on Sunday..... In under 2 hours apparently (am aiming for 1 hr 15-ish minutes?)

Thank you!

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IsThatTrue · 12/07/2013 05:36

Maybe evening is just too late for your body in this heat? I always feel a run is much easier at 7am.

I use maple syrup flavour porridge to get me through. Enough sugar for a quick energy burst and enough slow release in the oats to keep me going.

HeySoulSister · 12/07/2013 00:08

Despite being a low carber I always run on a banana and have a few carbs the night before

I also hydrate before my run.... Not so much during or after

Jelly babies/energy melts on the way round as necessary?

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orangina · 11/07/2013 23:31

I was wondering about the heat..... I have been running in the evening when it is a bit cooler, but of course I am. Bit wiped out by th time I set off at 8pm......

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iklboo · 11/07/2013 23:24

I'm doing a 5k walk and know what you mean. After training 4 days a week doing 4-5k a time, I just can't muster it this week. I'm wondering if its the heat or 'pre-match nerves'.

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orangina · 11/07/2013 23:18

You are kind! I am not racing as such, in that I am not feeling at all competitive with anyone else, but I do want to finish, and I would love not to walk much of it if I can help it....

Wondering what I can do to make sure there is enough fuel in the tank? I absolutely felt as though I was running on empty this evening......

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IsThatTrue · 11/07/2013 21:55

Go at a pace you can talk (or sing) at. Bugger everyone else race your race. If you need a break slow your pace but keep running albeit really slowly, use your slow pace to recover. I find myself saying 'shut up legs' when my legs start hurting .

You will do it and be proud at all you have achieved, couch to 10 k in 4 months! You've done fantastically, feel proud!

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