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

[orangina]

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!

Some races (generally ones where there aren't road closures) will disqualify you if you run with headphones in. Although this is rare. If the roads are closed it's more likely to be ok.

I managed it, despite the INSANE heat..... I only managed it by walking and running, could not possibly have kept running only, it was just too hot... Sleepychunky, how did you get on?

Nt sure I feel v satisfied, feel rather short changed by the weather, but desperately relieved that I finished in one piece! Thank IOU all for your help and support..... Very grateful!

Yay well done!

Well done Orangina. I ran that today too, it was stupidly hot. You should feel very proud of yourself that you completed it. I know I do! I definitely was spurred on by the crowd & atmosphere. At one point I was walking a bit, and a little girl shouted out 'come on number 24,401' - bless her heart, it made me run again!

Well done

Well done OnlyGirlinMyHouse..... We should all be proud of ourselves, we were up against a whole new set of challenges with the heat today!