Managing panic while running Wk 5 R3 ✅️
I was an avid runner 2 years ago. I started the C25K back then and got through it pretty easy minus a few injuries from pushing too hard (I do a lot of strength work)
Then the summer came, the UK humidity hit where 25 degrees feels like 35. At this point I was up to 10k runs with good times. But one day I got an almighty panic attack. I tried to persevere but every time I ran the panic set in again and againand again. So I said screw it ill just stick to strength training. Im thinking my claustrophobia and the sense of being smothered by the humidity is what triggered it. And a touch of general anxiety.
Roll on two years and I impulse bought a treadmill. My logic was I can go ultra slow and steady and no one is around while im freaking out thinking im going to die. And boom ive finished week 5 run 3 with ease.
Ive always read threads on here and so many people say "just go slow". And its so true, swallow the ego and build a bass. Ive done a few runs outside and its a bit more scary but I survived and just slowed down when I was feeling too breathless.
Going slow not only got me back to running but zone 2 running has so many health benefits. Speed can come later. I dont care about times im just happy ive got my running mojo back.2
So many posts have helped me on this topic so I hope this one can help too.
Go slow and make running great again