Sorry for your troubles..... Does DH run with you or are you doing this alone? Curious....

Sometimes tension flares when one sees the other doing tremendous things for themselves, and they don't need the other's help in the process. Yes, Emotions can either fuel your run, or halt it. It was about the same time in my C25K training that I had a similar disagreement with my DH, and felt my blood pressure going up, and decided to head out and run the stress away, It did not work very well at all, I was winded, frustrated, and felt worse at the end of it. Best emotion to run is happiness (for me at least.)

C25K gets easier, you have to push yourself a little though. repeating weeks several times will not make those weeks easier, it will cause you to not progress and make it an even bigger set back. Take a deep breath, re-group, and push forward you will be surprised how your body will respond. This program is wonderful, and without you even realizing it, you are properly trained to move forward, even if you think you can't.

Best of luck, and happier running days ahead for you!
Cheffy

For myself I find that running actually does relieve tensions, except its usually the opposte situation for me...I tend to be the snippy one who picks fights for no reason. Then my fiance pushes me out the door because he knows I come back feeling better for having accomplished something.
I suppose if it was a really serious fight that wouldn't work for me though, I'd still fret the whole time.
Maybe in some part of your mind you felt like you were doing something wrong by walking out the door instead of trying to deal with the fight? (although, what can you do when the other person won't talk anyway...) Or maybe your food or water intake or your sleep were all disrupted the day before, that happens to me if it's a really major fight. There could be lots of things going on besides your emotions dragging you down.

I'm not a newbie, I am a supporter. 5 yrs ago I went for a long run of 20 miles. About the 1st hour I began to mull DW antics and began to get really angry and resentfull while running. I began to to gey overcharged in my physical heart and having an asthma like breathing problem. It was a panic attack, walked slowly for about 10 mins to calm myself down. It sapped me a little after that but resumed later. Learn to separate those things from the existing beauty in the landscape and think about this time as solely yours.

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Feeling pretty bummed about all this. Like I live or die by his disapproval. Yuck. <HR>

Some people are really good at communicating that they're the only ones with needs. Get it over to yourself that this is your time. Your DH is not the Lord of all lords. Lose yourself in the event.

My husband is the same way. I wait until the kids are tucked in and the dishwasher is humming before I take the time for myself. I think mine gets jealous of my time. (Not enough to want to join me though). He pouts when I head out. I don't pout when he vegges in front of the TV, so we both have our things as far as I'm concerned.