loops missing the nested if

My loop is skipping the nested 3rd else if. What should I do so it does not skip it?

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    int loop, i;
    loop = 0;    

    char choice, selection;

    std::cout << "Welcome" << std::endl;
    while (loop == 0)
    {
        std::cout << "Please a choice" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "a. Run" << std::endl;
        std::cin >> selection;
        if (selection == 'a')
        {
            for (i = 1; i < 5; i++)
            {
                std::cout << "run" << std::endl;

                std::cout << "do you want to continue running? (y/n)";
                std::cin >> choice;
                if (i < 5 && choice == 'y')
                {
                    continue;
                }
                else if (i < 5 && choice == 'n')
                {
                    break;
                }
                else if ( i > 5 && choice == 'y')
                {
                    std::cout << "Limit Reached"; 
                }
            }
        }                

I want it to print "limit reached" when i > 5, but somehow the loop skips it. What am I doing wrong?

Previous StackOverflow questions did not help much. I tried their solutions, but they did not solve my issue.
Edit: for example { Nesting if statements inside a While loop? } I have looked if I have initialized any of my int which might me messing my loop.
Looks like my "else if" didn’t work because the condition I gave it would never be true. I feel stupid. But thanks everyone for your time. I really appreciate it.

>Solution :

Your loop runs only while i is in the range 1..4 inclusive, so i < 5 will always be true and i > 5 will never be true.

You should check the value of i after the loop exits. You should also check the user’s input to make sure it matches your expectations.

Try something more like this:

#include <iostream>
#include <cctype>

bool shouldContinue(const char *prompt)
{
    char choice;

    do
    {
        std::cout << prompt << " (y/n)";
        if (!(std::cin >> choice)) throw ...;
        if (choice == 'y' || choice == 'Y' || choice == 'n' || choice == 'N') break;
        std::cout << "Invalid choice" << endl;
    }
    while (true);

    return (choice == 'y' || choice == 'Y');
}

int main()
{
    bool loop = true;
    int i;
    char selection;

    std::cout << "Welcome" << std::endl;

    while (loop)
    {
        std::cout << "Please a choice" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "a. Run" << std::endl;
        std::cin >> selection;

        if (selection == 'a')
        {
            for (i = 1; i < 5; ++i)
            {
                std::cout << "run" << std::endl;

                if (shouldContinue("do you want to continue running?"))
                {
                    continue;
                }
                else
                {
                    break;
                }
            }

            if (i == 5)
                std::cout << "Limit Reached"; 
        }       

        ...
    }

    return 0;
}