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Week 5, run 3 - 20 minutes done!!!

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Well I won't pretend I didn't feel like stopping several times - but I didn't give in to the temptation, and I completed the full 20 minute run.

I even upped my pace for the last minute or so.

Sadly I just crept over the 6 minutes per kilometre mark by 5 seconds, which is really frustrating!

But 3.29 kilometres in 20 minutes is encouraging, I think. Plenty of time to improve on pace.

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gdeannGraduate

Whoo-hoo! Great time and distance in my opinion! Congrats on acing the dreaded 20!!!! :-) Gayle

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SlidemanGraduate in reply to gdeann

Thanks - it does feel good!

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StefliserGraduate

Well Done Slideman!! Who'd have thought my man running off with my BFF would end so well! ;-)

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SlidemanGraduate in reply to Stefliser

Well Laura says such nice things to me. And I know it's only me she says it to......!

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StefliserGraduate in reply to Slideman

Well, to be fair, I have rather abandoned her recently...

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greenlegsGraduate

Great run, Slideman! Very good time too. :)

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SlidemanGraduate in reply to greenlegs

Not bad. But can do better........

Thanks.

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Mini13Graduate

Oh yeah..you have done great Slideman..keep up the good work, you will be where you want to be in no time!

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SlidemanGraduate in reply to Mini13

Thanks. I hope so!

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karenmac70Graduate

Well done on that first long run for me that one was the biggest of the mental challenges!! Keep up the good work and you will soon have your green badge!

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AnniemurphGraduate

Ha ha - had to delete my precious comment because I wrote something embarrassingly stupid :P What I originally said was:

Well done - we knew you could do it :) The pace will come later. [All good so far]

Then I wrote: Never mind about the 6km/hr barrier - you will break through that next time.

6km/hr??? :D :D :D What I meant to say was 6 mins/km. I'm going to go for a coffee now. I think I need one.

all the best with your next run!

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SlidemanGraduate in reply to Anniemurph

Sometimes it feels like I'm only running 6km/hr!

Thanks for making me laugh though!

x

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