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I'm just about to head out the door for that 20 min stretch! Eek! My knee feels fine (been doing regular stretches and things).

I know I can do this and I'm all excited/nervous.

It's pretty windy out there today......

I'll just go then .... just me and my trainers (and some other clothes!!)

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Hi I have just finished mine how did it go?

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I_willGraduate in reply to joannecb

Great!!! How was yours?

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Hope it went well. W5r3 is the best run of all, because when you've done it you KNOW and really believe that you're a runner and that you CAN make it to the end of the programme. Good luck

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I_willGraduate in reply to AncientMum

Yes! What's an extra 5 mins after 20? ... well, it's funny, knowing I only had 5 mins left kind of made it harder. Imagining I had another 10 or 15 made it seem okay if that makes any sense?! I think because I'm not focusing on stopping but on just keeping going instead

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ZoomZoomGraduate

It's been more than an hour now .... You know you can stop running after 20 minutes? LOL looking forward to your update.

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I_willGraduate in reply to ZoomZoom

Haha! Took me a while to go because I was fiddling about nervously with everything!

It went BRILLIANTLY!!!

First was an exposed windy bit, uphill, then a nice flat bit and then back into down hill all quiet. Then I had to repeat the circuit but it went amazingly. Pacing is everything I am gradually realising.

I can run for 20 minutes!!!! And best of all, my knee is okay :-)

Well done on completing week 5 especially in such wind. You are right to say that you realise that pacing is everything, because...................Week 6! Please treat it with respect because it's possibly the toughest week in the programme and the return to intervals is not a soft option - especially after the euphoria of doing a 20 minute run in W5. It often catches people out. Take W6 very, very slowly (and even slower still) keep calm and steady and you will get through it okay. Good luck with your first run of week 6 and best wishes.

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I saw that a lot of people find week 6 hard so I'll make sure I don't go at it like a bull at a gate. Thank you for your continued encouragement, it is very helpful :-)

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