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Ive Started week 3, run 1 is under my belt felt great but can surtanly tell the difference from week 2. Feeling good and motervated equals happy me! ;-)

If anyone out there feels this is impossible keep going because it ain't. I mean I'm doing it! And I really like to sit down.

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Well done sounds like you are having fun and that is the most important thing :)

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Thanks, & Very much so ;-)

Yeah, my hubby and I completed W3R1 today too !! Was wary of it but felt really good !! Am sort of dreading W£R2 as I have found that the second run seems to be the one that I find the hardest, but having said that, I'm looking forward to it too!!

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Well done too you both. Well yesterday was rest day so I guess it's w3r2 today. I'll let ya's know how it goes.

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Will be doing w3r2 this evening. Fingers crossed for us all !

Well we had W3R2 this evening and although it seemed tougher than W3R1 we did it ! Pleased with ourselves and beginning to feel that we are getting fitter

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Well done, I did it Thursday morning :-) hard work but enjoyed it. So I'm pleased with that, keep it up and good luck with your running.

Have you completed W3R3 yet? Pete and I are off to do it in an hour or so and I'm hoping it will go ok as one foot is a bit sore today !!

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Yeah did did it on Friday so week four starts (Gulp) haha

I was thinking of doing the week 3 a few more tins though? Try to build on that for a while longer. Hope it went as well for you guys as it has for me ;-)

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It went really well, thanks, even though it was raining !! Will be starting week 4 on Tuesday. If you feel you need to repeat week 3 then go for it, it's not a race, and you're more likely to succeed if you do it at a pace that's right for you :)

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Week 4r1 sorted ;-) went very very well & feeling great hope you guys enjoy it as much!

Running more than walking now, when I heard that I have to say it was a real ego boost. Feeling like a runner now ;-) keep at you two. Enjoy

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Aw glad it went so well for you ! We'll be having a go this evening after work ! Will let you know how we do. Am actually looking forward to it but just a tad wary :)

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I felt the same I must admit, I will say I think you'll be made up once its done. If you guys feel half as good as it got me feeling. You'll be rearing to go again. ;-) take it easy though! And listen out for the "you've walked for more than you've run" part I guarantee you'll be high five'n one another ;-)

I look forward to hearing all about your run.

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Hi, well you were right ! We felt brilliant !

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Well done! One time its good to say told you so ;-) keep up the good work speak to yas on the next update sorry its a bit late but I've just got in from work. I guess that's shift work for ya.

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Hope W4R2 went well for you ! Pete and I completed it but we both found it quite tough !

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Pete and I completed W4R3 Saturday and I wasn't too bad but Pete found it quite hard as he' not been too well. He's going to try W5R1 and see how it goes but if he finds it too much he'll stick at W4 for a few runs. Hope you 're doing ok

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Hope its going ok for you :)

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Its going great thanks, how's you guys doing?I'm into week 5 now. Loving it,sorry I've not got back to ya,s messde my email up????????

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Hi, glad you're ok. I completed W5R3 last night and am well chuffed !! Couldn't believe I did it! Sadly Pete is having to take a couple of weeks off jogging due to a bad ankle and knee so is just walking but he hopes to resume the C25K once he's recovered. It's getting quite serious now, isn't it? lol

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Hope Pete Iain the mend soon, & well done you! I did w5r2 this evening it went really well I have to say. R3 next GULP! Haha

Ended up doing 3 8minuet runs instead of two right or wrongly? But felt I could so I did and covered nearly 4miles ;-)

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Wow ! glad it's going so well for you. I think if you felt fine to do 3 8 minute runs then R3 should be no problem !

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Hi just a quick update for you. I did w5r3 today it went really well again. Was a bit worried turns out I needn't have been ;-)

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Aw well done !! Glad it went well. I did W6R1 but found it harder than W5R3 but have read on here that this happens quite often. I think because of W5R3 being a "biggie" I probably started off too fast as the first run was only five minutes ! Hope the next one is better !! Pete is banned for a while, he has Plantar fasciitis (a bad foot) and it could take up to six weeks to get better!

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Shame about Petes (bad foot) or what ever you called it? Hope he is going to get back into it as

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Soon as poss! Well done to you for keeping going through w6r1 I'm sure it will go well on the next one! Have the faith ;-) keep me informed and most of all enjoy it!.

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Hi did W6R2 last night but only just managed it. I was stupid and went to a new exercise class the night before (Metafit, really hard work!) and every muscle aches so much I can hardly walk !! So I think I probably jogged the same pace I did on W1 !! but I did finish it. Hope it's still going well for you!

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Morning & Good for you on getting through it. :-) well done.

As for myself its going really well did w6r1 yesterday once again did some extra & covered 4.8 mile with walking and everything! But I think I'll knock the adding a bit on, on the head as I don't want to risk getting some form of injury!! But I'll see how I feel at the time? Keep at your doing really well after all! Hope Pete is on the mend? Do you think hell get back into it? Let's hope so. :-) take it easy and speak to you soon.

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Hi hope it's all good for you ! I did the 25 minute run W6R3 today and am well pleased with myself ! Was still really aching from Wednesdays exercise class so it was slower than usual but I finished it ! Pete will get back into the jogging once he's finished treatment. The physio said it could take up to six weeks so he's got to be patient.

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Well done to you! :-) that's brilliant!!

I'm good thanks. Still on with the plan. I did w6r1 last Thursday and was due to do r2 on Saturday, it just didn't happen though, too much on!

Then Sunday I went to watch the Tour de France. ;) and did a 32 mile bike ride home :-( hahaha.

So I started w6r1 again to day. Because I felt I'd lost some continuity with the weeks run. It was all good though! :-)

Once again well done to you. I'm made up for you!! Good to here Pete is on the mend too. Keep it up!! :-)

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You both are doing REALLY great, Me, hubby and kids are well proud of you!!

Also thanks for getting me into the C to 5k :D

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Well thank you xx we like to spread the love x

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I have to say there's plenty of love on this forum in the form of help and all the encouragement any one could ever need. And all from people you many never meet! ;-)

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