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W5R3...yeaaaaaaaah!!!!...I did it...

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...and it feels fantastic!!

Well, I am pretty sure there was a 20 minute run in there.

At about 4 minutes into the run, I heard, 'Hello, I'm Laura. Welcome to, blah (you know the rest)...noooooo (part-timer....you left me). I thought, it's okay, at least if I let her carry on, I'll know roughly where the next 5 minute point is, but noooo...about 30 seconds later, I hear, 'Hello, I'm Laura,...grrrr...anyway, earbud discarded and I'm on my own! I know my route well, so gauged the half way and headed back...definitely covered more ground than I have in any of my interval runs and I'm pretty sure there's a 20 minute run in there, coz, whilst Laura was, no doubt, chatting to those snails, Mapmyrun was beavering away (phew)! I did 5k in 38.41 mins including the 5 minutes walking at the beginning and 5 to get home. Slow and steady, but I feel great :D

So, did I say Yeaaaaaaah!?

Thanks for all of your words of encouragement, pre-run 3 - you are amazing! :D

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Yeaaaaaah indeed!

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Mummyrunner

Yay well done you!

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SlookieGraduate

38.41 incl the 5 mins at each end is an awesome time! Love the pic. The snail was probably looking startled cos Laura had just asked it if it was ready to run :D

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UXAndrew

Funny image :-)

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Hahahaha, great snail pic- I'm sure he overtook me today!!! Fab time Tiki - you is awesommmme !! Well done x

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Mabli

Yay!!!!!! I did mine today too!!!! Know how you feel!!!! And my podcast stopped too!!! Well done!! I'm starting to believe that its all in the mind! Yay!!!!!

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Pauline_S

Very well done!! Even allowing for the download cockup, lol! I managed to finish week 5 too. I was pretty apprehensive on the morning of run 3, but it was fine.

Big smiles and high fives all round!! :)

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Well done, I'm on track to do mine on Saturday and it really give you encouragement when you know others have achieved :D

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