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Having done an extra Wk4 run as I didn't feel as comfortable moving on as usual, I wasn't especially looking forward to Wk 5. I completed Wk5 R1 yesterday and was actually easy! Not just that but having done the programme before (unfortunately it didn't stick after the 9 weeks) I know what's coming this week - eek - so when Laura said you can slow down on the last run I kept going for a bit just to see if I could. When I looked at my watch I'd gone an extra two minutes and could've done more if I'd wanted! Looking forward to seeing how I get on with R2 tomorrow and then the big step up at the weekend.

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poppypugGraduate

Hi - Ho Silver ! :-D

Well done that Man ! Fab stuff, keep going and keep posting !

Good Luck to you :-D xxx

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silver91 in reply to poppypug

Well that's better than Long John, I suppose! :D

Thanks poppypug, will do!

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hilbeanGraduate

Well done! And good on you for coming back to the program! I'm sure you will be fine. As you will already know run 3 is mostly a mental challenge so good luck and let us know how you get on :)

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pot58Graduate

Sounds like success is just around the corner! Well done you!

well done as you already know what is coming you are better prepared :) it is definitely worth sticking with this after graduation :D

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Thanks slow_rob! Yes, I certainly think so. And definitely, I have a very good parkrun just down the road I'm planning on heading down to after graduation and if all goes well I may end up running a 10k in the summer. There's a flat one not too far from me in mid July so gives me plenty of time to train for it.

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Sounds a great idea silver :) I try to do parkrun every week , find it is a great atmosphere and running with a lot fo peopel instead of alone makes life more interesting :) I am training upto 10k aswell and looking at doing 1 or 2 locally in the summer , good running silver :D

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