R3Wk5: I ran for 20 mins. Me. It was soooo weird... - Couch to 5K

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I ran for 20 mins. Me. It was soooo weird - my legs and arms were just like a machine and when i felt heavy i just wiggled my hips more.

Played a kind of weird jogging game focussing on different things in turn...strong legs strong legs strong legs strong legs, then strong arms...then breathing, then relaxing shoulders - I couldn't stop when 20 mins came had to slow down gently and then...

Legs of lead lol

But i did it :D

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MotherGooseGraduate

Well done! It's a great feeling isn't it ( especially when you get the feeling back in your legs) 😁

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useitorloseitGraduate

I think the sense of achievement far outweighs the pain!

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rmnsukGraduate

woo hoo - sometimes you feel like you can run forever !

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cmcadamsGraduate in reply to rmnsuk

Haha never quite feel like that but I will one day :-D

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sarahjayne1972Graduate

ha ha well done! I did pretty much the same ha. great feeling after hey!

im about to start week 7 tomorrow.

keep going

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agedsnailspaceGraduate

Well done! Bask in the glory - you deserve it and spare a moment to look back at quite how far you have come. Congrats!

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mfamiliasGraduate

Well done! I know that heavy leg feeling -strangely enough it hurts more to walk than to run after a while :)

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sandirmGraduate

Oh fab fab fab Melly, you have now made me really start looking forward to r3 on Thursday, and now I have some great mantras and an awesome hip wiggling tip to keep me going!!!! Thank you! 😘

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Dunder2004Graduate

Well done, Melly.

I think we all get that heavy leg thing when slowing to a walk after a longer run but it passes soon enough.

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Mat30Graduate

Great job, its a wonderful feeling that you have made such significant progress. Even the heavy legs feel good in a weird sort of way.

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CoddfishGraduate

Well done Melly, that's a big milestone achieved.

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