Week 8 begins

[Cuig1975]

28 mins I found the run tough midway but got there , made it to 3.85 k, I know distance etc doesn't matter I like to have a goal that I will cover the same or a bit more it gives me that umph!! For last 5 mins. So instead of wasting my energy wondering when I'll finish I push it a incy lickle bit🍀🍀😁😁

So my aim this week is to crack 4k .... And lose a lb at slimming world , and get back to my first day of work after maternity tomorrow and leave these 2 little puds

[Mollydex Graduate]

Lovely photo

And well done , great running

Hope tomorrow goes well. It will be strange to be back in work .

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done... Just keep it at an easy pace.. you are doing amazingly, especially with those two adorable small ones, keeping you occupied

Wow.. go you for getting out there and the best of luck, first day back...

[misswobble Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Yeah just go steady and you'll be fine. Have fun! There's no imperative to push at all. Slow is perfect.

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Well done ! Great photo. I was confused for a while. I don't always read posts that closely.

I thought to myself "Which one of those supertots is doing C25K ?" Then realised they were just a couple of Xmas Puds !

As others say don't worry about the distance. Good to have a target but the best target is to increase the time and your stamina.

I now do 40 minutes and 6K. How I look at it is I say to myself "My aim was to do 30 minutes running anything else is a bonus". I find that when I drop to 5K my running in easier and I can experiment and perhaps try and increase my speed or different routes etc. I neverset myself up to have a bad run.

As the song goes "Take it easy on yourself".

I have created a buffer whereby I can never have a bad run. I still like a challenge and am still bit by bit going further up a hill at end of run before getting home.

Getting out in this chill is a challenge for everyone. Even for little Xmas Puds !!

Good luck.

[Flossie22 Graduate]

What an adorable photo and well done you. Good luck with achieving your goals this week. Hope you enjoy your first day back at work too.

[Inspiredmum Graduate]

Well done on doing your run and you will get to your goal. Good luck for going back to work.

[SlowWorm2016 Graduate]

Take it slow and steady with the running, and good luck when you go back to work

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Good to have a target and I have no doubt you will crack it. Good luck tomorrow. The first days after mat leave can be tough...

[SexyBexy Graduate]

Hello. You have a plan which is good. It's tough but worth it (new motto) and all the best returning to work. My two are much bigger but I miss them too when I'm working. Good luck. I did W8R1 this morning. Slow, slow and more slow than a snail but still moving the whole time.

[Cuig1975 in reply to SexyBexy]

It's good to get through it I doubt myself in each run but feel so good at the end ..... Slow surely is the way to go

[Lee337 Graduate]

Nice one Cuig1975 . Well done for that!

I also started my week 8 earlier on this afternoon. It looks like you covered more ground in your 28 minutes than I did...but I'm just glad I did actually complete it without any major problems!

Great photo btw!

[Cuig1975 in reply to Lee337]

Thanks , well done to you too my route is flat only one slight incline ..... I'm waiting until I conquer 4k or so and take on the route at home here it's over 6k but think I'll be walking first 1k and take on the rest