W5R3 - Nearly but not quite.....

[Sarah1703]

Well W5R3 wasn't as bad as I'd feared, and I managed to get just beyond 18 minutes before I just had to slow to a walk.

I did manage to find a rhythm for most of the run so am actually very happy with how it went, just need to re-do and find a little bit extra to push through those final minutes.

Thank you to everyone on here for your wise words of advice and encouragement.

Work commitments mean I might not get to try again before Friday now.

[Qscout Graduate]

Well done on your achievement, just that last hurdle. This is when running moves from your legs to your head. I bet before the run you wouldn't have thought you could do 18 minutes never mind 20, its just a minor setback.

You have made it to 18 minutes which is longer than you have ever ran before in one go. All you have is a further 2 minutes that is all.

You can do this, get out there as soon as you can and nail that week 3!

[Sarah1703 in reply to Qscout]

Thank you.

You're absolutely right. I couldn't imagine how I'd get to 10 minutes, never mind 18!

Need to try to do a bit of diary juggling to fit in another run before Friday.

[Qscout Graduate in reply to Sarah1703]

Even if you could squeeze something shorter in, just to keep legs moving, a 15 minute run or something. I know its not sticking to the plan, but if you cant get a 40 minute c25k session in, something is better than nothing.

[davidhwynn Graduate]

Sarah, well done ... you are still my hero! Oh to be able to run for that long, but I'm "keeping the faith". Heading off for my repeated W2R3 later today.

[Sarah1703 in reply to davidhwynn]

Thank you. It was tough, but actually not as bad as I thought once I got into the rhythm of it. You'll definitely get there, I have every faith in you.

Good luck for later today.