Last month I was coughing, wheezing, sneezing and sniffling, all of this during the runs itself.
I was afraid of what would happen today. Thanks to you guys, I went out there.
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Sure my legs turned into a bag of lead. Sure my lungs burn like they have been placed on a grill. Sure my mouth dried up and my tongue sticks out even after half hour.
Yet there is something at the end that was addictive. Hard to describe!
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W5R3 is definitely mind over matter as McFitty has put it. It took me a lot of effort to not stop.
. At some point I just closed my eyes and started thinking about all those years of guilt due to not exercising. I kept going.
. I started thinking of all those cigarettes I had smoked. I kept going.
. I started thinking of all those beers I had. I kept going.
. I started thinking of people who love and care. I kept going.
. I simply cannot give up. I kept going.
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Man it was tough. It would have been even more painful to have just given up.
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People thinking about W5R3, remember, it's mind over matter!
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Well done. Good job. It's my turn on Sunday. I'm dreading it but am up for the challenge. I will take on board everything you've said, apart from clowing my eyes. X
Well done you. I am still in the euphoria of completing that run and have done it once more since and will do it again today before moving onto week six. We are both on the home straight now!
Brilliant..!! Well done, I remember when I did my 1st 20 mins. It's amazing to see what you have achieved in a matter of weeks. Not long now and the graduate badge will be next to your name .
hi, nchunc I loved your post your doing great and almost there your thinking positive and that will get you through the next few weeks good luck the rewards are out of this world keep going.
Well done - great post. The first time I heard Laura say run for 20 minutes I was convinced that I had accidentally missed out some sessions so spent ages messing with my ipod until I had to accept that it was really what I was supposed to do !!
Congratulations on a great achievement. I was thinking of you yesterday and wanted to post a message of encouragement but the gremlins intervened and I couldn't access the internet all day. So now Week 6 beckons. Who'd have thought it at the beginning of January!
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