Less of a bounce in my step...

[81Daffs]

I did W3R1 this morning, and actually really enjoyed it! I never thought I'd be able to run for three minutes non-stop, and I found the advice not to bounce too much really helpful (helps that I do actually run alongside a hedge!) I am definitely finding the programme very well suited to my poor old asthmatic lungs; there is something in the gradual ramping up of the time, and the advice to keep it slow and steady, that means I am not getting the sort of burning sensation I have experienced in the past. Excited to see how much more stamina I build in the coming weeks!

[50NotOut Graduate]

Good for you.

That's what I love about the programme, it builds you up gradually so you are able to do more than you thought possible, bit by bit.

[AnneDroid Graduate]

Remember we're all on the other side of that hedge, cheering you on from cyberspace.

[Devonwalker]

Well done! Glad you're enjoying it, took me much much longer.

[mfamilias Graduate]

Congratulations - the gradual build-up is pure magic, you'll continue amazing yourself for months and even years after you've finished the programme. I remember being struck by that particular piece of advice, which came up just as I hit the only portion of my run where there was a hedge. A knee-height one. Bouncing makes you waste lots of energy, and can bu**er up your joints too.