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Couldn't Leave It Alone!

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After reading some of your advice yesterday I realised this is a head game! Made a playlist, back to my favourite time of day, slowed it a little and BOOM!!! Failed 25 yesterday but scored 30 today๐Ÿƒ Not bad for an old bird 3 stone overweight.

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Where are you on the C25K programme :)

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MatlinsGraduateโ€ข in reply toOldfloss

I have just finished week 5, looking forward to starting week 6, how about yourself.

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Tmtjโ€ข in reply toMatlins

Week 7. Was running 5k 2 years ago but winter set in and didn't want to go out in dark and bad weather. Forgot how good you feel so determined to keep it up this time

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateโ€ข in reply toTmtj

Slow and steady is the way... we have to build up our running muscles and our stamina slowly and steadily..that is what C25K does...hopefully!

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Tmtjโ€ข in reply toOldfloss

I use 5k pro which is same concept. On week 7. Should have done 25 mins but after completely failing I had something to prove this morning!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateโ€ข in reply toTmtj

This forum is slightly different, it follows this programme and builds up to thirty minutes after nine weeks.

nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/...

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Tmtjโ€ข in reply toOldfloss

I used NHS app. It it kept failing. This one not that different. By end week 8 should be able to jog 30 mins. I'm adding minutes where I feel I can cope with them (not encouraged by the app) As I said should only have done 25 today but felt capable of more.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateโ€ข in reply toTmtj

Right. It is different than, as you are add time on which is something the C25K programme does not encourage, because of injury risk for new runners:). Good luck on your journey, though :)

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Yessssss! Well done ๐Ÿ˜ƒโœ”๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

It's surprising what we can do once we put our minds to it . Although I am an advocate of mindless running. Clothes on and go. Don't even think about it, just do it ๐Ÿ˜€

Running in winter is good. You get used to it very quickly. I was the world's biggest wuss and thought I would die out there. I didn't ๐Ÿ™‚

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