I RAN FOR TWENTY MINUTES!

[Fatpuffin]

Sorry, but the rest of the house are still asleep and I had to tell someone! Think I am most proud of my mental turnaround from someone who couldn't see the point in running and was always vaguely suspicious of people who ran. Now I am one of them! Always came last in x-country at school and hated it - partly due to undiagnosed asthma I think. But today I did twenty minutes without anyone forcing me to!

I haven't really posted on here before, but I have been reading lots of other people's posts which have been really useful for tips and encouragement- so thank you all!

[GoogleMe Graduate]

Yay! Well done!

[Irishprincess Graduate]

Whoop whoop! Congratulations to you, it's a fab achievement and one you can be really proud of and no one can ever take it away from you 🙂

But I do love your reserve. I think you should stand in the middle of the house now and just scream, " I'VE JUST RUN FOR 20 MINUTES. I AM A GOD/GODDESS" 😀

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Hope your family will be up to congratulate you soon! Well done and great to hear you are doing so well - keep going!🙂

[Hidden]

Well done you, as someone who's just hit the 5 minutes mark, I'd say screaming and shouting are definitely in order... 20 Minutes for goodness sake Apple can't charge up their iPhones in that time....

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Don't apologise......that is what we are here for.

Now you are a semi super hero, be cautious about W6R1, it looks simple on paper, but is trickier, due to basic psychology, than you will expect.

Keep running, keep grinning like a loon.

[Windmill10 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Congratulations to you for running 20 mins. I completed it on Sat morning when myhousre were asleep too!

IannodaTruffe why is W6R1 trickier? I'm fue to do it on Tues and wasn't sure why after completing a 20 mon rin it gors back to short intervals again?

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to Windmill10]

Hi Windmill10, after W5R3 the majority of runners feel they can do anything. The ego and self belief is often boosted beyond the reality and W6R1 catches a lot of people out. Just give it due respect, start off slowly and you will be fine. If you do a search for W6R1, you will see it is a very common experience.

[Hidden in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Good tip - w6r1 in the morning !

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Made it 😀

[Hidden]

Congratulations 🎊 I was just like you, never run, always last in cross country because I walked round at a leisurely pace. That all changed at the start of may and as of yesterday I am the proud owner of a graduate badge. Enjoy the rest of the programme. And celebrate that achievement. It's fantastic.

[Maddee_6333 Graduate]

Well done! 🎉

[Wizziewood]

Well done you!

Won't be long before you're wearing your graduation badge.

Keep it up, happy running!