Week 1 day 1

[RunLilyRun]

Today I completed the first run! I am hoping that I keep up with it so hopefully reading everyone's messages on here will help to motivate me. I get a bit anxious at the thought of running out in the world where everyone can see me but hey ho I think that is just something I have to get over. Good luck everyone!

[Charlottefc87 Graduate]

Fantastic well done you! Honestly I think that first one & getting out the door is the hardest one! There will be no stopping you now 😀

[RunLilyRun in reply to Charlottefc87]

Thank you for your reply! Yes, I'm quite excited for my next run which I never thought I would be saying!

[Diamondfred2]

I know exactly how you feel. I live in a small village where I am known by everyone. I am a teacher and so will be seen by parents and students x being a size 20 with a bust problem I know how you feel about being seen. You can do this and will do this x today was my first time too x keep at it x focus on the goal x newbies stick together x

[Tiffwight]

Fantastic I hope to conquer wk1 d1 tomorrow morning early !

[rolysmate Graduate]

I think pretty much every one of us have started off feeling pretty much the same, can I do it, what if people see me, will I look daft

Well do you know what YES you can do it, the whole thing is designed for us to achieve it , a little challenging but that's as it should be and do you know most who see you will be envious of what you're doing and wishing they had the bottle to get out there and try

Oh and a big well done on getting started that makes you special just to start with, keep going and keep letting us know how you're getting on

[Kimchoc08 Graduate]

I felt like that at the beginning and now I just don't care!! I sing along to my tunes, say morning to the wildlife and I even talk to Mr Smooth, aka Michael Johnson!! Once I'd got past the whole idea that everyone was watching me (of course they weren't) I didn't really give a hoot!! Happy running 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏼

[Hidden]

Hey don't worry about the others, to be frank they will be looking at their phones, worrying about the mortgage and a whole host of things other than a runner. We are like ninjas only seen by other runners... even if in the early days we are not quite as fast a ninja as we would like to be.. good luck to you and happy running for the upcoming weeks

[buddie17 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

That's great advice I never thought of it like that!! Thanks

[buddie17 Graduate]

Hey I started yesterday too!! I'm the same about running, I've always been put off because of feeling so self conscious about myself... I'm not a pretty site when running I can assure you.... but I'm over that hurdle now and I actually don't care if the neighbours are peeking behind their curtains !! Let's do this !!

[Hidden]

I'm so glad someone else has mentioned being anxious about people seeing them - it's what's stopped me doing this for a long time. At the moment I'm doing early (pre-dawn) runs but sooner or later I'm going to have to face daylight. Easier now knowing I'm not the only one. Thanks and good luck with the programme.

[Glossy Graduate]

I've just re-started the plan after two years away from running. I'm on week 3 at the moment.

People seeing me has always made me anxious. As I'm on mat leave at the moment I have met a lot of local people, neighbours etc so more to recognise me! My friend and neighbour text me the other day and said she saw me out in my running gear, I was mortified. But do you know what, she said she thought it was brilliant and I'm doing amazingly well. That gave me a boost.

When I see people running, even old chunky monkeys like me, I always think they are great for getting out there and doing it so I don't know why they'd think differently to me.

For now I'm sticking to quiet roads but as the plan goes on I'll have to move to the main road for some of it. Baby steps!

[Bailey456]

I was nervous at first! Incredibly! Crikey imagine someone seeing me run! But at wk4 strangers keep me going! Yes I’m running!! Go for it!! You’ve made the choice to do it, so ignore everyone & listen to the app!! Well done you!! Keep going!! Keep posting runlilyrun!