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The thought was worse than the deed...

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Having had a bad W3R3 last week and a knock in confidence, I re-ran W3R1&R2. Today I was sitting on the fence, undecided whether to re-run W3R3 or brave W4R1. It looked pretty daunting and I felt a bit off colour this afternoon (I'm sure I could have thought of a dozen more excuses)..!!

Then someone here 'tempted' me into the jaws of week 4 ..... and I'm so glad they did..!!

I chose a new route to make it more exciting (woohoo), cranked the volume up until Pink was borderline ear bleeding, and I got in the 'zone'. It was pretty tough, but not as tough as I'd made it out to be in my head πŸ™„ I slowed right down when the going got a bit much and belted out along with Pink to take my mind of my screaming calf muscles (much to the horror of my running partner, several passers by and 2 cats) πŸ™‰

But I bloody did it..... and I felt AMAZING..!! πŸ€—

You were all there with me - the encouraging words, the inspirational people - rolling round and round in my head, pushing me on.

Thank you, all of you, for being so encouraging, supportive, posititive and truly inspirational.

I am so glad I found you..!! 😘

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Great work, you felt amazing and got in the zone😊...and nailed W4 R1βœ‹

Well done HeadInTheClouds😎

p.s hope you don't actually have the tags your post has generated 😊xx

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner

Thank you, I'm so glad I managed to move on. I'd not been able to find that elusive 'zone' before, but I think I, at least, found the periphery :)

Oh blimey, I can only see those tags on the PC. Where do they come from..?? Nope, I don't wish to claim responsibility for them (or is that the shape of things to come)..?? :(

Well done!! So glad you managed to push through. I think everyone has difficult runs, but you came back from that, which is amazing. You're doing great :-)

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Thank you. I was a 100% certified running virgin 4 weeks ago so anything moving at pace in a forward direction is bordering on miraculous ;)

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Yeah you're quite right! I'm certainly not fast but when I realised I've travelled over 2 miles on my own legs, I'm pretty chuffed. It does feel great doesn't it?

I'm just waiting for a break in the weather to do W5R1. I don't mind running in the rain, but if I can avoid it I will :-)

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduate in reply to

That's a good point about legs - I should, then, be praising mine today instead of cursing them..!! :)

Fingers crossed for a break in the rain. Have a good run :)

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Yes definitely, encouragement all the way I feel! Mine went well btw, I'm still alive, and still loving running :D

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You got a break in the rain... excellent..!! I'm so glad it went well. My running partner always looks at the weeks ahead - I prefer to remain in blissful ignorance. So well done for W5R1 but I'm not even looking at how far your legs have carried you πŸ˜‚

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Yay so proud!!!!!!! Great job!

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduate in reply to vlmiller1225

Thank you, that's nice to hear :) I am feeling pretty chuffed.

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vlmiller1225Graduate in reply to HeadInTheClouds

Does chuffed mean like.... excited? pleased?

Please enlighten this American haha! i'm slowly learning lingo!

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Chuffed a very good British word - meaning excited, pleased, delighted....

I am from 'Up North' and we say chuffed to buckets.... no idea of the source of that particular extension though....

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Awesome!! Thank you! :)

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduate in reply to

Chuffed to buckets..?? That's a new one on me. I can do chuffed to bits and, similarly, chuffed to pieces but not too sure about the buckets :D

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See as I said it could have been a family derivative... but in Liverpool we said chuffed to buckets...

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FishypiefaceGraduate in reply to HeadInTheClouds

There's also chuffed to b*ggery but maybe that's not one for on here.... :) :) :)

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduate in reply to Fishypieface

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ I forgot that one πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduate in reply to vlmiller1225

Haha, sorry, yes it means very pleased :)

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Lilybell

Your post has inspired me to get out there and complete my final run of week 3... well done you....

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Lilybell

Get out..enjoy :)

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduate in reply to Lilybell

Ah Lilybell , I am so pleased to hear that :) Go on, you know you can smash week 3..!! Keep us posted.

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Very well done.. sometimes it can be hard getting out there when everything is saying, stay home :)

Slow and steady and carry on:)

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

Thanks Oldfloss :) Yep, EVERYTHING was saying 'stay at home' but I know that mustn't be an option. I try to hold on to that feeling I get every time I complete a run - there's nothing quite like it :)

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Well done.

There is nothing wrong with repeating a run for the sake of confidence, but I am a believer in having a positive attitude and continuing to face the new challenge, rather than go back. Moving forward, again only my belief, keeps the momentum going and gives an even bigger boost to self confidence.

Running is to a large extent about belief. So believe and keep moving on.

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Thank you IannodaTruffe - you are, of course, quite right (but could you come and tell that to my hips this morning)..!! :(

I must try and find that belief - it seems to be something, in this instance, that escapes me.

I'm hanging on to the thought that 4 weeks ago I would never even have believed I could run for 5 minutes without passing out..!! And that feeling of euphoria last night when I did.... WOW..!!

I will keep moving on :)

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GlossyGraduate

Well done!! So much of this running stuff is mind over matter. Onwards and upwards!!

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduate in reply to Glossy

Thank you :) Trying to get into the 'zone', and taking everyone's positivity with me (along with a bit of 'Pink!') really did help. Hopefully it will only get better :)

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Amazing well done πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduate in reply to Polly2810

Thank you, I'm still feeling pretty pleased about it today. Crikey, I daren't imagine what I'm going to feel like 'when' I graduate - I might just explode..!! :D

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FishypiefaceGraduate

Well done!! Nothing like a bit of Pink to sort anyone out! I'm surprised you weren't kicking ass and karate chopping your way round! Maybe I'll give that a go! Seriously, you absolutely can do this, we've all managed it!! That means you can too :) x

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduate in reply to Fishypieface

Thank you lovely 😊

Ooh indeed, she can get anyone motivated. Haha, when I've mastered breathing whilst running, I'll give the ass kicking and karate chopping a go πŸ˜‚

Thank you - I took your positivity with me when I ran last night, it really helped 😊

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Polly2810Graduate in reply to HeadInTheClouds

You can absolutely go this...we are all with you!! ☺️

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Thank you Polly2810 , that really does make a difference 😊

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