I just want to share how proud of myself I am I have just finished wk5r3 I never ever thought that I could run for 20 minutes in one go ! It seemed such a jump from 8 minutes to 20 I have been dreading it for the last week when I had a peak . Well I should never have ever doubted myself at 52 I am far exceeding what I thought that I could do so if I can do it so can you just take it easy and enjoy it I chose a route that I walk with my dogs through the deer park at Windsor so I knew roughly how far it was and how long it would take . Looking forward to week 6 now .
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Well done! I did it on Saturday too and was amazed and so happy that I could do it. Week 6 here we come!!
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Brilliant! Big well done. The programme has been training you to be able to do this, and you did it woo hoo! It is indeed a good feeling (I just did it last week). Onwards and upwards, brave runner!
Congrats! I did mine yesterday. Now it seems that the beginning of the week must have been easy-peasy...!
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Go you!
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Great feeling, isn't it? Well done!
Nicely done, more than half way through now. Cracking stuff and nice venue too
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Slow and steady.. go you! You are doing wonderfully, head into Week 6 and trust the programme.. you are ready for this
Well done! Youโre inspiring me to keep going. Iโm w1r2 . Iโm nearly 52 and an asthmatic and never ever thought Iโd be doing this!
I am asthmatic too ! I know how you feel and I am so glad that you are on this journey you wonโt regret it . I remember week 1 I struggled badly and thought my heart would explode but I survived and believe me when I say it does get easier just find a nice steady pace it does not have to be fast itโs what feels comfortable to you and you can maintain . I kept saying in my head i can do this I can do this and dig deep when it hurt . I play music usually things I can sing along to in my head i find it helps to distract me and gives me something to focus on . Hereโs to you carrying on and being proud of yourself and believe me it will help your asthma ๐
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Well done Neezy...that run is one that sticks in most of our minds, it took me 3 attampts! but I don't think its physical hurdle, its a mental one so good for you for not letting those 'You'll never do that' gremlins get to you....you're nearly there now ;-)))
You are right it is not physical itโs definitely a mental hurdle I kept think what could happen to go wrong being asthmatic would my asthma flare up ( which it hasnโt in a long time and I know my lung capacity is much better than average for my age now ) etc etc but once I set my mind to it and decided where I was going and made sure that it was on a day that I wasnโt working so wouldnโt be too tired I was determined to finish it. It worked ! Usually the first 2 minutes of running make me want to quit my lungs hurt but not today I do admit though when jo came on to tell me I had 2 minutes left my heart sank as I thought she was going to say I had finished lol ๐
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Well done!! ๐๐๐ great feeling isnโt it??
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it is such an amazing feeling isnt it --- well done keep going -- slow but sure