Completed my final run this morning, legs felt a bit heavy but otherwise a good run.
Thank you to everyone that has encouraged & helped me to complete the course. I can still remember trying to run for 5 mins but could not. I thought I had failed (sorry for f word) but you all told me to slow down and repeat the week again, I think it was week 4 that the 5 minute runs started. That did the trick and now I can run 30 mins without thinking.
What next for me?? Well I cannot run the full 5K so I will carry on running 3 x 30 mins every week. Once I feel that I can run for longer than I will up the time a bit to say 35 mins and gradually increase the time & distance.
One other thing that this programme has improved for me is Walking. I use to walk regularly in town from one end to the other to a certain shop. I have always been a fast walker and my wife hated going into town with me as she was nearly always running to keep up. Gradually over time due to age I became slower, more tired and out of breath. This was all due to me trying walk as fast as I used to, I could not and it depressed me.
Now if I go into town I am almost running, I have never walked so fast and it feels like I am walking on air. I am sure shoppers think I am mad weaving in & out of them but I cannot help it and it feels good really good.
Running faster is an option but if I can run faster but not complete the distance than I have achieved little really. As you all have told other members speed will come naturally. What happens after I can run 5K comfortably? Well I think I will get to that point first. Thank you all again
xxx
Completed W9R3!!!!! 😍
Celebratory W9R3 completed!
W9R3 done! Wahoo! 
Week 9 Run 3; Done!
W9R3 - graduation friday!!
