Starting W5

[JulieG49]

Just checking in for all those in the early stages of the programme. I ran W5R1 this morning and I did it! I did 4 W4 runs as I was so nervous about moving on but it was fine R2 on Wednesday....8 solid minutes of running...eek!!

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Thank you for this. Im heading out later to do it, so your words are encouraging 😊

[JulieG49 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Enjoy it!

[Elfe5 Graduate]

Fantastic! You're doing really well. 😄

The program really does work, you don't need to repeat a run out of nervousness. Some times people have an off day and don't complete a run - that is when you would count the first attempt as a practice and then repeat the run. Enjoy W5 😀

[JulieG49 Graduate in reply to Elfe5]

Thanks! I’m looking forward to my 8 minute challenges on Wednesday!

[Razouski]

You’re doing so well. No need to be nervous, just have faith in the programme. It’s designed to work, and it does. The most important thing to get you through Week 5 is your mindset, as your legs and lungs are so ready for it. Looking forward to see you grinning when you complete the third run this week.

[JulieG49 Graduate in reply to Razouski]

Can’t wait for that moment!

[Sparky1960 Graduate]

Me too! Did the first run of w5 tonight! I don't know about you but I feel my biggest improvement so far has been learning to breathe properly which affects my stamina. We can do this.

[JulieG49 Graduate in reply to Sparky1960]

We can! I do seem to run out of puff before my legs tire...feeling fitter already though and amazing myself each time I run!

I love your user name...we have a guinea pig called Sparky!

Hopefully we’ll graduate around the same time

[Sparky1960 Graduate]

Yes we will hopefully but I did repeat week 4 last week and I'll repeat again if necessary. I haven't really suffered with sore legs ....yet! I'm the same with the puff but can't believe I can jog 5 minutes when a few weeks ago I could barely run one! And how easy is 3 minutes when a couple of weeks ago I was stressing about it. It's only when you look back that you can see how far we've come!

[JulieG49 Graduate in reply to Sparky1960]

I’m quite relaxed about repeating too, I want to feel confident in moving on. Good luck with the 8 minute and the 20 minute runs! 20 minutes will be such a huge achievement for me!

[Sparky1960 Graduate]

Good luck to you too! I'm not sure if I'm starting to enjoy it or if I'm just addicted to the challenge! Anyhow massive achievement for us!