Week Eight Done, Despite the Sweet Refrain

[Late-Starter]

Truly, I've had enough of this here Julie

'Cause I've heard her every run

And every run it's the same naff story, really

But the more I hear about the girl

The more I hear her in my head

All the day 'til I'm off to bed

If you don't know what I'm on about, it's either because you haven't reached Week Eight yet, or you don't use the Laura podcasts. I'll never be able to run that same stretch of my route without hearing in my mind the strange/wacky track about Juuleee. But it's all been part of the great fun I've had running with Laura and her dodgy music. I shall remember it all with great affection long after Week Eight (and Nine) are history.

Oh, and I did the Week Eight runs just fine. Not easy by any means, and really stretched me, but as always, last week prepared me for this week, and this week has been preparing me for (gulp) Week Nine. The knee is holding up just fine.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Ha ha, well done Late-Starter😊.....

You haven't heard the last of Julie yet either 😉....Enjoy Week 9..your Graduation week..eek😊xx

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

I wasn't going to tell the poor innocent............that laugh was a real evil cackle, Jan.

[Late-Starter Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

More Julie? Oh, joy. Thanks for that, Jan

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

"Julie" is character building stuff.

Those using the app are not considered, by us old timers, to be real C25K graduates, simply because they have not had to endure the most annoying earworm ever devised.

Don't worry, in a month or two you will hardly remember it........unless you have post traumatic flashbacks.

You pushed through, well done.

[Late-Starter Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Then consider my character truly built!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Late-Starter]

Like hills and weather.. all good for us

[MarkyD Graduate]

I know it's unfair, but I don't really care.

[Karen-55 Graduate]

My version of the C25K app just has the four celeb choices and you run your own music in the background (Spotify, radio 4 whatever you like) so the mention of Laura has befuddled me. However I've just listened to a W9 podcast with Laura and had to fast forward after the first 6 minutes. Well done to anyone that's managed to get along with Laura and that gratingly annoying music, really you're showing true grit...I don't think I would have got past week 1!

[Late-Starter Graduate in reply to Karen-55]

It's all a clever ploy to take your mind off your legs and your pounding chest as you run the pavement.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to Karen-55]

Karen, you are such a lightweight!!!!!

[Karen-55 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Too true!

[Colinsmith]

Wait until you hear the Techno Cossack dance track early in next weeks podcast. It’s something else!

I’ve had a couple of runs with the C25K + podcasts since graduating last week. They have the lovely Laura but boring generic dance music. And I do miss my Julie...

[Anthie Graduate in reply to Colinsmith]

Yes, that Techno Cossack is something!! Especially the first time you hear it and you're struggling lol

[Late-Starter Graduate in reply to Colinsmith]

Techno Cossack?! Is that a real thing? The mind boggles.

[Colinsmith in reply to Late-Starter]

It’s a new genre. You’ll know it when you hear it. 😉

[Anthie Graduate]

lol You're all being unfair to poor Laura! I actually enjoy running to those tracks I would never even consider listening back home (umm, perhaps Julie actually : they help mewith the pace but then I'm also too lazy for the moment to set my own playlist. I must say you're right: the Julie thing is difficult to get rid of even when you've stopped running. Well done anyway for putting up with the music and doing great on the programme. Graduation soon and you'll be able to run without Laura!

[Late-Starter Graduate in reply to Anthie]

But I've always enjoyed running with Laura, and her music. Actually, the thought of running without Laura sounds a bit too lonely to me. But I have a plan. Revealed next week.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Late-Starter]

Oooooooo! So exciting...like an early Christmas surprise

[Late-Starter Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Don't get too excited, Floss. It'll probably be a disappointment.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Glad the knee is okay... well done you! Just wait until I start posting the lyrics to Christmas runs set to well known Christmas song tunes

[Late-Starter Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Yes, knee good. Can't wait for special Xmas Runs -- I think!

[Millsie-J Graduate]

I graduated with Julie. Then on my first 10 k run I had my tunes on shuffle. Ended up graduating 10k to Julie by Take That! Couldnt believe it but it did make me chuckle!

Week nine, best tune of the programme, big band sound right near the end of your run. “Listen.....original business”🎶🎶.. it will really lift you. Truly!

[Late-Starter Graduate in reply to Millsie-J]

On rest days I think a lot about the next day's run. But now, with all these promises of the musical joys to come, I just can't wait. **excited**

[1slowcoach Graduate]

Who's Julie and Laura? .....they weren't on the choice of coaches I had.

[fitfabforty in reply to 1slowcoach]

But i like laura music choices!!! Both feet on the ground as my heart spins round n round!!

(Its on the mp3 download podcasts not the app)