Today I did my last run of Week 8. Even typing this, I can't believe I've come so far. Even Sanjeev seemed to find it too cold to speak today (phone operator blip...) and by the time I realised he wasn't saying anything, it should have been at least 5 minutes into my run so I kept going solo with silent Strava on in the background and my iphone music spurring me on. Ended up over-running as I had nobody to tell me to stop and did 5k in 34 minutes, which makes me feel positive going into week 9. By the way, I hope nobody aims to replicate that or see it as a standard to which to compare themselves negatively as I should add that I was already fairly youngish and fit when starting the programme - I just seemed to have failed to develop my running legs and lungs despite being able to scale large hills on foot with few problems!
Now that I'm allowing myself to feel hopeful about completing the programme, I have bought myself a 5k running medal to hang around my neck from ebay for a few quid, ready for when I run through my imaginary finish line at my first imaginary 5k event with imaginary spectators cheering wildly at MY achievement! 
For anyone who's in the earlier stages of the programme and feeling jaded or despondent (yes, you know I'm talking to you if you're in week 3, 4 or gaping in disbelief at W5's 20 minute run), hold onto hope. I had given up ever being able to run and here I am, ready to conquer week 9! Yes, little ole me.
Keep running, slowly but surely and we'll all get there. There's no such thing as failure unless you stay on that couch forever.
YES! Week 9 Run 3 IS HISTORY. Graduation here I come! Pinch me, it's true!
Week Six here I come! 
Week 8 here I come!!! 
Wk 9 - Here Comes The Hotstepper!
Week 4 of Ju-Ju’s Magic Plan - here I come 🏃🏽♀️
