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W5R3 success!

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RunlikethewendGraduate
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A week ago I didn't think for a moment I'd be able to do this run. I told myself I'd try to do15 min then repeat and build on it. By this morning I was determined I'd do it all, even if I did it at a snails pace. I was nervous, not of the run but of not completing it. I did go a little slower than usual but kept a steady pace and it was good. I was waiting for Michael to say I had a minute to go when he said I could start walking. I had to check the timer on my phone to make sure I'd heard him right before I slowed down!

Apologies to the man who walked around the corner just in time to see me cheer and burst in to happy tears as I realised I'd done it but not to the several people who were the recipients of my biggest, cheesiest grin and I cool down walk/danced home.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Very well done indeed.. steady and slow is the way to go... you will be totally amazed where it takes you too :)

Onward and upward:)

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RunlikethewendGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

Thank you. I feel fantastic 😊

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Jen58

Brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Well done , smiling for you 👍🏻

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RunlikethewendGraduate in reply to Jen58

Thank you, I'm still grinning 😁

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Lillybeth30minsGraduate

Great post :)

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SeasidepandaGraduate

It’s funny how, as you get further along, each week seems so incredibly daunting and you think you’ll never manage it! But then, wow, you just do! It’s like magic!!

I’m week 5 next week!!

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RunlikethewendGraduate in reply to Seasidepanda

Good luck. You can do it!

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