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W5R2 complete!

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I can't believe it! I made a post last week saying how I was dreading W5 and everyone was so supportive and lovely and as it turns out- absolutely correct! I can't believe I ran for 8 minutes straight, twice! And the maddest thing is that it wasn't even that hard. The worst part was the last 60 seconds of both runs but after that it was fine.

Bring on the 20 minute run on Friday! πŸ’ͺπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ

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ch3lsea007

Well done Sarah! I've got my wk5 run2 tomorrow! Any tips please? 😱

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Sarahkj in reply to ch3lsea007

Just take it slow and focus on something else, like music if you listen to it. Keep going and I promise it'll go much faster than you think! Good luck and keep us updated!

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ch3lsea007 in reply to Sarahkj

Will do!

Well done. Amazing isn’t it? I’ve just completed week 5 run 3 and am feeling good! It was really a question of trusting that I could do it, and I did. After about 5 minutes I thought I might not be able to

do it, so persuaded myself to keep going for 10 minutes, and then for another 5, and then it was count down to the end. Good luck with your last run of week 5. I reckon if I can do it, most people can. Strange how even having done the programme before, it’s still a mental challenge as much as a physical one.

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lagatachocolateGraduate in reply to

Congratulations to you too Vangus! πŸ˜€

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Sarahkj in reply to

Yes I agree it's much more of a mental challenge! If you believe you can do it, it'll happen!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Yeayayayaya. Well done you :)

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Sarahkj in reply to Oldfloss

Thank you!

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lagatachocolateGraduate

Congratulations, Sarah πŸ˜€

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Sarahkj in reply to lagatachocolate

Thank you!!

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Jude1963Graduate

Go for it!!!

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Mand102Graduate

Well done, and good luck for the next run. I completed wk5r2 this evening. Run 3 coming soon, this Friday.

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Sarahkj in reply to Mand102

Good luck!

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mergirl101Graduate

Congratulations! Yes thinking about something else rather than time, I’ll be doing that too!

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Sarahkj in reply to mergirl101

Good luck!!

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mergirl101Graduate in reply to Sarahkj

Thanks 😊

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate

That's the magic of the programme! πŸ˜‰

Well done! πŸ‘πŸ‘

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NictwitGraduate

That's the spirit πŸ’ͺ

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