For the first time ever I love running.

[trogdelight]

My data ran out today, running the second part of w5R2, so i turned to that great 19th century App: the analogue watch with a second hand.

Whilst running the second eight minutes I started to realise that what started off as a necessary chore in week 1 is now becoming addictive; I can't imagine life without running.

So why do so many of us have such bad experiences of running? For me it was secondary school PE. Running was all about being fast and competitive; the sporty kids were encouraged and praised while the fat, wheezy or geeky kids were, at best, ignored and, often, ridiculed. The other thing I hated was that running was used as a punishment. If you didn't catch a ball, you had to do lap of the field.

But in fact, running is not about that for me at all. it's about improving your fitness and mental health and, above all, joy.

[Anthie Graduate]

Well done!! You're hooked! Keep on enjoying yourself while running and you'll soon be able to run 30 mns and then who knows whre it'll take you...