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Week 5 ...who could have guessed I’d be a runner ???

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Just completed run 3 wk 5...the dreaded 20 minutes. I’m absolutely elated, I feel brilliant having done it. Starting this in week 1 we really struggled but now 20 minutes easily completed...

Great suggestion from here to run with a podcast playing instead of music. I listened to a comedy show and laughed all the way round the lake.

Bring on week 6 xxxx

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Ripcurlrana71

Well done! Watch out for week 6 can be a tricky one.

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JullalyGraduate

brilliant and very well done, that is definitely a defining moment. Great tip about a podcast I hadn't thought of that

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Proud1 in reply to Jullaly

It’s the first time I’ve tried podcast running it’s a revelation made it so much easier xx

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JullalyGraduate in reply to Proud1

I've never downloaded a podcast ..a new tech experience for me lol

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Easy enough to do and I am a techno phob 👍🏻

You will need to down load Laura's 5K+stepping stones soon

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wyersmithGraduate in reply to Jullaly

Super easy. Not sure about android phones but on an iPhone you should have a podcast icon somewhere on your home screen. It’s purple with a kind of white microphone in it. Click on that and you can search for loads of podcasts on all kinds of topics. History to comedy to cooking. You can also download them from websites too but I’ve just used the podcast app on my phone so far. Have fun!

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JullalyGraduate in reply to wyersmith

well I never I have iPhone and I never knew 😂 I really am OLDladyruns for techno reasons 😝 thank you @wyersmith

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wyersmithGraduate in reply to Jullaly

You’re welcome! I really enjoyed running to a desert island discs podcast yesterday. A nice mix of chat and music clips and about the right length of time too. There’s probably something for everyone!

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JullalyGraduate in reply to wyersmith

It worked thank you, ive just downloaded desert island disc, Stephen Hawkins

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wyersmithGraduate in reply to Jullaly

Great! I’ve got that one too. Enjoy!

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trogdelightGraduate

I finished week 5 yesterday and have been grinning from ear to ear all day. Enjoy the achievement glow over the next couple of days.

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Ang33333Graduate

Well done! Did it yesterday. A little achy today but so happy!

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wyersmithGraduate

Well done! W5r2 tomorrow so I’ve got the joy of the 20 minutes to come! Good luck with W6!

Well done ,

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Gilliano666Graduate

Well done you! I've just done that run, but took the easier option and hit the treadmill.

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