The Army Major yelled at me......

[oldwheezer69]

.... And I did it! Week 4 run 1 in the bag! I started off with my usual 80's mix on my Rock My Run app, plus the smooth sound of Michael (!), but in the process of putting my phone in my waist belt I knocked something and the next thing I knew there was an army major shouting "left right left right... motivated... Fired up... You can do this... move your butt.... Keep on going..." and then later "my old granny is 92.... She can run faster than you..." 😂😂😂 Turns out I had accidentally put on the Boot Camp Drill!! Fortunately I was running in countryside and able to chant all the responses without anyone giving me strange looks... It was really quite a motivational track!!! Rock My Run 'Boot Camp Drill'.... bring on run 2!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[misswobble Graduate]

😃👍

[sallenson Graduate]

Well done you! Sounds a bit alarming though I made do with a lot of Led Zeppelin lol....

[SendWine Graduate]

🤣 think I need him

[DeeRunning Graduate]

Hahaah that had me laughing out loud. That's fantastic! I really need that app... where do I find it?? Congrats on the run! I'll be doing it on Wednesday. Very. Slowly methinks.

[oldwheezer69 Graduate in reply to DeeRunning]

play.google.com/store/apps/...

[oldwheezer69 Graduate in reply to oldwheezer69]

Then once it's installed search for Boot Camp Drill. You can alter the speed to match your pace for the 30 day trial, after that the app is still free but you have to pay to be able to alter the speed of the music. I had the boot camp drill on the slowest setting which was essentially a slow jog... Enjoy! 😎

[DeeRunning Graduate in reply to oldwheezer69]

Doh, so the answer was right in your post! I am totally vague today... Sorry and thank you! Installed 😀

[DeeRunning Graduate]

You're a superstar. Thank you. I'm sure this will have me giggling through week 4

[oldwheezer69 Graduate in reply to DeeRunning]

Oooooh.... Do let me know how your run goes on Wednesday with him shouting in your ear!! 😂

[DeeRunning Graduate in reply to oldwheezer69]

Bahaha. It would be awesome! Not sure if/how i can wrangle it tho. I listen to Laura via podcast and don't think I can listen to both.

[oldwheezer69 Graduate in reply to DeeRunning]

You can still listen to Laura but via the C25K app rather than the website where you are using the podcasts. Open up the app then open another window and set the army major off, then go back to Laura and set her off. The C25K app is just Laura talking with no music so that you can choose your own tracks. When she talks the music automatically fades down.

[DeeRunning Graduate in reply to oldwheezer69]

Yay, I have it sorted... I can't get c25k app due to my location, but I have another running app that will allow me to play the drill sergeant at the same time. Omg this will be hilarious! I can't wait 😂

[oldwheezer69 Graduate in reply to DeeRunning]

Haha!! Enjoy!! 🤣🤣🤣

[oldwheezer69 Graduate in reply to DeeRunning]

DeeRunning how did it go? I was thinking about you this morning as I went back to the podcast for week 4 run 2 and seriously regretted it as the music was so cheesy!! Back to bootcamp for run 3 🤣🤣🤣

[DeeRunning Graduate in reply to oldwheezer69]

Omg I was thinking of you this morning too (hours ago now, my time). I never take my phone out with me, so today I stuck with the Laura podcast on my watch, esp as it was a new week and thought she might have some pearls of wisdom for me. But she didn't. But the runs were awesome anyway! Surprised at how my fitness has come along!

But the whole time I was thinking, Oh no, I told oldwheezer I'd run to bootcamp, and I'm not. (sorry, it sounds so unkind to call you oldwheezer but that's all i got!). So, long story short, I didn't need the podcast, and next run will deffo be with Drill Sergeant Boot Camp for some serious butt kicking. It just means I have to wear a running belt, carrying a giant phone hahaha.

How did you find the second run?

[oldwheezer69 Graduate in reply to DeeRunning]

To be honest it was harder than the first week 4 run, but possibly as I didn't enjoy the podcast music and it was all out of time with my pace so I just didn't feel as motivated.... Having said that, I'm not feeling too tired today so the strength in my legs must be improving - I remember after the very first week 1 run I collapsed into a hot bath afterwards then limped to bed haha!! 😂 So we must be getting fitter!!!!

[DeeRunning Graduate in reply to oldwheezer69]

Hahaha Boot Camp was fantastic! I was totally a marine! It was a bit tricky trying to match the pace, even though i had set it to match my steps... so i guess I had difficulty keeping up with myself?! Either way, the run was great. Agree with you about the podcast music. At one stage I thought it was going to break into a Nik Kershaw song, but alas, it was just another crappy tune. Thank you, this app is going to change everything.

We are getting fitter and we can see it every week. How cool is that?

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Oh that made me laugh so much. I can just imagine! Prob quite motivating though. Maybe I should try it!

[oldwheezer69 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Haha! Yes! Try it! 🤣

[SandieF Graduate]

Haha. I’ve just finished w3r3 and wasn’t really looking forward to w4. But I’m downloading this app and now I can’t wait to try it. Thank you 😂

[oldwheezer69 Graduate in reply to SandieF]

Let me know how you get on!! 😃