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That wasn’t as terrifying as I expected it to be. 8 mins x2 just plodded on by. I may even go so far as to say I enjoyed it??? Steady!!! Good playlist helped. Iron Maiden got me started and Black Sabbath has some air guitar action in the last minute of running . Must’ve looked hilarious

Saturday is the big one for me. W5R3. 20 minutes. That’s the mental mountain.

Fingers crossed 🤞

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Mountains are meant to be climbed..one foot in front of the other... slow and steady and like today..you will be just fine:)

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DaveB46Graduate in reply toOldfloss

Indeed! Actually looking forward to it 😳

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sallensonGraduate

Well done Dave. Maybe rethink the air guitar option for R3 tho 😁

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DaveB46Graduate in reply tosallenson

Less energy than air drumming. I may mosh the final 30 seconds too. A run’s a run 😂😂

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sallensonGraduate in reply toDaveB46

You could try an Neil Peart impression. Tho he'll never replace Bonzo to me :-)

Ca't imagine a run without at least some Led Zep with it. Apart from the things with insane time signature changes. Black Dog, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp. I'd get confused and fall over :-)

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DaveB46Graduate in reply tosallenson

Black dog works for me, I have terrible timing anyway! I almost did the Joey Jordison thing (whole drum kit going completely upside down) when I didn’t see a hole in the grass on the sports field. Kids pointed and laughed. Heady days. 😂

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sallensonGraduate in reply toDaveB46

You are both clearly bonkers yet somehow strangely lovely at the same time...

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Well done! You and Black Sabbath can do it! Guns ‘n’ Roses, Metallica and Queen plodded round with me 😊

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DaveB46Graduate in reply toBridget007

Metallica will be appearing on my playlist on Saturday. Michael Johnson giving me timing updates and James Hetfield screaming “yeeaarrgghhh” on a run? I can’t fail. 😂

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Bridget007Graduate in reply toDaveB46

And “nothing else matters” 😂😂 you can do it!

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DaveB46Graduate in reply toBridget007

Spooky. That was our first dance at our wedding. 😂😂😂

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sallensonGraduate in reply toDaveB46

You're married to each other? Our first C25K wedding. Hoorah. Beats the Meghan/Harry thing hands down. Better music and nicer couple 😂

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DaveB46Graduate in reply tosallenson

Haha! I think my actual wife might object. 😂

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sallensonGraduate in reply toDaveB46

Sounds rather old-fashioned to me...😂😂😂

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sallensonGraduate in reply toBridget007

Ooh. Metallica. There's a thought :-)

But I guess you're putting your feet up now and eating crisps... :-)

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Bridget007Graduate in reply tosallenson

Gosh! Do you have a hidden camera!? 🤣🤣🤣

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sallensonGraduate in reply toBridget007

Omniscient me. And I know everything too. Be warned!! :-)

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😳

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