20 Minutes in the Morning!

[Paul_Gibbs]

So far all has gone well, tomorrow morning is the first BIG ONE, Week 5 Run 3!!

I have been psyching myself up for this one since Week 1 Run 1, I'm looking forward to the challenge, kind of

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

You will love it... start slow and stay slow... relax and just know you are ready for it..... this is the beginning of the bit where the new legs begin to realise what they are doing

[Ang33333 Graduate]

You'll be fine. Go slow!!

[Paul_Gibbs in reply to Ang33333]

Thanks, I feel fairly confident about it, hopefully I'll feel the same ten minutes into it lol

[Renoirgirl68]

My first 20min in the morning too. I have never done running and I am surprised how far I have come. A tad nervous about this run. Could be just mind over matter. Good luck to you for your run 😊

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Renoirgirl68]

Slow, steady...we will be right there with you

[Paul_Gibbs in reply to Renoirgirl68]

Thanks, good luck to you too. I have never been a runner either, so this has been good challenge

[Bridget007 Graduate]

You definitely can do it! You will be grinning to yourself the entire day! 😃😃

[helen0794 Graduate]

Good luck Paul! I’m running Run 3 in the morning too...have spent some time planning my playlist to keep me going..really looking forward to the challenge- which I didn’t think I’d ever say! Will look forward to celebrating tomorrow with everyone here . 👍🏻 Enjoy 😉

[Paul_Gibbs in reply to helen0794]

It went pretty well, kept a steady pace, managed to control my breathing, forgot my water bottle, waited to hit the wall but, it never happened

[sallenson Graduate]

You're going to be fantastic!!!

[LuluLogue Graduate]

You will be on a super high when you’ve done it - it feels great 💪🏻

[Michele2017 Graduate]

enjoy i loved this run!

[Gill80]

I felt very emotional after first running a full 20 minutes! I felt nervous but kept it steady. You're ready for it more than you know. Good luck!!!

[Agelesslass]

You can do it, good luck

[Hidden]

How did it go?

[Paul_Gibbs in reply to Hidden]

It went fine thanks, kept a steady pace nothing too dramatic, waited to hit the wall but thankfully it never arrived

[Hidden in reply to Paul_Gibbs]

Great stuff! Not too challenging at all. My attitude was, if I can do this one, I CAN complete the course. Just in from W7R3 and it's still going well. Just loving it.

[Paul_Gibbs in reply to Hidden]

That's great to hear, I have to say I did have my doubts, but this program does seem to work. Good luck with Week 8.

[Hidden in reply to Paul_Gibbs]

Me too. Firstly, I thought it'd be a joke. A power-walker for years, 5K sounded like a dream. Did the Moon Walk (26.2 miles) and albeit that was challenging the training was pretty much a minimum of 5K. Then I tried to run 5K and discovered my folly. I now have the utmost respect for the distance and my error brought me to C25K so it was worth it. After my recovery that is...

[Michele2017 Graduate]

It gets easier from here as you get to the high points where you get past the toxic 10 or 20 and it feels GOOD! Well done you! X

[Paul_Gibbs]

Thank you, it has given me the confidence to complete the nine weeks

I love the support you get on here!