W7 Done & Dusted

Phew. Tick off another one. Struggled a bit with this last run in W7 but not as much as I did in R1. At one point I wanted to give up - and then I thought of Jay66UK and his struggle with his park run and it made me smile and spurred me on.

And so W8 begins...… Onwards & upwards once more into the breach.

Good luck to everyone whatever run you are on - stay calm & keep on running (definitely gonna get a mug with than on as a graduation present). Although right now I really can't imagine graduating.

[sallenson Graduate]

3 more runs till Tea time. Wahoo!!!

[Hidden in reply to sallenson]

IKR. Honestly can't believe I've got this far - I'm not just saying that for attention (well maybe a bit... 😉). I really never thought I would tho in all seriousness- back at W1 I thought I would never get my fitness levels back up after my year's break. I've still got a long way to go but I'm on the road now & I ain't giving up.

[sallenson Graduate in reply to Hidden]

You're about to be "Beaming of Tunbridge Wells"

[Hidden in reply to sallenson]

Ha ha! Yeah I drive back grinning like an idiot! Always such a mood lifter.

[QueenTea Graduate]

I think a few of us have struggled with W7 - I had to repeat R1, so was a bit apprehensive about starting W8. Went okay although I was soooo slow. Planning R2 for Tuesday. Let us know how you get on this week. Best of luck😉

[Hidden in reply to QueenTea]

Thank you. I'm planning on doing W8R1 on Tuesday. Good luck to you too & keep us posted.

[Hidden in reply to QueenTea]

PS - slow is good. There is time to work on speed later. X

[Saartjie Graduate]

Well done! Nearly there now...just got to keep running 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️😆

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Well done! Of course you are going to be fine with W8. What’s another few minutes among friends?

Use my new mantra for running - Keep it low and slow!

[Hidden in reply to Jay66UK]

Ha ha! Oh bless you - I kept thinking about you on that parkrun. I'm so pleased that it didn't put you off. Hope you're feeling OK after that.

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Hidden]

I’m feeling fantastic. Never has a total cock up ever felt so good.

First proper consolidation run in my new shoes tomorrow. What could go wrong?

[Hidden in reply to Jay66UK]

Ah good for you. You'll be fine.

[_SimonT_ Graduate]

7 down, 2 to go! You’re almost at the prize line! (Not a finishing line, clearly!).

Huge congrats to you! Another 3 minutes is a very short pop track. It’s only about 1/5 of one of sallenson Led Zep tracks!

Good luck on Tuesday! 😀

[sallenson Graduate in reply to _SimonT_]

I'm taking "In My TIme of Dying" around the block on Tuesday. Proper "Pull the body from the muddy river" blues rock. And a steal at only a little over 11 mins.

I do have a selection of live versions of "Dazed and Confused" lasting anywhere between 12 and 42 minutes if anyone wants to have a shot?

LedZep - the band that just keeps giving. Apart from anything after most of "Presence" when it just went horribly wrong

[sallenson Graduate in reply to sallenson]

I just did a quick check of the parallel and slightly bonkers universe that is my music library. Including remasters, re-releases, compilations and assorted bootleg live albums, I have around 189 hours of LedZep to listen to. That's enough for a half-marathon

Not quite the 2,500 hrs of Bach, but he's older. And more dead....

[_SimonT_ Graduate in reply to sallenson]

If you just listened to your LedZep collection and did a 30 minute run, 3 times per week it would take you 2.4 years to listen to the whole lot! 🤪🤪🤪

[Hidden in reply to _SimonT_]

😮

[Hidden in reply to _SimonT_]

😂. Can't run to Led Zep - although I love it. My husband can play Stairway to Heaven on the guitar (it's why I married him!). Has to be house music for me to run to though. Good luck to you too!

[_SimonT_ Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Another raver!! Fantastic! I love it! 🤗😋

[DeeRunning Graduate]

Congrats on finishing up week 7! OMG only 6 runs to go! Excellent run, especially as you didn't find it an easy one. Best of luck for next week (hint: you won't need it).

[Hidden in reply to DeeRunning]

Ah - thank you. I'm amazed at how far I've come. I always believed that I was a sprinter & not a runner. This programme is proving me wrong. Good luck with your running.