W4 R1: There is a smile on my face today... - Couch to 5K

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There is a smile on my face today 🙂🙃🙂. I’m slowly but surely getting there! Knowing that I ran a total of 16 minutes this time around is motivating and a vast improvement from week one which I struggled with so much!

Let’s hope this continues 🤞🏼

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Well done! It's a great feeling isn't it!? I did my W4 R1 on Tuesday and going to do R2 tomorrow. I was worried about the 5 minute runs but my daughter compiled a great playlist for me and that really helped. I'm hoping that if I keep it nice and steady (slow) I won't come-a-cropper!! Good luck with your next run...

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Absolutely! Slow but steady wins the race as they say 😌. The song ‘This is Me’ from the The Greatest Showman soundtrack actually kept me going on those 5 minutes runs - it gave me the boost I needed! Good luck on your run too, we are halfway through the Cto5k programme 😄👍🏼

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