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Took 10 days to do Week 1. Maybe I should have repeated a run. Just completed first run on Week 2. While I had the indignity of being overtaken by someone walking, I got through ok.

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Run1980Graduate

You’ve done it though and that’s the achievement. Stick at it, it does get a little easier each time. Ive just finished week 3 today and looking forward to finishing week 9. Don’t worry if people overtake you, I have loads do that. Your building your stamina up so just stick at your pace. Good luck 🙂

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Bonksley in reply to Run1980

Thank you. Good luck to you as well in getting to Week 9.

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Run1980Graduate in reply to Bonksley

It will be a while but it will be great when we get there

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CarolinemcdGraduate

Haha, oh those pesky fast walkers!! You go as slow as you like, the slower the better, and ignore anyone faster that you. Well done for moving on to week 2, trust the program and keep going :)

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Bonksley in reply to Carolinemcd

‘Slow as you like’ sounds good to me! Thanks.

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KamiaGraduate

Well done on starting and sticking to it even though it took you a bit longer to complete your first week. Don’t worry about that I’ve read on here someone took a few months to complete the first 3ish weeks. As long as you’re progressing that’s all that matters. I’m on W8R2 and it’s taken me 11 weeks to get here. You’re also not the first to have a fast walker overtake. I’ve also read that on here. It made me nervous it would happen to me 😬 luckily for me there aren’t many people about so it hasn’t happened yet.

Good luck with the rest of your runs.

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Bonksley

Thanks Kamia. So what happens Week 8? Have you moved past any walking?

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