1st 8 mins done

[Notsospeedy]

Not sure how I feel really.. the last 2 were torture

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Well done. I went too fast on the first, nearly killed me. Last two being torture means you paced yourself better than I did 😀

Maybe slow a little, but it sounds like after your rest day you will be fine at the pace you went as you’ll be stronger by then.

[Notsospeedy in reply to UnfitNoMore]

I’m grateful for your positive vibes 🙋‍♀️

[kickibro Graduate]

Some runs are just not great. Maybe you were tired, not fueled correctly, a bit under the weather, etc., etc. You aren't just building physical endurance and stamina with a run, you are building your mental strength by pushing through those mental barriers that tell you to stop. Those bleugh runs are actually making you a stronger and more determined runner.

I remember running in the pouring rain. It was windy, I was cold, totally sodden, and I'd just had enough. Miles away from home, I had no choice but to keep going. I finished with a big smile on my face because I knew I'd won! xx

[Hidden]

Here is where I tell you that on my first run of week 1 I gasped OUT LOUD "I can't I can't I can't I never can". Possibly more than one time. I needed the universe to know and acknowledge that I was doing something incredibly difficult, aloud seemed the way to get the message out.

Here is where I tell you that I have sworn at, again OUT LOUD, the very lovely and supportive woman in my app. At least 4 different times that I can recall off the top of my head. I said a truly rude and unforgivable thing that I wouldn't say to an actual human being in the world, but which felt deeply gratifying to reply to a cheery "You're almost there!" I'm fairly certain an encouraging "You're halfway there!" earned a couple of those, too. Yes. Not the proudest moments of my life.

Today I ran for 28 minutes with nary a swear word escaping my lips. I did not cry or bemoan my fate or have an existential crisis querying why on earth I ever thought I could do this (thoughts which have been known to flitter across the brain in my earlier days!)

I wasn't fast, I wasn't pretty to look at, but the word "torture" never crossed my mind once. And that's saying something, something really huge if you knew how hard this was at the start.

I know you don't know me and this won't mean much, but if I can do it? You can totally do it.

[Notsospeedy in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou so much.. run 2 on Wednesday.. please let it be dry 👍😁

[Jundal Graduate]

You know what I struggled with? I don't remember which week it is, but the 3-5-3. The last, I genuinely thought was going to kill me. My breath was sawing in and out of my lungs, full lungfulls, one step in, two out. It was honestly awful. I felt awful and was thanking my lucky stars I managed to finish it, and cursing Sarah Millican. You know what? I graduated today. And if I can haul my enormous carcass through thirty minutes of ground pounding, then you can too. No, I'm not the quickest runner. I make around 3.5-4k a run, whilst running. But j can work on it. And you can too. Keep pushing yourself. It's an achievement to finish the program. You can do it.

[Notsospeedy in reply to Jundal]

What’s 3 5 3? Not minutes surely!!😳 lol

I’m loving the positivity on here👍