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Something rather weird has happened!

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JacquiAMGraduate
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Hi all - second post-grad run this morning ... really had to drag myself out and said to hubby I’ll probably just do 20 minutes today, really not feeling it. So off I set, very slowly, up the normal blooming hill 😫. About 10 minutes in, all of a sudden I felt much stronger, I picked up the pace (a bit!), my breathing was under control, the sun was up and I was enjoying it! So I carried on, and on a bit further - and did my first 5k!!! It took 39 minutes but even the fact I could run for 39 minutes non-stop is a minor miracle! The me who started this journey 10 weeks ago would never think it possible 😊

This programme is brilliant - can’t thank it ... and you wonderful lot for the support, enough. I’m a runner and I love it!

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Berksrover profile image
BerksroverGraduate

That moment of realisation that you can run for more than 30 mins is great isn't it, second only to the graduation high in my ipiniin, it opens up a world of possibilities, go get them!

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JacquiAMGraduate in reply to Berksrover

I feel amazing! Thank you 😊

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59erGraduate

How exciting! Well done 👍I’m on week 7 and I hope that this very same thing happens to me.

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JacquiAMGraduate in reply to 59er

It will! I’ve loved this programme - it really works! Good luck with the rest of it - graduation is not far away!

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate

Well done 👏👏👏 😁 it's such a good feeling to realise we can do so much more than we think. Keep it up 👍😉

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JacquiAMGraduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo

It is, isn’t it? 😊

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RunningMissP

This is incredible and very motivating for me, someone who will do my third week 3 run tomorrow. Congratulations to you!!!!!

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JacquiAMGraduate in reply to RunningMissP

Ahh - thank you ... congratulations to you as well for doing the programme, it’s amazing - and really does work 😊

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TrixabelleBGraduate

Woooooooooohoooooo!

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Oaktree2

That’s amazing! Well done! :)

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Runningnut

I would say consistency is always important as we all know we have good days and bad days, sometimes I train and train so much that I can not literally walk the next day, others I can push myself further then I can imagine for the sole reason that I have pushed myself, maybe it is like acclimatising to something, zero gravity or thin air training for mountains ⛰ terrains or readying up for jet lag before a flight-I don’t know,

I have noticed since running more regularly that every morning my soles of my feet are very achey and I think that must be a good thing if I am trying to build muscle.

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JacquiAMGraduate in reply to Runningnut

Hopefully I will be able to walk tomorrow! 😂 Will keep building my stamina - that’s what has totally amazed me 😊

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Vix_ypGraduate

Fantastic JacquiAM! This demonstrates how strong you are, how far you have come and how great this program is!....Well done! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️👍🤗

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JacquiAMGraduate in reply to Vix_yp

Thank you! 😊 x

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Daftclare

Brilliant Well Done!!

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Spannerz20Graduate

First 5K now that’s a milestone well done 🏃‍♀️👍🏻

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Languid_LilGraduate

Wow, that's amazing! All that hard work has paid off! Really motivational - thanks xx

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