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So long, week 7

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RunipGraduate
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Today was so rainy that my jacket was plastered to my arms even before I locked the front door. My phone had a fit of pique at the weather and spitefully switched off blue tooth mid run, leaving me in the disconcerting situation of having Brian Blessed booming forth from my pocket. When I got home, my legs were liberally spattered with mud and grass clippings (as, somehow, was my face). I felt like a proper runner.

And I've done 25 mins 4 times now. Let’s see how we go with 28...

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Definitely a proper runner if you come home with a muddy face! 28 is ready to go down, and you have what it takes by the bucketload, go get it.

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JundalGraduate

Go to it girl, your gonna smash this! Podiums beckoning!

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Deborahchick46Graduate

Well done on running in such horrible weather. X

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RunipGraduate in reply to Deborahchick46

Weirdly, I really enjoyed it.

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ShakywakeyGraduate

You are a proper runner now 👏👏.

Roll on week 8. You’ll smash it and not long until you get to the podium 😁

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Spannerz20Graduate

How awesome having Brian Blessed booming from your pocket as you run along 👍🏻

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RunipGraduate in reply to Spannerz20

They should have him as a coach on the C25K app. Nobody would ever dare to stop.

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Spannerz20Graduate in reply to Runip

He would be hilarious as a C25K coach, think you are onto a winner there!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

It was wet wasn't it? Go you...very, very well done... On the way into the lovely longer runs:)

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