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Week 3 - Run 1: At last!

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I have just checked back in my diary and I started my running 25 days ago...so just over three weeks in actuality. But, as I started in the middle of a week on week one, looking at the calendar, I should be starting week 5 today!

Had a horrendously busy week at work one week followed by a streaming cold. Feel thwarted! Not only that, my run this morning was SO hard.

I still have a cough and tight chest, so not going to be too hard on myself, but blimey, three minutes running was ridiculously hard! Also, hadn't eaten anything and I felt so nauseous when I got home! Lesson learnt!

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Weeks here are arbitrary... don’t worry about where you should be, just be proud of where you are. You got through a hard run, well done.

If the cold is giving you a tight chest, running is gonna be tougher, personally I’d wait until it improved.

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theslimpster in reply toUnfitNoMore

Thank you! I needed to hear that. :) Got a day of rest now, so hopefully feeling better by Wednesday.

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply totheslimpster

Fingers crossed. If not, there’s no harm in another rest day or even a few.

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ButtercupKidGraduate

I’m repeating week 1 for the third time - I’m so overweight that I can’t even jog yet, so I’m building up very gradually. So you’re miles ahead of me ! Well done !⭐️

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theslimpster in reply toButtercupKid

Thank you. But, so well done to you - that's amazing fortitude right there!

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ButtercupKidGraduate in reply totheslimpster

My goals are to get and stay fit and to inspire my two kids; if I ever get to 5k that’ll be a bonus but it’s not my main aim. So I can take as long as I need to get there ! Happy running 😀

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