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W5R2 ... in the bag!!!

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Well I did it. Despite my apprehensive earlier post I flipping well did it! I ran for 8 minutes twice! It was so windy my cap nearly blew off but I kept going, no thanks to Madonna blaring out "time goes by, so slowly" in my ears 😆

Thank you everyone for giving me the boost I needed. W5R2... I'm coming for you!!

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ButtercupKidGraduate

Well done you ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Different playlist next time, maybe ?!

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Rooster678 in reply to ButtercupKid

Yes definitely 😁

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Ha ha, yep that cap will fly off and you'll spend half the time chasing after it. I put a headband or buff over mine to keep it on when it’s a bit blustery

I got a reflective Karrimor one. it shines brilliantly in the dark

Well done 👍

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About your musical choices... I've just completed the notorious Week 5, Run 3, with Queen's Greatest Hits 1 playing, in order, so I started at the beginning of the warmup walk with Bohemian Rhapsody. This coincidentally meant that at minute 15 of the 20-minute run, I got "Don't Stop Me Now" which was really motivating! Then "Save Me" at 18.5 minutes (which really made me laugh at the irony!)

I did a couple of earlier runs with the same album on shuffle, and got "We Are The Champions" coming on just as I finished. However, the less said about "Fat Bottomed Girls" the better :D

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Rooster678 in reply to BargainRzl

Just brilliant!! That made me laugh! Well done you, "I Want To Break Free" of my fear of W5R3 tomorrow as "The Show Must Go On".

Your post has left me smiling. Good luck for week 6 😁

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BargainRzlGraduate in reply to Rooster678

Thanks! I read your post the other day and came looking for it specifically to tell you this :D Good luck to you too!

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Rooster678 in reply to BargainRzl

Ah thank you. I'll be running tomorrow morning so will post to let you know how I did.

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BargainRzlGraduate

Just realised something else - I *must* always complete my runs if I'm going to listen to this album, or I risk "Another One Bites The Dust" coming on at a moment of shameful failure...

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Rooster678 in reply to BargainRzl

Ahhh, "It's a Hard Life" but you've got to "Play the Game" 😆😆

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