Week 5 run 3 👍

[molly1973]

Really enjoyed this today: as everyone else says you never imagine in week 1 you will get to running 20mins but it was great! I tracked it and my pace is crazy slow: I know it’s what is needed but 5k would be about 45mins!! However, I was so conscious of taking it slow that it felt easy and at each 5 minute time point I thought ‘wow, already?’ I increased the pace for the last 5 because I could. No bad thing I guess. It was good for my mental health as well today as I’ve been feeling quite negative recently. Looking forwards to the second half of this programme 👍😃🏃‍♂️

[Ditzyjack Graduate]

Well done - that's great 😁. I done the same run yesterday and was actually slower than some of my previous weeks. Was so conscious of completing it that I must have had snails 🐌 taking over me. However, mentally I did it so next time I know I can do it so if I go a bit faster I won't freak out. Week 6 - here we come. We can do it - the program works 🙋

[molly1973 Graduate in reply to Ditzyjack]

Enjoy week 6 👍

[Karenshann Graduate]

Molly we are actually just over 1/2 way, I love your photo and the view of where you are running.

I actually ran for a less distance than I did in the previous shorter runs, I must have slowed right down because I knew I had to keep going for longer, at this pace 5k is going to take me an hour

[molly1973 Graduate in reply to Karenshann]

That’s exactly what I did! I was really slow and probably slowed it down more than really necessary. I love the thought of being over half way! Re. the photo: I usually run on the local streets which are a bit hilly. It’s ok most of the time but I finish uphill so it can be really tough. I decided to run by the canal, so flat, today for this first ‘long’ run. Back to hills again on Sunday, all being well. x

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Superb run... negative splits too! Nice.

45 minutes, 20 minutes, 5k is 5k... your pace will be your pace and if we start with our first 5k being “slow” we can get more PBs in the future 😂

Slow and steady into week 6, then you got this.

[molly1973 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you UNM! I was inspired by someone else at the same stage as me planning to do park run on 22/12 for her graduation but then saw the times at my local (hilly) run and am chickening out as I WILL be last 😂😂

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to molly1973]

I’ve yet to do one since I started this programme... so I have started one parkrun... I was last (but one)... I had a great time. Almost don’t want to ruin that stat! There’s a tail walker who’s job it is to come last, so you’ll beat them. I’m up to 22 volunteerings I think it is now. We’d

Love you to come to ours for 22/12, your local one will too.

[molly1973 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you! Where is yours?! I expect it’ll not be in my neck of the woods...!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to molly1973]

Glossop technically, though I’ve yet to go there at all 😂

[molly1973 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

The wrong side of the Pennines for me. Plenty of hills your way, I’d expect. Lovely part of the world

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to molly1973]

Yeah... we have a couple of hills 😂. Lovely yes, huge traffic to get into or out of the place though. Out I get, in confuses me, there’s nothing here 😂

[Lapsedyogi Graduate]

I was proudly 42 minutes for my first 5k. Right after graduating. So 10 weeks after not being able to run for more than a minute. I am constantly overwhelmed by the awesomeness of this programme and the encouragement of everyone on here, and so proud of my slow slow pace, which is improving all the time.

And btw I was not last.

[molly1973 Graduate in reply to Lapsedyogi]

Ooh that’s my kind of time! Well done x

[Dave58 Graduate]

Don't worry about times just follow the programme. As you get fitter your times will improve. Do go and try a parkrun it's awesome. I did my 1st last week and loved it and I was on wk5r1 at the time. Other commitments mean I can't do Parkrun for the next 3 weeks and I'm gutted. Well done for running 20 mins

[molly1973 Graduate in reply to Dave58]

Thank you: I might go for my graduation run: Saturday mornings are busy for us so I won’t be able to get to one very often