Week 5 Run 3

[WickedAlwaysWins]

20 whole minutes 20 freaking whole minutes of running. I did it!!! Me!! Me who hated exercise. Me who never thought she'd ever run for fun. Me the overweight couch potato that would rather of watched Netflix than run 5 weeks ago. Me!!

I gave up today. I managed the half way 10 minute point and gave up. My legs ached I couldn't breathe it was hot and the beach was packed. I tried weeving in and and around people but it just made me feel self conscious and I felt everyone was looking at me and judging. That probably wasn't the case but sometimes I let my anxiety get the better of me. So I stopped turned around and walked home. I stood outside my front door angry and upset with myself. I'm not a quitter. So I jumped on here and had a nosey around at other people's previous posts and all the comments saying 'you can do this' 'you are ready.' I put my flat keys away and walked in the opposite direction of the beach, this time towards the cycle track. It was quite and I felt more comfortable in my own skin. Over and over I kept saying out loud 'you can do this' 'you've got this.' I ran and I kept on running. I wanted again to give up in the first couple of minutes but this was all in my head and I have realized now that running is also as much about training your brain aswell as your body. I have showed myself just how strong I really am. I am proud. To think in week 1 I struggled to run a full minute and I've just run 20 it feels incredible.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations that your second run of today was successful, yes, you ran for a full 20 minutes, run 3 of week 5 which is a milestone run with C25K and also for you as well. You look so happy in that photo, no harm in you feeling incredible 😊

Onwards and upwards to week 6 run 1 but be careful about that run as it catches out some people with the interval walks 🚶 and runs 🏃.

[Granspeed Graduate]

Brilliant! Especially the recovery from potential defeat. Good for you. You will be a true runner. 🎉👏🏼🎉🏃🏼‍♀️💨

[Hidden]

What a wonderful post!! Very big well done you!! You kicked those gremlins out of the park and then some. What a fantastic attitude!! Bottle it please and I’ll have some 😊. You are a star 🌟.

[JPDuck Graduate]

Congrats 🎉🎉🎉🎉🏃🏼‍♂️

[Glossy Graduate]

Brilliant. Well done

[Blueberrydog Graduate]

Well done 🎉🎉 it’s a great feeling when you realise you can do it and yes a lot of the time it is the gremlins in our head stopping us . Over half way now to graduation 👩‍🎓 enjoy next few weeks

[HinchleyMum Graduate]

Well done for going out and doing it!

[madmother Graduate]

Amazing!!!! Good for you. Onward and upward now. X

[kel110]

WELL DONE 😍 I'm starting week 5 tomorrow... didn't think I'd make it this far as week 2 nearly killed me - I was literally crying with the pain! You are now my inspiration 😊

[WickedAlwaysWins in reply to kel110]

If I can do it you can. And honestly you will feel amazing. I always say I didn't come this far to just get this far. A few deep breaths and say it out loud 'I can do this' you've got this <3

[Meedeb Graduate]

That’s brilliant! Such an encouraging post. I’ve just completed wk 1 - what can I say. Fab attitude - thanks for sharing. Happy running x

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate]

Whoop whoop!!! Well done WickedAlwaysWins ....you are SO right....training your mind is just as important and much harder than you think...and it's something that we all struggle with at some point...but now you know how to push through those thoughts....and practice makes perfect doesn't it....so keep on practicing!!! Well done girl!! X

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Wow! Be careful not to over do it... you did 30 minutes there, so be very sure not to over run the plan in the next couple of runs to keep the injury risk down. Sorry, that’s my only negative thought... now onto the wow! How strong are you? The run beat you hard and you were done... and the best advice to anyone in that situation is to relax and come back in a couple of days... but you didn’t wait, you pulled yourself up and kicked that runs ass... great job. Dunno about watching Netflix, they should have been filming your day today, I’d watch that for sure. Enjoy week 6, extra emphasis on slow and steady in the intervals and then you got this.

[Moz2407 Graduate]

Congratulations on not giving up! High Five!!!

[bananahead Graduate]

Well done you! 🏃🏃🏃. Enjoy your rest day today.

[Icandoit2019 Graduate]

Well done not giving up!! Feeling your joy too it’s contagious 😄