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W5R3 βœ… W6 I’M COMING 😎

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So tonight I did W5R3 which I’ve been looking forward to all week! As if that 20 minute run wasn’t challenge enough I also decided to go out in the rain which I have not done before now.

I’m over the half way point! This is getting emotional!

Thanks all that posted about the running in the rain, great tips!

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Well done! It’s such an achievement! I have just completed W5R1 and I am so nervous about run three. I am sure I will be so pleased when I complete it (I keep wanting to say if I complete it). Was it okay or was it really tough?

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JaoJao in reply to Cally73

It was really enjoyable actually. I slowed down when I needed to and the 5 minute countdowns just flew by! You will be very surprised how much conditioning you’ve already done to be able to run nonstop for 20 mins. As I approached the end I still had some juice left in the tank! Good luck and keep us posted xx

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Clarebear73Graduate

Well done πŸ‘

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JaoJao in reply to Clarebear73

Thank you so much 😊

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DebstonGraduate

Brilliant stuff, well done! Enjoy basking in the knowledge that you're a runner now! πŸƒ

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JaoJao in reply to Debston

Cheers Debston! I think the runner announcement comes at the end of W6! Looking forward to it!

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DebstonGraduate in reply to JaoJao

Ah, but sshhh - we both know you're secretly a runner already!

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DebstonGraduate

Brilliant stuff, well done! Enjoy basking in the knowledge that you're a runner now! πŸƒ

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Congratulations on completing run 3 of week 5, yes it does make some people emotional, 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 πŸƒ

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JaoJao in reply to AlMorr

Hey there! I’ve already had a look ahead at the schedule, I’m looking forward to walking breaks again so I’ll be paying extra attention! And it’s the last week for intervals so it’s really getting serious now too 😎

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πŸ‘ πŸƒ Yes indeed, serious is the word

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SarigneGraduate

Well done! πŸ‘ Fab!

Did your app play the correct audio? Mine didn't, and I wondered if it was just a problem with the Sarah audio, and I see you have your app set to Sarah as well, so figured I'd ask.

Looking forward to seeing how W6R1 goes. :)

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JaoJao in reply to Sarigne

Hey Sarigne, I changed my PT to Jo Whiley just for this run. She is also very good and friendly. I played all the PT intros for this run and decided Jo’s was close to Sarah’s style, the others sounded rather robotic! I thought the change In PT would throw me off course, but it was fine, I made a good alternative choice. I’ve switched back to Sarah now for my next run πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Bluemoon1958Graduate in reply to Sarigne

Glad you mentioned that ! Week 5 Run 3 had Sarah Millican telling me it was 3 minute runs with 90 seconds walking but the Run as it appears on the App was 20 minutes. So I ignored Sarah and used my eyes rather than my ears. Checked later on the podcast which is the same as the App so it looks like the audio with SM is the wrong audio for the run

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JaoJao in reply to Bluemoon1958

Exactly, this has been identified as a problem with the mobile app for a number of weeks now but sadly no one has bothered to fix it. It’s also not easy to report problems with the mobile app, it’s not obvious who to reach out to, so I put something on the review page hoping they would fix it in time. Anyway I found a way around it by using a different PT and Jo Whiley was a great stand in for W5R3.

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StevieplinkGraduate

Well done. I did w6r1 yday. The 5 minute runs were a breeze the 8 minute run was hard work but the good thing.about the 8 min run is that the halfway bell is in that so I thought of it as two 4 minute runs

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JaoJao in reply to Stevieplink

Hi Stevieplink, I’m doing W6R1 on Sunday and I am looking forward to the intervals again as this will be the last week with intervals πŸ™ˆ. Are you looking forward to the last run in W6, it’s 25 mins xx

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StevieplinkGraduate in reply to JaoJao

Well I've done 20mins. What's another 5 mins.It's just 2x2 mins plus a 1 minute run. If I can think that way

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Need_hot_coffee

Whoooo well done!! πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺ How was it? I did w5r2 last night and doing r3 tomorrow 😬 But, wow!, that's amazing, super well done!

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JaoJao in reply to Need_hot_coffee

Thank you! It was pretty good, just like how everyone said it would be, nothing to fear. Good luck for your run tomorrow, do report back and it’s a game changer once done... you really can run! 😁❀️

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