Every minute is an achievement

[Oddity]

I've just typed this on a reply and thought I like that. We can all beat ourselves up when a run doesn't go to plan. We think we're too slow, we worry we were a few minutes short of our desired run. We think we'll never get to 5k.

But do you know why we all started this witchcraft that is c25k? Because we aren't runners. It's new to us. We are (and I'm using we in the broadest sense, forgive me if it's not relatable to you) couch people who want to run. And so long as we listen to our bodies, trust the program, and support each other we will be runners.

And every single minute we run is an achievement!

Thank you for listening and pass the wine over 😂

[runwithdog Graduate]

tis a funny thing- do you know,i think i prefer to run (well i actually sort of trundle along haha ) than to walk.

who`d have thought it !

[Oldgirlruns Graduate in reply to runwithdog]

Nothing wrong with a trundle rwd! Me, I like the joffle combined with Japanese Slow Running method!

[shelly1965 Graduate]

Well said Oddity x

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Here 🍷

Very well said!

[Oddity in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Cheers 😁

[MsFickle]

Do very true we should all pat ourselves on the back and stand proud x

[Tazzy_wazzy Graduate]

Couldn’t have put it better myself. Yes, we’re all on a journey of self improvement. It can be tough but somehow we don’t give up. Happy running 🏃‍♀️

[RattyB Graduate]

Thanks for this. I have just returned from my week 8 run 2 and sadly didn’t complete it, running for just 22 mins. I know this is because I was going much faster than I usually do, still fairly slow but that’s ok. It wasn’t intentional to go faster but my stats tell me it is so and I certainly ran out of steam. This is the first run I haven’t completed and It is frustrating not to finish. But then I realised that I have just run for 22 minutes and I couldn’t do that a few weeks ago and I’ve just run faster for longer than I have ever done before. So, not a fail, just another step in my journey to becoming a runner.

[Oddity in reply to RattyB]

Well done on getting out there and doing it!

[runwithdog Graduate in reply to RattyB]

`just 22 mins` !!! i remember when i couldn`t run for one min.

[molly1973 Graduate]

Very wise

[Jazzyrunner Graduate]

I just LOVE this post! Here’s to C25k witchcraft and our achievements 🍷

[Oddity]

Thanks jazzy 😁 I've not run since Monday but I did play an hour of mixed five a side football yesterday! So I'm counting that 😝 planning next one for Saturday morning.

[Jazzyrunner Graduate in reply to Oddity]

Definitely count that! Probably ran a heck of a lot of km! Happy running on Saturday 🏃🏼‍♀️

[leighloss]

Love this post - thank you xx

[Oddity in reply to leighloss]

Thank you x