Well, folks, it was tough and I needed to pep talk myself through it but just managed to get through 20 minutes of running with no walking breaks! Was a snail but managed to keep going!
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That’s awesome! I thought I was dying after week one, run one so twenty minutes no stopping is a great achievement! I hope it does get easier? It felt like torture!
It does. At least I think so... Every run I feel just as you describe - never think I can make it but somehow the last run in the session (or in this case the last 5 minutes) seems marginally easier than the rest - maybe because you know you're almost done?! Just keep pushing yourself!
Congratulations on completing run 3 of week 5, that is a milestone run with C25K, 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 after the non stop 20 minutes of W5R3 which you have just ran
This is reassuring. But I am still putting this run off as I am wondering if I will actually survive?! I suppose the worst that can happen is I slow to a walk and try again. I won't actually die from running for 20 mins right? You managed right? Lol.
Trust the programme. If you've completed everything up to this point, you can do it. Think everyone's correct - this one is about the mindset. I found by the end I managed to get into some sort of rhythm and the last 5 minutes were easier than the first 10!
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