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Week 5 run 1 😱

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So, Jo Wiley informed me that this week I’d be doing 3 different runs so of course I had a look at what’s to come!!! Woah!!! Is it really doable as 20 minutes on run 3?!

Also, the C25k programme has really made me look at what I’m eating 🍽I know if I eat junk my run will be a load of junk!

It’s my birthday (just done a birthday run) and I’ve chosen not to have any alcohol because I know my body will feel it on my next run (Friday).

What is happening to me πŸ˜±πŸ˜‚πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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Buddy34 profile image
Buddy34Graduate

Don't worry about the 20 minute run , all the runs up until now have prepared you for it. Well done and HAPPY BIRTHDAY πŸ˜ŠπŸ˜ŠπŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚

in reply to Buddy34

Thanks Buddy34. I am going to be chuffed when I do that 20 minutes πŸƒπŸ½β€β™€οΈ

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

Happy πŸŽ‚ birthday to you cpfiona, hope you enjoy the day, don't worry about that run, slow and steady, after you complete it you will be very proud of yourself 😊 πŸƒ

in reply to AlMorr

Thank AlMorr πŸ‘πŸ»

I’m having a fab day. 45 and first time I’ve ever been for a run on my birthday! πŸ˜ƒ

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πŸ‘ πŸƒ

BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirateGraduate

Happy birthday. Totally doable. Don't think about it til you get to it, then slow down and enjoy the feeling once you've done it. It's an amazing buzz πŸ˜€

in reply to BaddieThePirate

Thank you πŸ˜ƒ

I’m slow anyway. Breathing I find hard-can’t breathe in through my nose when I’m running πŸ‘ƒπŸ˜‚

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BaddieThePirateGraduate in reply to

Breathing settles down as fitness improves. Try in for 4 paces, out for 4 paces. As soon as you get going you'll find it will decrease to 3 paces, then 2 paces, but it's good to get in to the habit of noticing. As your fitness improves your breathing will get easier. Enjoy the running journey. This bit is the most exciting πŸƒπŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘

in reply to BaddieThePirate

Thank you-I will remember and do the in for 4 and out for 4 on Friday when I run. Right now, I just gasp πŸ₯΄

Runningroni profile image
RunningroniGraduate

you are running with my mate Jo.

If I can so can you. Trust Jo she will look after you. Just dig deep when you need to, bit of grit and determination will serve you well.

,

in reply to Runningroni

Thank you. I’m lucky to live near a beach to run along. Grit and determination for the win πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

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Go on. We are all out here cheering you on.πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Happy Birthday. I’ll have to drink one for you I guess and take one for the team... cheers 🍺

Great running today. That 20 minutes is actually shorter than the one you did today... add the brisk walk break in as your body feels that as hard work too! It’s a mental challenge and you’re preparing perfectly for it by the sounds of it. Have a wonderful run.

in reply to UnfitNoMore

Haha! Cheers UnfitNoMore 🍻

I hadn’t thought about it like that πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

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GranspeedGraduate

Watch out! All the symptoms of becoming a runner! πŸ˜„πŸ‘πŸΌπŸŽ‰ Happy Birthday and enjoy the changes running brings. (And run 3 of W5 is perfectly doable, or there’d be no graduates on here. πŸ€£πŸ‘)

in reply to Granspeed

Thank you 😊 Very true 🀣

Sp81 profile image
Sp81Graduate

You’re ready. Slow and steady. You’ll be great and the buzz when you’ve finished it is so worth it xxx

in reply to Sp81

Thank you 😊 That running buzz is quite addictive isn’t it πŸ‘πŸ»

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Sp81Graduate in reply to

Yes! So much xxx πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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