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W5R3...20 mins completed!😄

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As it’s so warm I gave up my bank holiday lie in to go running as I was eager to do this run. Can’t quite believe I made the 20mins. My first 5 mins were really hard then I managed to get in a bit of a rhythm and then the last few mins started to get hard but I felt so pleased completing it.

On to week 6 and I’ve seen some posts saying it’s quite difficult so any advice would be very welcome.😁

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ChrisWhatmough

Well done you. I completed W5R2 this morning. That was hard enough, I have no idea how I’m going to manage twenty minutes!

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Pippa10Graduate in reply to ChrisWhatmough

It wasn’t too bad I just took everyone’s advice and tried to go slowly. Once I was in a rhythm it was dare I say enjoyable!😄 Good luck with run 3.

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Oddity

Well done you! Best advice I can give you is take it slowly, don't forget the rest days, trust the programme and, most importantly, enjoy it😁

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Pippa10Graduate in reply to Oddity

Thank you😀

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

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, just take all the runs slowly and you should be OK.

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Pippa10Graduate in reply to AlMorr

Thank you for the advice, I’m trying not to look ahead too much but it’s good to know what’s coming.

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DalmorangieGraduate

Just stick with it! Look how far you’ve come over the last 5 weeks....C25K works, have faith in its miracle making!! 👍😂🤣🏃‍♂️

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate

Fantastic! This is the best run of the programme in my view! Enjoy that buzz, 20 mins is a real turning point.

W6; just try not to let w5r3 make you feel like you've "made it". Approach in the same way you've always done, taking it steady and not pushing too hard, you'll be ok 👍🏻😁

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Pippa10Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo

Thank you. I’m hoping I’ll be ready for week 6 now. Fingers crossed it goes ok Wednesday🤞😄

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