W8D1

[shrinkingjaz]

I ran for just a tiny bit longer than 28 minutes because my "no, Jaz, you need to get your butt out of bed RIGHT NOW otherwise you will be late" alarm started ringing on my phone about halfway through and paused the podcast. (I can't be the only one who has multiple alarms!) It took me about 45 seconds to fumble with my running belt, take it out, turn the alarm off, press play on the podcast again and put my phone back in my belt.

But that's okay! I still got through the run and it was an enjoyable one.

I had the AAAHHHH TWENTY EIGHT MINUTES IS SO LONG OMGGG freakout at the start but then 23 minutes in I had my podcast tell me that I had 5 minutes to go and my immediate thought was, "What? OH. Oh, right. I'm running. I forgot about that!" 😂

Bring on week 8 day 2 - I never thought I would say those words! I'm starting to really like running.

Happy running 😊

[Smelliepoo Graduate]

Yay! Well done Jaz, it is quite an awesome feeling isn't it! Have run 2 tomorrow (hopefully!)

😁🎊🎉😁

[shrinkingjaz Graduate in reply to Smelliepoo]

Hope your run 2 goes well! How did run 1 go?

[Buddy34 Graduate]

It really is a great feeling when you get to enjoy running

Well done you 😊😊

[shrinkingjaz Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you! 🙂

[Jerichomile Graduate]

Ah that’s great! What a lovely and funny post, I can just imagine that situation! Glad you’re really enjoying the running had nice to read about your motivation 👏

[shrinkingjaz Graduate in reply to Jerichomile]

Thank you so very much!

[Granspeed Graduate]

👏🏼🎉👏🏼 And so another Running Addict is born! Well done you.

[shrinkingjaz Graduate in reply to Granspeed]

I'm an addict and I fully accept it!

[ChainsawCharlie Graduate]

I ran W8R2 on Sunday as part of a group in the village where I live. Was shuffling along at the back thinking about how I was struggling when the person who runs the group said we had done just over 18 minutes. I was surprised we had run so long and thought to myself, only another 10 minutes. This in itself was an incredible thought compared to a few short weeks ago when 3 minutes felt so long. Then I got chatting to some other group members, didn’t hear the final whistle and totalled 31 minutes. So good to be on this journey, already looking at a 10k for May.

Happy running.

[shrinkingjaz Graduate in reply to ChainsawCharlie]

31 minutes is such a good result!

It's so strange to think just how far we have come. From running 60 seconds to running 28 times that amount - or, in your case, 31 times that amount!

[Franglaise Graduate]

Yay....great to hear.....homeward stretch now....enjoy fellow runner.

[shrinkingjaz Graduate in reply to Franglaise]

Only five more runs to go! It's so exciting 😊

[Franglaise Graduate in reply to shrinkingjaz]

The achievement on graduation really is hard to beat...enjoy

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

Sooo nice when you start to enjoy the runs!! W8&9 were my favourites!! 😆

[shrinkingjaz Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

Every week I think "this week is my favourite". So I think it only gets better!

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate in reply to shrinkingjaz]

Exactly right!! 😃you are so close to the finish line now!!

[Impetuous]

I do enjoy the whole challenge of faffing with your phone while trying to run. I had my alarm go off and pause the C25K app during one of the 5 minute runs - I didn’t realise at the time and just kept plodding on thinking my time sense must be bad because I was getting a bit tired. By about 7 minutes I was treating Laura to some strong language for abandoning me. 😳

[shrinkingjaz Graduate in reply to Impetuous]

Hahaha, all part of the experience, I think!