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Week 7 done finally

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At last I overcame my fear of running from home (usually I drive to a very quiet road), having not run for a week, I finally decided enough was enough. So at 9am I ventured out and actually it wasn’t bad at all ... it took a little longer for my breathing to settle down but think that was due in part to feeling a touch anxious. While out, I kept my head up and even managed a couple of ‘good mornings’ to people out and about 👋 I also noticed all the tidy gardens with empty borders crying out for spring bedding currently holed up under garden centre lockdown 🌺 note to self ... do some weeding! It’s amazing what you see if you let yourself relax.

Reflecting at the end of this run it’s true that this is not a race, the 9 week programme has so far taken me over 11 weeks but with every new milestone I hit I kinda marvel at my own progress.

Week 8 awaits 💪

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SueAppleRunGraduate

Oh so very well done, i love your post, i call good morning to everyone i see, we usually drive to a park today we walked there and had a lovely time

Stay safe

in reply to SueAppleRun

Thank you 🙏

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lehcar70Graduate

Well done for facing your fear which I think is a common one. I'm not far ahead of you and have only just started going out in daylight. You can weed my garden anytime your passing 😂

in reply to lehcar70

Thank you 😊 and hate weeding lol

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WenderwooGraduate

Well done! It’s all a bit scary at the moment, but nice and quiet 😁

in reply to Wenderwoo

Thank you 🙏

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RoxdogGraduate

Well done for overcoming your fears and getting out today. Lots of us took longer than 9 weeks to complete the programme (I took 3 months). It's all good

in reply to Roxdog

That’s what I thought and thank you 🙏

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