Challenge accepted

[Workingathome]

Well I’ve just got in from week 5 run 1 (I had lots of excuses today not to go but I forced myself out and am very glad I did 😊) first run wasn’t pleasant but I remembered about the toxic 10 and carried on through the 2nd and I actually enjoyed the 3rd I felt I got into a rhythm again so that’s good!

Anyway I arrived home to find my daughter has tagged me in an Instagram challenge...run for heroes for NHS, run 5k donate £5 so I’m glad I’ve already started this programme as she’d have tagged me anyway and I would’ve provably killed myself trying to do it with no training 😱

[PeggySusi Graduate]

Well done for getting out and doing it..!

My daughter tagged me in it today too.. and she said it’s ok to walk as well as run.. so a dog walk incorporating run 3 week 5 this morning -total 5.04km 🤸🏿‍♀️and it’s done for the NHS as far as I’m concerned..😊

[Workingathome Graduate in reply to PeggySusi]

Oh good for you! I’m going to challenge myself to run the whole 5k so they’ll have to wait a few more weeks for my donation 😄

[PeggySusi Graduate in reply to Workingathome]

Good for you.. I know I’m cheating but if I wait until I can actually run the whole thing I think it could well never happen..😊

[Workingathome Graduate in reply to PeggySusi]

Oh you’re not cheating! You just completed the challenge your own way

I’m aiming for 10k eventually so this 5k challenge just gives me an extra goal for the consolidation runs 😉

[Ercolino Graduate]

Great motivation!

[Katkins27 Graduate]

Hey I did that tonight. I enjoyed it and managed it okay to be fair..nice evening not too hot or windy either. Well done . Whats this challenge ?

[PeggySusi Graduate in reply to Katkins27]

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[Workingathome Graduate in reply to PeggySusi]

Thanks for posting the link Peggy63

[Workingathome Graduate in reply to Katkins27]

Well done! It was a lovely evening for a run wasn’t it! Glad you managed it well as we’re ramping it up on every run this week... hopefully we’ll both manage them well as this feels like big progress now!

[killersblue Graduate]

That’s amazing well done 👍👍 I think I’ll have to read up on this as I have no idea what the “toxic 10” is 🤷‍♀️ Xxxxxxx

The challenge sounds scarier than even doing couch 2 5k but I’m sure you’ll do it xx 🌷

[Workingathome Graduate]

Thanks 😊

And yes do look up the toxic 10 it really helped me knowing about it... very basically it is that the first 10 mins of any run are horrible then it al gets better 😂