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Week 5, R3 complete!

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Wow. In March I couldn’t run for a minute. Yesterday I ran for 20. I figured I would just keep running until I couldn’t anymore and keep giving it my best shot. But the closer I got, the more my brain turned into my friend and it pushed me all the way, with the help of Jo Whiley. I had been worried about this run long before I even got to it having had several injuries in the build up.

This run is so much more psychological and I urge anyone doing this run to really tap into it, you’ll be surprised what you can achieve. Feeling awesome!

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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 🏃🏾 😊

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charswee in reply to AlMorr

Thanks my friend! It definitely helps with the confidence of knowing you can achieve 20 minutes! Hope you’re well. x

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate in reply to charswee

I am very well thanks, tomorrow I will be running a 5K just like what you will be doing a little while after you graduate from C25K

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charswee in reply to AlMorr

Hope you have a great one!

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate in reply to charswee

👍 🏃🏾

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Wobble1Graduate

Congrats!! I have been dreading it and it’s so great to hear a success story- hopefully that will be me next Wednesday!! Well done 😊

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charswee in reply to Wobble1

You absolutely will and hey even if you can’t, it’s still huge progress and a big step to being able to complete it! No run is a failure not matter what. Good luck, you’ll be great x

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Wobble1Graduate in reply to charswee

Thanks and let’s us know when you hit the 5K!! Xx

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HappyNoodleGraduate

😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🏃🏻‍♀️🏃‍♂️ well done you!

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charswee in reply to HappyNoodle

Thank you lovely!

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Alev86

Hey ! I'll be doing week 5 run 3 on Sunday ! Slightly nervous , but reading your post has made me feel motivated!! 😛 Did you run at a slow pace ? Such a beautiful week for running .. keep it up you're doing great , we can do this hehe 💪🌞

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charswee in reply to Alev86

I’m glad! So, so slow honestly. I was focusing more on my body just putting one foot in front of the other. The constant movement is the victory so don’t give pace a second thought! Good luck ❤️

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Alev86 in reply to charswee

thanks for the tip ! Can't wait for Sunday 😊 keep up the good work ! It's so rewarding 🌞

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