Just completed my second run of week one. Definitely easier. Not physically, that was exactly the same and still tough, but mentally easier. I was prepared for what was coming, knew I could do it as I had done it before, and was less embarrassed. Nearly had a fat girl freak out before I began because there were a lot more people in the park and my husband and son were watching (oh the pressure!!), but I sucked it up and got it done and feel amazing now
Week one - run 2: Just completed my second run... - Couch to 5K
Week one - run 2
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Well done 👍
Well done great feeling isn’t it. !! 👍🏻👍🏻
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Well done 👍 hang onto that feeling - you are amazing and will do this 🏃🏼♀️✅
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Brilliant 👍
Well done
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Well done you! 💪🏻 It sounds like you are in a good place mentally, so try and keep focused on that. The fitness will come with time.
Enjoy your rest and all the best for your next run.
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Great! Alot of this is mental strength!
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Keep on this challenge with that smile & you won’t go far wrong. Well done, what a great inspiration to all. 👏👏
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Well done Runner_P takes a lot of courage to run when being watched, be proud and the very best of luck with your C25K journey 👍
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Well done 😀
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Well done!! That’s great, your husband and son will be proud 😄
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Well done
Well done! You owned your run - all yours, just for you. Bottle the feeling and use it. 😃
Smile of achievement 😁Well done ! It’s a fantastic feeling isn’t it🏃♀️🏃♀️🎉
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😍👏🏻⭐️You fantastic person. Well done for talking down your demons and getting out there.
You are doing this for you. Don’t care what anyone else might think. I struggled with this and still feel awkward. But I want to be fit and healthy so if they don’t like my red face and my wobbly bits they can look somewhere else. 🙃
You’ve done amazingly! Congratulations! I’m a first time (very unfit and overweight) runner and I am now in week 5 of the program. Still find it hard physically but each week surprising myself more and more. You can do it! The first two weeks were the hardest for me 💛
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Well done. It’s not always easy to run when you feel self conscious. I am in the obese category and have just run W5R2. The first one was really hard, I hadn’t run for that long for over 40 years! I realised I needed to invest in a sports bra (38J!) and that made such a lot of difference. My advice is to trust the programme, take one run at a time and go as slow as you can.
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Woo hoo 👏👏👏👏👏👏. And you definitely look better than me after my runs! I feel embarrassed when I do my C25k runs (🐌) as well. It’s an extra burden and Challenge to overcome for older fatter people. So I console myself with the idea that we are the bravest and strongest bunch 💪💪💪. Well it works sometimes 🤣. Let’s keep going no matter what others think or say. Especially as we get so much support and encouragement from people who really understand on this forum.Yay and thanks to all. X
Well done. I'm planning to start tomorrow morning.