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Finished week 5!

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PhoebeBiancaGraduate
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I think this programme has some kind of weird magic in it because yesterday I ran for 20 minutes without stopping! Every time I start a new week I think ‘oh no! I won’t be able to run for a whole minute, three minutes, 5 minutes,’ or whatever the day’s run is supposed to be. And every time, I do it! Yesterday, Sarah Millican said in my ear that it’s not a physical challenge, it’s a mental one, or something like that. So right!! I now believe that I can finish Couch to 5K. I even think I may start to enjoy running one day. Also, I’ve just turned 66 and am overweight. If I can do it pretty much anyone can.

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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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Well done.

It is not magic but basic science and psychology all put together into a brilliant training plan which only works because you put in the effort and your amazing body responds by developing and adapting into the body of a runner.

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IvyMBGraduate

Congratulations PhoebeBianca! Enjoy the rest of the programme and beyond! 💪👏🏃‍♀️

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