Bring on Week 8 !!!: I was just about to start... - Couch to 5K

Couch to 5K

134,190 membersβ€’159,536 posts

Bring on Week 8 !!!

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduate
β€’20 Replies

I was just about to start my warmup walk and came across this dog in a pickup !

i just had to ask the owner if i could take the picture πŸ˜‚

Anyway, onto the run ! Week 7 Run 3 Done !

a little tech fail at the beginning ( i like everything to start together ! haha)

i had run for 45 seconds and noticed i hadn't started my watch CURSE 😑

which of course meant i will have to run for 45 seconds longer at the end so i could have a proper track of my run , Ahh well so be it haha.

so, took a little longer to find my pace because i was fiddling with my watch and my music but found the groove after around 7 or 8 minutes.

no sooner than i found my pace and Laura is there telling me i'm halfway through!

that means the hills are just around the corner ! 😐

so, round the corner we go, i was determined not to lose pace on the uphill but i did need to let it slow a little (i needed some left for the end)

then the nice gentle downhill which is always a relief so with about 5 or 6 minutes to go !

then Laura is back, telling me 60 seconds and pick up the pace if i want .

i didn't because i needed to carry on until i'd done 25 minutes according to my watch , so i picked it up when Laura told me that's it ! and i carried on for that extra 45 seconds 😬

i,m feeling both excited and nervous about week 8, but can't wait to get it started. πŸ˜¬πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

Written by
Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57
Graduate
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
20 Replies
β€’
Jools2020 profile image
Jools2020Graduate

Oh, well done! Nuisance about the watch, but these things happen!

Have you noticed we’ve stopped whingeing about how hard it is πŸ˜‚ just getting on with it now!

You’ll do fine with week 8, it’s only 3 minutes longer, it will be a breeze πŸ‘

Jools2020 profile image
Jools2020Graduateβ€’ in reply toJools2020

Love the pic πŸ˜€

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toJools2020

haha yes, i had to post that 😁

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toJools2020

Thanks, yes, as you say , just got to get on with it 😁

A breeze ! as long as it's a cool one and going in the same direction as me that's fine πŸ˜‚πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

Fifitrixiebell73 profile image
Fifitrixiebell73Graduate

The dog looks well impressed! 🀣

28 mins will be a breeze to you, you're flying!

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toFifitrixiebell73

Thank you !

I don't know but I hope so πŸ˜‚

SJ60 profile image
SJ60

Great job! And great pic πŸ€£πŸ‘

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toSJ60

Thanks 😁

Dtay1978 profile image
Dtay1978Graduate

Ha ha the face on it πŸ˜‚

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toDtay1978

haha i know ! πŸ˜‚

wobbles_when_runs profile image
wobbles_when_runsGraduate

Well done, love the pooch pic!

Love reading no drama runs, other than the tech issue!

Onwards and upwards to week 8 for you, so pleased it’s going well

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply towobbles_when_runs

Thank you !

i appreciate it πŸ‘

yeah, the look on that pooches face haha πŸ˜‚

wobbles_when_runs profile image
wobbles_when_runsGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

He’s like:

Take me with you!

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply towobbles_when_runs

Haha yeah ! 😬

Tinytears60 profile image
Tinytears60Graduate

Some run’s are just absolute mare’s aren’t they!

You sound like you need a one button starts all function .. like I do

But - you dealt with the issues and got thru...

week 8 here you come πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Well done Mister

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toTinytears60

Yes they are !

I need one button that starts my legs , my music and my watch ! πŸ˜‚πŸƒ

Tinytears60 profile image
Tinytears60Graduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

🀣🀣

Ditto

packersruns profile image
packersrunsGraduate

Well done! That’s a pain about the watch, I done that recently, forgot to track 30 seconds into my run and my walk was 30 seconds more than it needed to be and it was a nightmare trying to track it all πŸ˜‚

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply topackersruns

Haha yes , I need a single press of one button that starts everything, including my legs πŸ˜‚

packersruns profile image
packersrunsGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Oooo I would pay some good money to get that hahaha!

Not what you're looking for?

You may also like...

Week 8 Run 1 βœ”οΈ

The first 28 minutes done ! I need that Water !! bit of a faff at first , went out of the door and...
Instructor57 profile image
Graduateβ€’

Week 8 Run 1

It all feels serious now. Just 2 minutes off the full 30 for Week 8 and I made sure I stayed dry...
Brian-P6 profile image
Graduateβ€’

Get in there !!! Week 7 Run 1 βœ”οΈ

Another one ticked off ! again, the hardest part was getting out of the door ! little bit of a tech...
Instructor57 profile image
Graduateβ€’

Week 8 run 1 - easier than week 7!

So I have just done run 1 of week 8 (28 minutes running) and it was significantly easier than week...
yatesco profile image
Graduateβ€’

Another one bites the dust !

Week 7 Run 2 Done and dusted ! βœ”οΈ A good run today without any drama's except too much tech !......
Instructor57 profile image
Graduateβ€’

Moderation team

See all
Annieapple profile image
AnnieappleAdministrator
MissUnderstanding profile image
MissUnderstandingAdministrator
Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministrator

Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.

Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.