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WK6 R3

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Hi All,

I just completed my WK6 R3 today. The feeling after was amazing.

It felt even better when i accidentally forgot to press Run after the warm up and just kept going and knew I had to jog for 25 mins and wondered why I didn’t hear anything or any words of advice throughout till my Mi Fit app told me I’ve done 3km in 21mins.

I didn’t feel too bad then so I thought I might aswell keep running and actually attempted to do 5k and completed in 36.41 seconds and was really chuffed that I did my first 5k.

Now I realise it’s all mental strength and by forgetting it actually helped me.

I won’t do that again and will stick to the programme but I do know now that I can jog slow pace for 36 mins.

My aim is complete 5k within 30 mins before I graduate.

I’ve not run for 15 years due to dodgy arthritic knees so this feels amazing.

Thank you C25K for the amazing app. Would never have started without it.

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

Congratulations on completing run 3 of week 6, you are now OFFICIALLY a runner BUT you should not have run for longer than 25 minutes, let alone running a full 5K, by doing that could risk injury, also, don't "push yourself" on trying to get a 30 minute 5k before you graduate, again that risks injury, onwards and upwards to week 7 which are 3/25 minute runs.

Thanks, appreciate it.

Your absolutely right. Won’t do that again.

Just went by how I felt soo i carried on at a realy slow pace for last 10 mins.

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Instructor57Graduate in reply to

Well done on completing week 6 run 3

But I would absolutely agree with the previous reply .

I know , I'm sat on the injury couch after week 8 run 1 and haven't run now for 11 days and that was just through picking up the pace on the last 60 seconds .

Good luck with the rest of the program 👍

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Thanks Instructor.

Sorry to hear, wish you a speedy recovery.

Best of luck in completing the C25K.

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Instructor57Graduate in reply to

Thank you !

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