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W1 R1 Complete!!!!! πŸ˜†

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Guys I am on top of the worldddd! Thank you to everyone for their advice today - ofcourse I ignored you all and ran too fast πŸ˜‚. I soon learnt my lesson and the Japanese running was a total lifesaver to recover! I soon found a pace I could do and my last run was a RUN. I feel so good now and amazed I was able to complete it, I thought I wouldn’t be able to. Much love and I’m now running round spreading endorphins. No pun intended.

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Great job out there... definitely sounds better than my first one 🀣. Now you’ve found a happy pace that’s all you need to use for this plan... keep it comfortable and not only will this be easier to do, it’ll develop your muscles and cardiovascular system better and quicker than running fast!

Keep smiling... keep being proud of yourself. Happy running.

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate in reply to UnfitNoMore

I have just watched a feature on The One Show about C25K, it confirmed on what I thought, if a runner can complete run 3 of week 5, nine times out of ten they can complete the course, most runners who don't complete the course, give up at around week 4 or the first two runs of week 5.

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Jacqui2402Graduate in reply to AlMorr

I saw that on the One Show as well. Very interesting!!

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

Congratulations on completing run 1 of week 1 and welcome to the forum, take all the runs slowly, you can repeat any runs or week's if you wish to, drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration, remember not to run on consecutive days as that could cause a injury, good luck to you Sally for your running journey with C25K 😊 πŸƒπŸΎ.

PS:- a little tip, don't look ahead at future weeks or runs, wait for the instructions from your coach before you run. πŸƒπŸΎ πŸ‘

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sally1993 in reply to AlMorr

Thank you for the advice! :)

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Cloud10Graduate

It’s all amazing! Congratulations for getting out there. Just get that conversational pace sorted and you’ll be off. Good luck with the adventures ahead of you. It’s a life changer.

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nowsterGraduate

For various reasons I did week 1 three times, making all sorts of mistakes initially, including running too fast and choosing a route that was much too hilly.

And not forgetting the importance of good socks. πŸ˜‰

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sally1993 in reply to nowster

Hahah noted! I’ve heard a lot about socks I’m going to need to research this πŸ˜‚

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nowsterGraduate in reply to sally1993

You'd have thought that natural fibres are good for running socks, but apparently not.

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PurpleWalter

Amazing!!! Well done you!! πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½ xx

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SueAppleRunGraduate

Fantastic start for you enjoy your rest day tomorrow

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sally1993 in reply to SueAppleRun

Thank you ☺️

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CouchphoenixGraduate

Well done Sally1993 πŸ‘ the feeling you get afterwards can’t be beaten....best of luck with your C25K journey πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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sally1993 in reply to Couchphoenix

Thank you! 😁

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Jacqui2402Graduate

Well done. Keep it up, this forum is absolutely brilliant, we are all behind you 😊😊

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MishapGraduate

Well done Sally. You should be proud of yourself. Now you know you are capable, just keep going! Slow and steady will do it. Great work. πŸ˜„

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Smile23Graduate

Well done you. First one done. Feels good doesnt it😁. You can do it. Bit bu bit yeayyy

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Papillon17Graduate

Well done you for completing Week 1, you will begin to love this. Run slow, have plenty of fluids, have rest days and stick to them. Good luck

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Chocworkorange

Well done. Slow and steady.

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