W6R1 - shocked to say I enjoyed it!

[BexJogs]

After the high of W5R3 (which inspired me to post for the first time ever!) I was a bit nervous about W6R1, which happened yesterday. It's known for tripping some people up (not literally, I hoped!).

As ever, with the wise words of those of you who have "been there and done that" I managed it! As warned, I was really tempted to go too fast in the first 5. Reigning it in (with your advice in mind) was definitely a good call as the middle run was tough, but the final run went so well! I had enough left to push up my pace a little at the end and finish on a high.

It was also one of those magical runs where the sun is shining but not tooo hot, the up-hills all happen to fall in the walking breaks, and the podcast lasts just as long as the run, so it really felt like everything slotted into place!

On to W6R2 tomorrow, with confidence high!

[Tinytears60 Graduate]

You’ve done so well 👏👏👏 well done

Week 6 is so-able and you have got this- I promise!

It’s those intervals that mess with us but you have 1 run left and then they are banished forever! 😀

The early weeks I treasured those walk intervals but week 6 I struggled with them!

I called week 6 a little biatch because I struggled after the high of week 5 run 3 ... which all of us feel is a milestone on this journey.

Posting after every run really helped me and the people on here - well I could not have done it without them... their support is the best!

I look forward to reading your post - it’s exciting for you! 👏👏

[BexJogs Graduate in reply to Tinytears60]

Thank you! I had your advice in mind particularly as i tackled the "biatch run" and it really helped! You're such a ray of sunshine on this forum, please keep posting and encouraging the rest of us!

[Tinytears60 Graduate in reply to BexJogs]

Aww what a lovely thing to say! But choked up here reading that! 🙏🏻💕

I’m so chuffed with my progress but I’m just as chuffed when I read progress of everyone on here! It’s such an exciting time and such a fab feeling when we all stretch ourselves and do things we never knew we could!

This C25k plan is amazing! I can’t speak highly enough of it!

[nowster Graduate]

W6R1 is on the timetable for me tomorrow morning. Great to hear of your experience of it.

[a_in_gsr Graduate in reply to nowster]

same!! good luck