W6R1 - you were all right!

[Moomin63]

Set off this morning after 2 day break, should have done it yesterday but was travelling back from Scotland. Wow this is just as everyone said. It was TOUGH!!! The first 5 mins I really felt it on my knees and then started to warm up a bit. 8mins was a killer and I nearly stopped too soon cos Jo said ‘well done ............so far! another 60 seconds to go! Nearly died. But I didn’t and kept going. So now that’s out of the way bring it on R3 😀

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Well done ! 😁

Yes, it's easy to be caught out here but you completed it ! Great 👍

One more run of intervals and then onwards to the 25 minutes !

Congratulations 👍

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Thankyou! 😀

[ground_level]

Well done for keeping going. W6R1/R2 were both distinctly experiences odd after the 20 minute run of W5R3.

No more intervals from W6R3 onwards, just plain unadulterated running.

Good luck with the rest of your journey.

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to ground_level]

Thankyou! Wow I can’t believe I’ve only got one interval session left. Seems crazy that it will be just running afterwards. 😧 I can do this? Yeah I can do it 😊😂

[Birdlady64 Graduate]

Well done on getting that one done and dusted! 😁 👍

For me that was maybe the hardest run of the whole program.

Only one more interval run and then you are on the homeward stretch.

You've so got this now!!!

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

Thanks so much. Yes it was the hardest for me I think so far. 😬 onwards and upwards!😀

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

This one comes as a shock doesn’t it? well done though you are doing great

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

It really does! So glad I got through it 😀. Thanks!

[BexJogs Graduate]

Gah, I remember that run... I did the same with the false relief before finding out it was another minute! I'd forgotten about it til reading your post!! It really gets easier after this, just keep powering through!

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to BexJogs]

Thankyou that’s so good to know!😀

[sally1993]

Well done you did it!!! 😁 x

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to sally1993]

Cheers!

[nowster Graduate]

W6R2 is a tiny bit shorter in total, but more of it is running. Swings and roundabouts. That's how this programme works.

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to nowster]

Oh right well I guess we have to trust in the programme but it is totally weird how R1 makes you feel. I almost felt like I’d taken a step backwards- that’s how it made me feel! Gonna make sure I drink loads of water and eat well for the next run. 😀

[nowster Graduate in reply to Moomin63]

You did 20 mins of activities in W5R3. That goes up to 5+3+8+3+5=24 minutes in W6R1. Sneaky, eh?

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to nowster]

I’m confused! Yes 20 in W5R3 but only 18mins of running in W6R1 right?😐

[MartinMX5 Graduate]

On the podcast with w6r1 one of the tracks is "Not so Easy", possibly the most appropriately chosen music section in the programme so far. It has a good tempo though, which matched the pace I wanted to do and that actually got me through the last 5 minute run.

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to MartinMX5]

Will have to check that out!