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Week 3 started well,? sun was out, sky was blue my tunes we’re playing all was good 😀

Started the first run, 90 seconds on legs no problem, happy days 😃

Halfway through the first 3 minute run and it hit me like a lightning bolt on the back of my ear, didn’t know what it was but I was in pain something had stung or bit me, I’m now running like my life depended on it, I didn’t want to stop running and also wanted know what had attacked me, my arms are flapping I’m zig zagging on the track, I must have looked like a crazy man on drugs 😂

Still after what seemed like life time I could walk again and do some proper investigating on my ear before the next run. Nothing could be found no swelling no stinger left I can only presume it was a wasp!!

I did complete the rest of session with a throbbing ear and a sense of paranoia as I had to pass the scene of the crime again.

Glad this one is over, can’t say I’m looking forward to running that route again 😂

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oh god lol! I’ve got a treadmill to do this on, I’m hoping by the time I’m halfway through I’ll be confident enough to go outside and run. I don’t know how I’m going to get through the first few mins without dying so that’s why I’ll just embarrass myself at home hahahah. Xx

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Phoenix010 in reply to Bleeclarksince07x

Hi Bleec 🙂 well done for starting the program, sounds like your doing great 👍 running outside won’t be a problem I find no one really pays attention to us runners, so my advice would be to get out as soon as you’ve got the confidence to do so,, just go for it 😀👍

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Ouch that must have been scary, when we are running with music and prompts in our ears something out of the ordinary makes our heart race

Well done for finishing

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Phoenix010 in reply to SueAppleRun

Tell me about it, it really did put me out of my rhythm 😂

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Ian5KGraduate

Are you sure it wasn’t the running bug I keep reading about? 😁

Well done though!

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