W5R3: Omg I did it! 20 minute run complete... - Couch to 5K

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Omg I did it! 20 minute run complete :-) Nothing was going right this morning... my regular headphones stopped working so I had to find different ones, my nose kept running and my music stopped working half way through so I had to run in silence! The heat didn't help either. When Laura spoke, I thought 10 minutes had passed but it had only been five minutes! I kept going and I honestly didn't think I could get through the last 3 minutes, but I did it!!!

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Elfe5Graduate

Woohoo!! Super well done! 👏👏😄

Knowing that you can keep going, even on a tough run, is good for your brain - another layer of

“I can...” 💪🏻😄

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Lazyismymiddlename in reply to Elfe5

Thank you so much! I found the 60 second runs in week one hard, so I still can't believe I've made it to this point!

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

Congratulations on completing run 3 of week 5, that is a milestone run with C25K, onwards and upwards to week 6 run 1 but be careful about that run as it catches out some people with the interval walks and runs after the non stop 20 minutes of W5R3 which you have just ran 🏃🏾

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Lazyismymiddlename in reply to AlMorr

Thank you! Yeah I've seen a few people on here say that it's almost like going back to the grind. Will take it steady

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VPOLLIE67Graduate

Brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Lazyismymiddlename in reply to VPOLLIE67

Thank you :-)

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SueAppleRunGraduate

That’s fantastic

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Lazyismymiddlename in reply to SueAppleRun

Thanks :-)

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CazzaWGraduate

Fantastic, really well done for keeping going 👏👏👏

I’m doing that run tomorrow!

Enjoy your day off 😊

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Lazyismymiddlename in reply to CazzaW

All the best! I was quite worried about this run as I didn't think I would be able to do it, but I surprised myself. Let me know how you get on :-)

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CazzaWGraduate in reply to Lazyismymiddlename

Yes, I’ve been worrying about it too but am feeling determined now 💪 we need the next W6 crew 😂

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Lazyismymiddlename in reply to CazzaW

Definitely! How did your W5R3 go? I'm hoping to start week 6 in the morning, so let's see how that goes lol

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CazzaWGraduate in reply to Lazyismymiddlename

It went surprisingly well 😂 I posted a longish post after it entitled W5R3 Who Are You? .... as I was listening to The Who! and have had an extraordinary amount of fantastic replies and support.... it’s just incredible on here isn’t it. I really could not do it without everyone, I feel as though we’re all in it together 😊

W6 R1 for me too tomorrow morning but I’m 5 hours behind you so you’ll be done and dusted by the time I head out. Good luck and keep me posted.... remember, beware the intervals again but we can do this 💪

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Mishkasmum

Well done! I'm looking forward to being able to run for 20 minutes, actually seems an bit more achievable now I've just done 3 mins!!

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Lazyismymiddlename in reply to Mishkasmum

I'm sure other people on here must have said it you already, but trust the programme! I honestly never thought I would be able to run for 20 minutes. Trust me, if I can do it, I'm sure you will too :-)

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