W5R3✅ Who are you? 🤔

[CazzaW]

So, as usual I read as many posts as I could before I headed out as they are such an inspiration and motivator. Today the ones about the gremlins 👺were particularly pertinent as I have been worrying all weekend about doing this run. A special thank you to Burkey46 whose reply I read as I was literally walking out the door so I went off feeling determined 💪

I decided I’d change the dance tunes for The Who today as someone last week had completed this run with them.

After the first 5 minutes I thought another 15 seemed like an age but I was taking it slow and steady and told myself that I WAS going to do this 💪 My breathing was pretty good and I actually started to feel good about myself and what I was achieving, which on W1 had felt impossible. Just as Jo told me I was on the final 2 minutes ‘Who Are You? ’ started playing! Don’t worry I’m not going to launch into my autobiography 🤣 but suffice it to say it really did make me think!!!

I was so thrilled to have finished and incredibly, with a bit more in the tank. Unfortunately on the warm down walk ‘The Kids Are Alright’ started playing which made me all teary 😢🙄 (story for another day!) but hopefully the passers by thought it was just perspiration 🤣 This program is amazing and thank you everyone for the fantastic support and advice, I really couldn’t do it without you 😊

Onwards to W6 😃

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

That’s a great run to have completed, you start to feel you can run forever, anything is possible so very well done

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you so much 😊 I’m not sure I could run forever 😂 but am actually thinking that maybe 30 minutes is achievable!!

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to CazzaW]

Yes 😀and beyond lol 😂 it’s an addicting programme

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Good post from you, 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 🏃🏾

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you 😊 Yes, have read lots of interesting posts about W6 so thank you for the advice, will be prepared!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to CazzaW]

Take it slow and steady, you will be 🆗

[mezziejay Graduate]

Rushes off to update my playlist ! Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to mezziejay]

Thank you! Yes, planning my next one too 😃

[VPOLLIE67 Graduate]

Wow CazzaW. Well done!!! It’s the most daunting run but the absolute euphoria when you finish it is amazing. If we could bottle that feeling we would be millionaires - but you get it at the end of every run now. Enjoy all of it!!! Bloomin magic running!!! Congratulations.

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to VPOLLIE67]

Thank you! Good luck with your next one, am closely following you lot on W7 😁

[LottieMW Ambassador]

Glad I could help with The Who!

Did W6R1 Sunday morning...listened to Planet Rock as it was back to intervals. Will do the same tomorrow for R2.

How amazing are we!?! 👊

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to LottieMW]

Yes, I took a leaf out of your book! (or playlist 😅) Am preparing myself for intervals again..... Planet Rock eh! will bear that in mind.

Good luck for R2, glad we have a W6 crew to spur each other on, it really helps!

Yes amazing 💪

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to CazzaW]

Yay! Go Crew! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

[carolinestanford Graduate]

Yay!!!! So pleased for you 👍

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to carolinestanford]

Thank you 😊 good luck for R2, you lot are motoring 👏

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

That's it! The best feeling ever! 👍🏻😁

Well done. Enjoy that achievement! 👏🏻

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Thank you 🙏 yes such a good feeling and gives me confidence now going forward 😊

[acountrycabbage Graduate]

Woop woop! Well done Cazza, an iconic run! I get emosh on occasion too. The programme does work in mysterious ways! Hope you enjoy Week 6 😎

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to acountrycabbage]

Thank you 😊 following in your footsteps 💪😂

[Buzzbeebh Graduate]

Congratulations! I’m on W3, will keep in mind The Who for my W5. I too find the posts on here very motivational, what a great forum it is for support!

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to Buzzbeebh]

Yes, it really is, it feels as though we’re all in this together!

Keep going and good luck with your next run 🙂

[mattymoo33]

Morning. So pleased you overcame your gremlins. I am the best prevaricator and am currently struggling. I am determined... just not today.

Enjoy 😊

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to mattymoo33]

Sorry to hear you are struggling 🙁 It’s strange how the way we feel about it fluctuates so much on a daily basis. I think there are so many things in our lives both physically and mentally that affect it.

Just think of how far you’ve already come 😊

Keep going and keep posting, we’re all behind you 👍

[mattymoo33 in reply to CazzaW]

Thanks honey. Definitely tomorrow. Good luck with yours 🏃😊xx

[Weymouthgirl Graduate]

Aaaaw well done you! Your post has made me feel all warm and fuzzy! Having doubts and then going out and smashing it is a real achievement. Go you!

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to Weymouthgirl]

Thank you 😊 it’s so lovely to get replies from Graduates who have been through it all. Let’s hope I can do the same in W6!!

[Shar71 Graduate]

Wel done that sounds like an amazing run! And ur own post sounds very inspirational itself, im not running today but i want to now 😁. Enjoy the rest of your day and good luck with the rest of ur journey 🍀

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to Shar71]

Thank you ☺️ and good luck when you get out there tomorrow!

[Jcksam]

Wow I’m constantly full of awe for all those in here achieving the impossible, you are all super heroes in my book! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to Jcksam]

We are all super heroes 😁 I think there’s a lot of us achieving something that we never thought was possible! Keep going and good luck with your next run 🏃

[Pushingit Graduate]

It’s an amazing achievement isn’t it. I completed that yesterday as well and plan to do it again tomorrow. I’ve struggled all the way through and to keep me going I just repeated weeks before going on to th next one. I’m actually feeling excited about repeating it and never in my life would I have felt excited about a run 😂🤣. Well done to you.

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to Pushingit]

I would say don’t repeat it if you’ve already completed it (especially as it’s back to intervals on W6) but obviously you must do what you know is right for you 😊 It’s a weird feeling isn’t it to actually feel excited about it 🤣

Hope it goes well and let us know when you’re on W6, it’s good to be on the same week as others 👍

[Pushingit Graduate in reply to CazzaW]

Tempted not to repeat it now and just start week 6. Will decide in the morning

[booksie Graduate]

I've got a mixed playlist as decided I really needed to update my songs as was stuck in a groove. I never thought of The Who. Which ones or all of them? You've got me thinking...

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to booksie]

I wouldn’t have thought of The Who either altho’ I do love them and saw them live a couple of years ago... still going strong! It was rock chick LottieMW that had done the same run to Tommy that inspired me! My personal fav is Don’t Get Fooled Again (very meaningful on some of these runs 😂) and I like Who Are You, too. I just searched their greatest hits and modified it to suit me.

[booksie Graduate in reply to CazzaW]

Sorry I didn't get back to you- will download it today. Sounds like we are from same "generation" 😁. I saw "Tommy" in 1975or was it '76? in an old cinema in Glasgow. Actually I've been trawling through Apple Music and found Justin Bieber is great to run to. Who would have thought a chick from "that" era would be doing this ??? Ha ha!

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to booksie]

That’s funny as I’ve also got Justin Bieber on one of my ‘modern’ 😂 playlists! What Do You Mean? played very helpfully one day as I was struggling a bit and spurred me on! Have decided I think I’ll go with the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack for today’s run 🏃‍♀️

Good luck with your next run 😊

[booksie Graduate in reply to CazzaW]

You too CazzaW !

[booksie Graduate]

And...well done!!

[udntwinfrndswitsalad]

Well done Caz. I have this run to do on Saturday and I'm a bit worried as I found the x 2 8 minutes quite intense. Your post has reassured me though. x

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to udntwinfrndswitsalad]

Thank you and am glad to have reassured you 🙂 I ‘run’ very slowly and am not thinking at all about distance, apparently that will come over time. Just keep it slow and steady and make sure your breathing is good.

Good luck and let us know how you get on, there are a few of us at this stage now 👍

You can do this 💪

[udntwinfrndswitsalad in reply to CazzaW]

Yay. I did it today. Decided I wanted to just go for it. I think I managed nearly 4k in the 30 minutes so really proud of myself. When only 10 minutes have passed its a bit of a slog. I tried running on grass in the park for some bits but wanted to go back onto the paving as thats what I'm used to haha. Thanks again for your encouragement. Roll on week 6!

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to udntwinfrndswitsalad]

Great, well done so pleased for you 👏👏 4k sounds a good distance too 👌

I’m the same about the grass, isn’t it strange. I think if there’s a bit of grass I should go on it as it should be easier on the knees but then it doesn’t feel familiar like the pavement and I’m worried I’m going to fall over too 😂

Just off out for first run of W6 💪

[Comfortnotspeed]

Lovely read. Some good gremlin hammering inspiration!