I am in shock!! W5 Run3 - is this actually me?? - Couch to 5K

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I am in shock!! W5 Run3 - is this actually me??

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Samamp
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Never have I run before in my whole life, week 1 I struggled running 60 seconds & now I'm 'running' (a slow jog) for 20 bloomin minutes! 54 years old & I'm so pleased with myself!! πŸ˜πŸ€­πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Health2020Graduate

Congratulations πŸ₯³ yeah woohoo πŸ™Œ 😊

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IannodaTruffeMentor

Smug and pink..........the signs of a runner.

Well done.

Fabulous achievement and a very happy photo! You will be on runner’s high all day πŸ˜ƒ. Well done πŸ‘πŸΌ

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Marmalade73Graduate

Well done that's fantastic! We are at the same stage! Good luck with W6!

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Samamp in reply to Marmalade73

Thank you! You too 😁

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9weeks2RunGraduate

That is wonderful, congratulations on your amazing achievement , great photograph you look so happy.

Well done You! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘β­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ…πŸ…πŸ…

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MazECGraduate

Well done ! I’ve just done my wk5r3 this am too and can’t believe it! Think last time I ran that far was school...

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Samamp in reply to MazEC

It's a great feeling, well done to you as well! I think I may have run for a bus about 1982, but that was about it! 🀭🀣 Good luck !

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MazECGraduate

I would have just waited for the next bus!!!!πŸ€ͺ

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Samamp in reply to MazEC

🀣🀣🀣🀣

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate in reply to MazEC

That could have been a long wait MazEC.

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Daiwalker

Awesome effort and look at that smile! Hats off to you.

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

You deserve to be very proud of yourself Samamp, well done on completing run 3 of week 5, that is a milestone run with C25K

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FlaraflarkinGraduate

Absolutely brilliant! Well done you πŸ’– πŸ€—

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Maurs12Graduate

Well done runner!! πŸ˜€

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Peter44Graduate

Well done, that's brilliant, and i love that smile πŸ˜€ keep it slow, and you'll be fine, this programme, so, so works, good luck with w6! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Jericho2332Graduate

That's brilliant! Well done you πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ’ͺ🏻

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CouchphoenixGraduate

Well done Samamp it’s amazing to discover what your body is actually capable of isn’t it, W5R3 is a real test of your new found stamina and fitness, which you passed with flying colours by the sound of it, well done πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» onwards and upwards to week 6 πŸ‘

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