what was that?!

[changing-woman]

today i tried my w4r1 for the 3rd time and managed to increase my total running time from 4mins to 10mins to 11.11 minutes... far short of the 16 minutes they're after. i was knackered and could go no further... except then i heard the music end and jo whiley start to round off and i suddenly said to my BF 'watch this' and ran properly (as in ran fast-ish) for about 15/20 seconds. i felt free. but i felt like 'what was that??" cos i had been totally exhausted . any ideas?

[nowster Graduate]

Didn't you try the Week 3.5 instead?

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to nowster]

i am doing it on sunday morning x and thank you so much

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to nowster]

i did 11.11 mins in total...so i am hopeful for the week 3.5

[Couchphoenix Graduate]

You weren’t totally knackered, you just needed to catch your breath, it’s great to read your post and see your stamina, fitness and confidence growing, that feeling of freedom is what it’s all about, feeling your body carry you along, something you never realised it was capable of.....well done DTC, 💪🏻 🏃‍♀️

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to Couchphoenix]

Great!

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to Couchphoenix]

i hope my fitness is growing cos i am really caning this...

[Couchphoenix Graduate in reply to changing-woman]

It is definitely growing, be patient ok

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to Couchphoenix]

yes ok *taps fingers on desk* hahahahaha

[Couchphoenix Graduate in reply to changing-woman]

😂😂

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to Couchphoenix]

honestly, i am just going to go on until i do this thing... i could be here for years! i got the bit between my teeth you see.

[Rennur Graduate]

I did say Week 4 was tough. But you are getting closer now. Plus you've built ip some more stamina to make the transition to Week 5 that much easier.Keep it up.

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to Rennur]

I ll just keep going rennur! X

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to changing-woman]

and i am not going to have weekends off either, it's going to be once every other day.

[GailXrunning Graduate]

Beautiful! Embrace that freedom. That’s what that was 👌... it just got deflected onto the tiredness.

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to GailXrunning]

so am i a runner? no...not yet... it was deffo a wonderful free joyful feeling, but very short lived

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to changing-woman]

well i can run for 3 minutes 40 seconds in one go on the treadmill... but i can run on and off for 11 minutes 11 seconds...and run free like a goddess for 20 seconds... evidently! lol

[GailXrunning Graduate in reply to changing-woman]

Maybe on your way to bring so, and a glimpse of things to come!

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to GailXrunning]

on my way to being a runner... i love how that sounds... i shall sing it around the apartment...

[changing-woman Graduate]

maybe it was adrenalin...

[changing-woman Graduate]

or cos i knew it was over...sheer relief!

[drun]

Just follow the C25K plan, be patient the aim is to get you running for 30 minutes and (as you have already noticed) you will slowly improve and at the at the end of week 6 you will be a runner. The aim is to start off slowly which will build up your stamina for longer runs and celebrate each run as an achievement to your goal. Loads of advice of what you can do after you graduate on here and nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/c... and C25k+ podcasts nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/c... to help you improve your running technique and help you improve your speed and stamina. Keep up the good work.

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to drun]

thank you for your kind post x

[Jiveblue Graduate]

Hey!!! Well done. Knew you could crack W4!! And that amazing little burst of speed that is actual running?? I just love to do that too (at 64 I must look insane!!) And when it happens I can’t help but laugh out loud and grin like a kid - it’s such an amazing feeling of freedom! Good luck with your running... and do keep posting too! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️👍🏻

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to Jiveblue]

hi. no. i am still trying to crack week 4 . not there yet. up to 11 minutes of it... but not 16!

[Jiveblue Graduate in reply to changing-woman]

Ah. But you will crack it for sure!! And nowsters plan sounds good too. Like many others on this forum I remember having to repeat week 3-4 myself but the plan really does work... Stick with it!

All the best.

[changing-woman Graduate in reply to Jiveblue]

i sure will x