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W4R1 The Fear Was Worse Than Doing😱

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I was dreading this one as I really didn't believe I could do it and what state I would be in when I did it... But it felt a lot better than I had imagined. Hopefully run2 will be just as successful 👍

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Well done C1578 believe in yourself, believe in the plan 👍

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Cheers 🍻

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Brilliant! 👏🏻👏🏻 It’s never as bad as you think, you should feel very proud of yourself for getting out there and completing it, it’s not easy and it takes as much mental strength as physical strength sometimes, well done you’re doing great 👍

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Thank you 👍

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I'm a run ahead of you. I thought the same about W4R1. At least we've got a minute less running on R1 of W5 to look forward to!!

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CI578Graduate in reply to Skyblueandblack

Absolutely!! 👍

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coolfemmeGraduate

Exactly how I felt and now I only have W4R3 to do then I'm on to week 5 - and I'm looking forward to it! I am shocked that this is happening.

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CI578Graduate in reply to coolfemme

Yes I know what you mean about being shocked 😳

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Well done. Now... use that realisation for the rest of the program - it will help you enormously.

NONE of it is as bad as you think it is. Your BODY (but not necessarily your MIND) is always prepared for the next run - that's what all the previous runs are for - to prepare you for the next one .

... ignore the mental gremlins

👍😀

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CI578Graduate in reply to John_W

Cheers 👍

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HexGirlGraduate

Amazing! I think a lot of this process is psychological, I often get nervous at the start of a new week! Well done for smashing it! :D

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CI578Graduate in reply to HexGirl

Cheers 🍻🍻

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Tinytears60Graduate

Trust in the plan!.. it WON'T let you down!

Well done on ticking another run off! :-)

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