Re-running W7!

[Heti]

This will be my third week of W7 but how impressed I’m with my stamina and energy by now. Just completed at an incremental pace between 6.8 to 7.4km. I know this is very average but not bad for a nearly 60 year old! Take care on your journeys 🙏❤️💪

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

🍏👏Wow Heti that is a phenomenal distance. Your stamina & energy are incredible and after graduation you will take wings and fly! The last two weeks of the program will strengthen those legs, lungs & mental resolve all the more & you are going to enjoy them 👏☺️

[MissUnderstanding Administrator On a break Graduate]

Congratulations Heti ! Pace is one of those things that doesn’t technically matter for couch to 5k but it’s such a nice bonus to look at at and feel proud, You’re doing brilliantly! Keep it up!

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

That's really fast, enjoy yourself running and grinning, I know I would be at your speed

[MissUnderstanding Administrator On a break Graduate]

Just to clarify, is that the pace you’re running at or the distance you’re covering on your 25 minute run?

[Heti Graduate in reply to MissUnderstanding]

MissUnderstanding

I walked the first 5 at 6.8kmh; ran the 25 at 7.4km and walked the last 5 at 7.0kmh today. 🙏

[MissUnderstanding Administrator On a break Graduate in reply to Heti]

Ah fab! I thought so. I just wanted to make sure. Covering 7.4km in 25 mins would be hard for most of us to do at a conversational pace!!

[John_W Graduate]

You have permission to move onto Week 8 - you'll be fine, trust me.

[Shuffledaway Graduate]

Hi Heti

I also re- did WK 7 last week aged 59 ( I think it's the third time over about 4 years of stopping and starting. I've technically graduated 4 times but haven't been able to maintain a running 'habit' until now. I'm enjoying the runs more each time but find it helps to take 2 days between runs instead of one. I don't worry in the slightest about speed / distance but use the time spent running as my goal. So, today I did the first run of week 8 - 28 mins and what is great is that I can feel my strength / stamina increasing.

So, the point of this is to say that repeating the weeks as many times as you want is a great idea, it doesn't really matter how long it takes to get to the 5K goal and it definitely builds the strength / stamina to continue and improve. Keep up the great work!

[Heti Graduate in reply to Shuffledaway]

Thank you. It means so much as we are of the same vintage!!! 💪🙏❤️

[Shuffledaway Graduate]

💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ Yes! 😀