OMG!! I never ever thought that I would get this far, I'm so damn chuffed with myself i've rushed straight to the computer to share this with you all, I'm still looking like a big fat sweaty ribena berry but hey I don't care cause I JUST RAN FOR 20 MINUTES.....WITHOUT STOPPING (luckily for you you can't see me)!!! And to make me even more chuffed, I officailly run faster than I walk, actually I run a full 1.1 minute per km faster than I walk!!! I admit that I'm still not fast but hey I JUST RAN A FULL 20 MINUTES!!! Also I had a smirk on my face for most of the way, well in my head it was a big cheesy grin but probably to the general public it was more like a grimace!! This was one of the few times that I thought sod it I don't care what I look like I'm out here doing it, I had my new running top on and sports bra and I puffed my running chest out proudly. ;o)
I was excited and cautious when I started as I didn't want to go too fast and not be able to finish, Laura said I'd done 5 mins and I thought hey this isn't so bad. I got up the one and only hill (probably more like a steep slope but it goes on for a while) and I felt a bit tired so I just though put one foot in front of the other and keep going, I didn't think too far ahead, then my endomondo thing told me how fast my km was that gave me an extra boost and I thought I'm doing heaps better than I thought I was. WHen Laura said i'm half way through, I thought come on I can do this, and I thought to myself i'm over half way now as she has finshed talking so I can't give up, told myself again just put one foot in front of the other. Then she said 5 mins and I was still smiling (in my head anwyay!) and then 2 minutes! WHen she said only 2 minutes I thought go a bit faster so I did! This is how crazy the running malarky has made me I even started singing to those awful songs, "I've got both feet on the ground......."
Sorry for the long rambling blog but I'm just soo proud of myself. Roll on Week 6 ........
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Thats brilliant well done you. You deserve to be a very happy berry
I have my last wk 4 run tomorrow and am looking forward to 5 with a mix of excitment and fear. Everytime someone posts to say they dd it, the fear goes down a notch and the excitment goes up. Thank you for posting, its a great motivator for those of us just behind you.
WHOOOPPPPP! Well done you!!!! It's such a major achievement to run for 20 mins you should quite rightly be very proud of yourself and i bet you are smiling for days
Well done you!!!!!!! new you could do it:))) cant believe you like that song though!!! all this exercise must be playing with your brain!
Well done to you! :-). Bet you'll be smiling (or grimacing!) all day! How did you feel before you started? I'm on week 5 next week and feeling a little nervous!
I was excited and nervous, I'd read other peoples blogs about it and that they achieved it and I tried to remain positive and think I'm no different to everyone else I should be able to do it and I did! I think I Sussed out quite early on in the programme that it is all about pacing urself and not going too fast. good luck and keep us posted on how u do
Thanks for your reply. Thats how I feel too. I did week5, run 1 last night and actually could've run more, so I'm hoping that I will be ok for the 20 min run later in the week. Well done again to you!
Congratulations and well done for doing 20mins. I'm on the same session. Am hoping to get out on Wednesday. Nervous and wishing I'd been born with wings
Awesome! (and you made me laugh out loud - "sweaty riben berry".. haha). My 20 minute run is tomorrow. I am scared, but determined. Let Laura's voice and your accomplishment be my inspiration!
Well done you, its a great feeling doing the 20 mins, your making great progress. You will enjoy week 6, I did and the first 2 runs wll be no problem for you.
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There is truly no looking back now you've got to this stage. Congratulations and ENJOY!!!
well done to you, I can wait to get to where you are now x
I just ran for 30 minutes!!!!
I ran 20 minutes! 
I ran 20 minutes and feeling really proud
Woohoo! I ran for 20 minutes!
