Having spent the entire day dithering I finally went out and did it!! I just ran for 20 minutes non-stop for the first time in ....ever!! I won't say I can't believe it because I was there for every blooming second. It really is possible after 5 weeks of this programme. We are ready.
I was off work today and had planned to do it but then decided I'd wait for tomorrow to go at the same time as my twin sister. Hours of humbugging about later I emailed her, put on my running gear and went for it. The sun was a bit too hot, there were too many people about, my ancient M&S leggings kept slipping down, but I plodded on and on. The first 5 minutes I felt like I was perhaps being a bit over-ambitious - those nagging doubts that make me short of breath and heavy-legged. Then after 5 I kept thinking about all of you who have already done it and all your blogs and that spurred me on. At 10 minutes I thought, well, hell, half-way through so that's not too bad. I tried to enjoy the action of running and concentrated on my thighs which are my strongest feature (I fondly imagine). When Laura says there are 5 minutes left I was overjoyed that I'd already managed 15 and sure as hell wasn't to give up now. Then there was that soaring music Laura put at the end of the last run and I knew I was heading for tears....there they were!!
Well, the bottle's gone into the fridge and I'm going to be very merry for quite some time. Good luck to all of you, whatever stage you're at, and above all, enjoy!
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You can do this jennstron. Week 5 is so well planned out - it builds up your stamina and fitness but more importantly it allows you to get your head around the ever lengthening time. Once you've done 5 minutes several times you can almost imagine 8 minutes. Once you've done 8 minutes the leap to 20 is still big, but you visualize how it might be. I can't explain more until you've done it, but you'll see. Have faith in Laura and you'll get there.
Wow, that bought a lump to my throat! I start W5 tonight & will hopefully be posting similar to the above on Tuesday. I will think of your blog during my run & will definitely have to get a bottle of bubbly too for Tuesday night as I will do anything for champagne, even if it does nearly kill me. Enjoy, you well & truly deserve it.
Don't panic, it will be fine. The plan prepares us physically for anything it asks of us. We may not even realise it but we're far fitter each week. You'll see, honestly, just trust the plan and keep on plodding however slowly. I'm convinced that my mind takes over in the first few minutes of every run and tries to convince me that I can't do it. Then my breathing gets more rapid and my legs are heavy. Once I think really positively everything goes more smoothly. Mind over matter! Good luck!
Woohoo! Brilliant! Well done you! I can't wait to get mine done, it's like this massive hurdle on the horizon, once I manage that, I'll feel like I can do 30. With the current weather over here, it remains to be seen when I'll get W5 R2 done, everywhere is flooded! Then again, that means all other weekend plans had to be cancelled, so maybe I should just throw myself into the floodwaters and do it (although apparently it's gales next)...
Come on tantrumbean, you can do it. Yesterday it was reasonably hot here in the afternoon (22° is hot for me) having dithered so long but I just charged out and in the end "voilà", as they say this side of the water. Good luck.
Morning everybody and thanks for the lovely comments. The champagne went down extremely easily last night and I still feel high this morning. To top it all my twin sister just rang to say she's done the 20 muinutes this morning! She lives in England and I live in France and in a couple of weeks she's coming to visit - we'll be doing week 8 together. Roll on week 6! Good luck to all of you.
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Was there a little victory dance?? 
W4R3 Oh yes siree! 
Now where was I...oh yes, week 8...
8 minutes? Twice? Me? Oh yes!!!!
Oh Yes I finally did 5k!
W5R2 oh yes!!
