I'm so so happy I can hardly believe it!! My dog and I have just completed Week 9 Run 3 (and almost 5k).
Here are the positives:
We can't wait to go on the next run (even if I always feel a bit nervous before I go - the dog never complains)
Feeling fuller and eating less (not sure how that happened) - less water retention too
Just beginning to see some muscle profile return to these old legs
Not sure if I've lost weight having thrown my scales away but definitely changed shape (for the better!)
Have managed to dull down the gremlin that sits with me on these runs and tells me I'm not going to make it
Here's what got me through:
My family (though they are bored to death now with all my enthusing)
My trainers and bra
My dog
Laura's tips: Big inward abdominal breaths when a stitch looms up and to get the oxygen in and Keep Calm - has been my mantra
Minimum stretching before the 5 min warm up, drinking water before going, longer stretches afterwards and more water.
Turning points were:
When I got up one morning and said "I dont really want to go for a run" and my husband said "Don't then..." and with that I thought sod it I'm going (where as my old self would have just given in and not bothered),
Packing my trainers before anything else when going on holiday and taking a deep breath and just running in unknown territory (in Skye!)
My worries now will be running in the street when it gets too dark to run in the woods (and how will I manage the dog?)
I wish I had written in here as often as I have looked in here. All the tips you guys have shared have been invaluable to me and if I had kept a blog going I would be able to remind myself when the going gets tough what I did to get through (because now I can't remember the negatives). So a big thank you from me to all you regular bloggers.
Now off to claim my badge and order that T Shirt..... and I'll be back
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What a lovely blog! Well done! I'm looking forward to feeling your wonderful sense of achievement sometime in the next 3 or 4 weeks (just completed W6R1, fairly chuffed with myself!). I love reading other people's blogs and find them really inspiring and comforting when they have the same highs and lows as me. More power to our legs, and hearts, and minds, and ........
Congratulations, to you and your dog (s/he should get a green badge too). Loved reading your blog, it made me smile. It's a fab feeling, isn't it, to know you can do something you never thought possible? Enjoy the glory!
Well done!! I've got six dogs - 5 lurchers and 1 small terrier and I keep looking at them trying to decide who would run best with me. The terrier has the stamina but likes sniffing too much and the lurchers all want to be Usain Bolt lol!! In Trail Runner, out on thursday/friday, they are reviewing "running with your dog" kit and I think I may well be picking one up - especially as you've inspired me to have a go!!
Well done to you and your dog. I run with my dog and spent alot of time encouraging him to move faster and not stop or begging him to slow down, especially if a cat or squirrel can be seen in the distance!! Will persevere though!
What a great blog! I particulaly loved your reponse to your husband's 'advice'! I hope you find a nice route to run during the winter, and I hope the dog enjoys it too!
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Oh my gosh, I did it! I have graduated! :)
I did it - Graduation and my first Parkrun! 
I did it 5K!! ( sorry not sorry if you had my gremlins)
I did it! I did it! 😁
I did it!!! 🎉🎉🎉🏃♀️
