Whilst running I 'over enjoy' the interactivity of the podcasts and find myself talking back to Laura!!!
e.g. if she says "keep going you're doing fine" I'll answer - "thanks!" or if she says "You can do this" I'll say "Yes I can"
Am I the only one crazy enough to do this?
I was so exhausted after my 25 minute run today, that when she said 'I look forward to joining you on your next run', for a moment, I genuinely thought, 'what, you're coming with me?' It was a tough one!
Nope. Definitely not the only one. Since graduating I miss have someone to talk to. Saying "come on, Ewan" to myself - with the reply "oh if I must" isn't as effective as saying that to Laura.
Unfortunately I remember giving her a fair few mutterings of annoyance too. "oh really laura? " "Come on Laura that's been ten minutes already surely!"
And I know I'm not the only one 
Glad I'm not the only one then!
I think it starts around week 3, when she's suddenly ups you from 90 seconds to 3 minutes, the back talking and cursing her, that is.
I give her nothing but abuse. I still love her though.
I just finished my first 20 mins of non-stop running, and found myself waiting for the next 5-minute mark throughout. Around the time I was almost 14 minutes, through, I started shouting at Laura, come on, say it already, say that's another 5 minutes gone!
I have been ever so rude to her throughout the course of our relationship, but I know that she only wants what's best for me 
I think the question might be does anyone *not* talk back to Laura, although like Rollertoaster, I have mostly been far more rude than she deserves.
I've not been rude to her, but I have talked to her more than once. Mainly to agree with her when she congratulates me at the end of a run but sometimes a less friendly response when she suggests speeding up for the last 60 seconds. Yeah, right, like *that's* going to happen...!
"I'm trying damn it, I'm trying" was one of my more polite replies. Also I nearly always managed to be just starting up a hill when she would say "You can do it" to which my reply (quietly) is not printable! But you know having the lovely Laura along with us kept most of us going through to the end. Yeh you rock Laura and of course the NHS.
Laura is great I do find myself going ok say im half way through now come on
I managed my first non Laura run last week after repeating the week 9 run ... Well too many times.... But I do miss her and have to check milestones on my watch.
It was when she told you to stay calm that I responded the most - I'm calm enough Laura - I'm calmly deciding why I'm running round the common in the snow. What do you think -that I'm gonna panic and what would I do if I did...
I frequently told her to come on when I needed the encouragement of 5,10 and the blessed 15 minutes and I smugly accepted her praise with thanks at the end of each run.
I've even thought about how I can record my own voice overs on to my own playlist so that I won't feel lonely on my post graduate runs.
After W1R1 yesterday I have formed a firm friendship with Laura, responding out loud (thankk goodness I dont run in a gym!) to everything she says. Cant wait til tomorrow for R2 and I hope this friendship lasts as I know she's good for me!!
Haha I love Laura!
Laura: 'You're probably feeling tired right now...'
Me: 'Ya think, Laura?!'
Laura: '...but keep going'
Me: 'REALLY?!'
I do enjoy when she congratulates me at the end of the run though, I always thank her, everyone probably thinks I'm bonkers talking to my headphones!
Does anyone else abandon running in this heat?
Does any one else talk to themselves like a teenager when running?
Help with music - does Laura provide this???
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