Well they say life gets in the way..... After a week of tonsilitus stopping me finish my final run I was back out there this morning and I've now finished week 3! I was expecting the week off to have set me back endurance wise but it hasn't, if anything I feel in a stronger mindset to attack week 4 and run for what I've seen is 5 minutes! 5 minutes! Wow. When I first started this 60 seconds seemed and was too long. Now 90 seconds is beginning to feel like my warm up and I do feel I can go longer than 3 minutes when I pace myself right. I will struggle with 5 minutes at first I'm sure, but I trust this programme and myself that I will manage it. I saw a true runner today. She had ran the lake in the park I run in by the time I had finished my 20 mins of run 3. I will do that one day. I'm going to sign up for the park fun run and then the actual park run in October. I've reached week 4 so once I finish that I feel I can tell my world my plans and go ahead and book the run. I am loving this running/jogging/getting fit. It clears my head and gives me a boost for the day. Bring on week 4. ๐
Week 3 done. Finally!: Well they say life gets... - Couch to 5K
Week 3 done. Finally!
Glad you are over your tonsilitus and able to carry on with the program Claire๐...
It sounds like you are enjoying your runs and have a great positive attitude which will see you successfully moving forward towards that 30 minutes of running... You can trust the program is really does work!
Good luck with Wk4 R1๐x
Way to go Claire ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Thatโs what this programmeโs all about, stepping up to the challenge, getting fit and most important of all...enjoying it ๐
Steady as you go on W4 and have fun ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Youโre so right about the value of running for mental health too - that time and space put aside really helps me put down all my normal burdens and just leave them for a while. And then theyโre not *quite* as heavy when I pick them up again. Happy running - you WILLrun around that lake one day, with other people looking at you and thinking that they want to be able to do that...