Some days are better than others....

[Maxi80]

Bonjour.....

Monday 3 minutes was hard but manageable.

Today’s 3 minutes was like running through treacle mixed with cement and honey and glue and any other viscous consumable.

I’m meant to start week 4 on Friday 😑

[backintime Graduate]

haha, you'll be right

as you said, some days are better than others, sure you'll have a good day next

[Maxi80 in reply to backintime]

But it’s week 4 next? How the bejesus will i do that 😂🙈

[backintime Graduate in reply to Maxi80]

That's what you said about weeks 2 and 3, remember?

It was a common theme with me - how the bleep will I do that, but I did, and you can too.

[Feltip Graduate]

Have faith, slow and steady. Some days are unexplainably easier than others

Good luck 🏃‍♀️

[Kish247 Graduate in reply to Feltip]

If it's heavy legs you are referring to, I would suggest hydration to be the issue. You need to be getting up for wee's during the night before run!!!

[Maxi80 in reply to Feltip]

If I can barely do 3 minutes how will I do 2 x 3 mins along with 2 x 5 mins?! 🙈

[John_W Graduate Ambassador]

When you say 3 minute run...

... what you mean to say is ... 9 (NINE) minute outing.

Yes, you ran for NINE minutes today. Week 3 sees you run for a TOTAL of 27 minutes.

Week 1 was 3x (8x 1 min= 8 minutes) = 24 minutes

Week 2 was 3x (6x 1.5 min = 9 minutes) = 27 minutes.

Week 3 was 3x (3x 3 min = 9 minutes) = 27 minutes.

Congratulations! You now have 78 (SEVENTY EIGHT) minutes of running under your belt which has given you the fitness to prepare your for Week 4.

You're physically ready - you just need to convince yourself.

Do it!

[Maxi80 in reply to John_W]

You must be some kind of key speaker for some management company! 😂

Cheers mate

[John_W Graduate Ambassador in reply to Maxi80]

Honestly, I really am not. But I don't have anxiety or depression etc, so I don';t know what it's like to suffer those things. But I have done C25K 5 years ago, been a run-leader for our works lunchtime C25K club, which we've run 7 times and seen all sorts of people come through it. Wide range of shapes, sizes and ages.

There's nothing stopping you apart from ...

[Feltip Graduate in reply to John_W]

Oh yes John's explanation of the weeks in minutes, I love this. It really makes you realise what you've achieved already. Please Maxi80 believe, I sometimes read post on here before I run for inspiration, I have been known to talk aloud to myself in the warm up walk too

[Maxi80]

If I can barely do 3 minutes how will I do 2 x 3 mins along with 2 x 5 mins?! 🙈

[John_W Graduate Ambassador in reply to Maxi80]

2x 3 mins? Week 3 is 3x 3 mins. 9 minutes.

Mate, you really need to watch this: bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/four...

YOU CAN F*****G DO THIS - tell yourself that!

POSITIVE THINKING!

[Bethja23]

Same here, my last week 3 run on Friday and I am not looking forward

[Maxi80 in reply to Bethja23]

I’ll be rooting for you! Maybe we can run it together? Spiritually I mean 😂

[John_W Graduate Ambassador in reply to Bethja23]

Why not? Aren't you excited by the challenge? Why are you doing this?

Your BODY is ready! You don't realise it ...

C25K is a mental test - it's designed to be physically do-able by almost anyone. But you need to BELIEVE you can do it...

[Bethja23 in reply to John_W]

Oh yeah don't get me wrong I'm excited, it's just much harder than I thought it was going to be, the 3 minute runs are a killer

[John_W Graduate Ambassador in reply to Bethja23]

Watch !

youtube.com/watch?v=9L2b2kh...(Not working as expected?)

[Bethja23 in reply to John_W]

Thank you 😊

[Maxi80 in reply to John_W]

What is the noise the lady makes when responding?! Hoi.....Hoi.......

[Bethja23]

Yes definitely 😂😂! You can do it!

[Maxi80 in reply to Bethja23]

Mate if you’re up north we can run in pain together 😂😂

[Bethja23 in reply to Maxi80]

Ah man unfortunately I'm not😥

[John_W Graduate Ambassador in reply to Maxi80]

where in the North?

[Maxi80 in reply to John_W]

Cheshire, mate

[John_W Graduate Ambassador in reply to Maxi80]

I'm from the Wirral - now in Liverpool city centre.

[Maxi80 in reply to John_W]

Not too far away mate, I’m near Chester 👍

[Tinytears60 Graduate]

You will be fine Mister!

Well done on completing it... 👏👏

Think back to week 1... felt like a mountain to climb.. BUT you did it

And here you are... running into week 4 😀👍

[Maxi80 in reply to Tinytears60]

True mate! 👍👍👍👍

[Tinytears60 Graduate in reply to Maxi80]

Sometimes forget just how far you’ve come don’t you?... It’s a fab little plan 👏👏

[Maxi80 in reply to Tinytears60]

I am starting to trust the programme. It just disheartening when your legs muscles are screaming in protest. The pain!

[CazzaW Graduate]

Really, you can do this 💪 go really slowly like the video and believe in yourself. Make sure you’re drinking lots of water as everyone advises and yes to Rocky 👍😃 anything that you think will help.

We’re all rooting for you 😊

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Well done.

Everything going on in our lives can impact on our performance as a runner. Restedness, hydration and nutrition are at the top of my list of variables that need to be optimised to enable enjoyable running.

[sally1993]

Looking back, week 4 and 5 were my favourites. Too much walking at the beginning and too much running now hahaha.

Those weeks are best of both and I think were a real 'aha' moment for me realising my body was getting better and it was showing me it could go further than ever before.

You'll be fine! As long as you go slow.

Unless you don't complete a run, keep going and tell yourself your body is ready. Don't talk yourself out of it xxx

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All you have to do is believe!!!! believe you can do it and you will 👍