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W5R1 Big Girls Donโ€™t Cry ๐Ÿ˜… and the importance of music!

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So for the start of this new week I thought Iโ€™d not only run a different route but change up the music! I chose the soundtrack to The Jersey Boys which I love, thinking just maybe, if I could still breathe, Iโ€™d be able to sing along! All was going well and my pony tail was swinging along just like Burkey46 ๐Ÿ˜ as Jo announced the start of the second 5 minute run, unfortunately just as the road started going uphill. Oh no, I thought, but thankfully Frankie Valli started singing to me that Big Girls Donโ€™t Cry ๐Ÿ™„ so onwards and upwards I went. The road levelled out for the next walk and for the last 5 minute run my fav. track Who Loves You was playing and incredibly I was able to push on a bit and sing along too. I was soooo pleased with myself that Iโ€™d managed R1 pretty well I thought, for me. Then to top it off, as if it was meant to be, with The Jersey Boys having finished, for the final walk it was Neil Diamondโ€™s turn and Sweet Caroline started ringing in my ears ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Bring on R2 on Friday ๐Ÿ’ช I canโ€™t believe Iโ€™m saying this but Iโ€™m actually looking forward to it. I love music and personally couldnโ€™t do this without it, but also couldnโ€™t do it without the help and advice from reading the posts on here ๐Ÿ˜Š

Keep going everyone ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ and keep posting!!

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Well done with your run ! ๐Ÿ‘

And great post ๐Ÿ˜

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CazzaWGraduateโ€ข in reply toInstructor57

Thank you โ˜บ๏ธ

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VPOLLIE67Graduate

Well done CazzaW!!! What a fantastic run ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

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CazzaWGraduateโ€ข in reply toVPOLLIE67

Thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š

You must be finishing W6 soon ๐Ÿ’ช canโ€™t wait to hear about it ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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mezziejayGraduate

I really think itโ€™s the music that gets me through it also ! I couldnโ€™t not manage without my sing along !! Well done tho and get some older bon Jovi tracks on your playlist !! Living on a prayer ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ x

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CazzaWGraduateโ€ข in reply tomezziejay

Ah thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š Yes Iโ€™ll get that one downloaded, think I might need it for the first 20 min. run ๐Ÿ˜‚ xx

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Maxi80

I need to download the Rocky Soundtrack!!

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mezziejayGraduateโ€ข in reply toMaxi80

Rocky 4 is the best !

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acountrycabbageGraduate

Brillant Cazza, well done! And Neil Diamond ๐Ÿ˜œ Hope you belted out the โ€˜BA BA BA!โ€™s ๐Ÿ˜„

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CazzaWGraduateโ€ข in reply toacountrycabbage

Certainly did, I always imagine he singing directly to me ๐Ÿ˜‰ and all those other Carolineโ€™s out there of course ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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acountrycabbageGraduateโ€ข in reply toCazzaW

Oh, of course! I hadnโ€™t spotted that connection! Iโ€™m an Ali and have Come On Eileen on my list because my family have always sang it Come On Ali ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

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QuiltC25Kโ€ข in reply toacountrycabbage

Thatโ€™s my favourite for my brother. Last song I danced with him too 30 years ago. It always it special.

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Jcksam

Iโ€™ve got W4R3 this evening, I was wondering if I should set a play list up where the word run featured predominantly, what do you think?

Iโ€™m following you and Iโ€™ll eventually catch you up. All you who are just ahead of me are an inspiration, so you go girl!

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CazzaWGraduateโ€ข in reply toJcksam

Good idea, anything you think might help! I still find it hard to think that Iโ€™m actually running as it seems more of a gentle jog but donโ€™t know many songs with โ€˜jogโ€™ in them ๐Ÿ˜‚ maybe โ€˜runโ€™ would speed me up!!

You probably will overtake me if you run every other day, I donโ€™t usually run at the weekend as have 2 days off then so will be W5R2 for me tomorrow then the 20 min one ๐Ÿ˜ฌ on Monday. Iโ€™m planning on reducing the Sunday wine ๐Ÿทintake and drinking even more water, if thatโ€™s possible. Canโ€™t believe how seriously Iโ€™m taking all this ๐Ÿ˜‡

Good luck this evening, let us know how it goes ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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DMLL62Graduate

I think the music is so important, I started with a very long play list but have now made it much shorter but with my most favourite tracks for running. To me the beat is so important they are mostly fast songs and it is amazing how they can lift you.

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CazzaWGraduateโ€ข in reply toDMLL62

Yes, I agree with you about the beat and the songs I have must be happy and uplifting. I love dance music too so find myself shimmying along which is a strange sight for anyone passing ๐Ÿ’ƒ and am usually singing too, if I can breathe sufficiently well ๐Ÿ˜‚

Iโ€™ve been using random playlists and it definitely changes my pace and overall time/km

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CazzaWGraduateโ€ข in reply to

Iโ€™m still going very slowly ๐ŸŒ at the moment but am looking forward to the day (maybe๐Ÿคž) when I can speed up and run in time to a faster beat!

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