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Well done Shep! You should be feeling very proud of yourself. What an achievement!

Shep, just have faith in yourself. Your body can do it, only your mind is holding you back. Imagine the sense of achievement. And music helps.

louloubelle, if you're really struggling you can repeat runs before you move on to the 20 minutes. I was going to do that but my partner convinced me to forge ahead. You really can do it! Your body just gets into a rhythm and the interval runs that come afterwards seem harder because you're cooling ...

I also completed W5R3 today - many thanks to the people in this thread who helped to convince me that I could actually do it! I think there is a certain amount of psychology going on with the way the program presents you with such a big challenge relative to the preceding and subsequent runs - but w...

Hi all, I resolved at the start of the year to adopt a healthier lifestyle (and hopefully lose some weight in the process) before my 30th birthday in September: 1. Eat more healthily (yep) 2. Get fit (working on it) 3. Quit smoking (soon, I promise!) Since then, my partner and I had been going for w...

Hi all, I started Get Running in March but have only just joined the forums because I've found reading other people's stories to be a huge motivation so I thought I should share mine too. I'm 29, originally from Manchester, now living in Newcastle NSW. Lifelong exercise-avoider, food-lover and gener...