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According to the nice lady on my headphones I am, as of about three hours ago, a "runner". A twenty minute non stop run (in 27C I may add). Not much to some people but to me nothing short of a bloody miracle. I am still 4.5 stone overweight (for our across the pond pals a stone = 14 pound...

Ok im a little nervous.

20 min Run day:
Did it, The lady said I'm a runner

Wow! Katy you are doing awesome! im 43 and on my 5th week, my first week i repeated because I could not finish the run, just could not do it. Everyone should find there own pace, you must be doing something right, keep it up girl!
Linda

I am planning to start today but keep thinking of reasons why I shouldn't but it just an excuse as I am worried I can't do it. Help I need encouraging words PLEASE! Everyone here has probally told ourselves the same thing, "that you cant do it." The day before each run I talk myself into ...

Thanks Guys, It really helps knowing were on the same week and we can suffer together and celebrate when we get through a run. Simon I listen to Clair without the earphones, I walk alone on our street, I just dont have it real loud though, and I listen to my music also. The ear buds come out of my e...

la, la, la, DONE IT! :lol: This had to be the slowest run ever, I made up my mine before I started, that I was gonna finish this. I did a slow shuffle jog, the last min was really tough for me. After the first 8 min my calfs felt really hard and stiff so I took 20-30 seconds and rub them out and str...

Yay! Congrats to you, that is AWESOME :D , You will be so glad you did this. I just started w5r1 this morning, it was hard and I stopped on my last 5 min to talk to someone,, but thats ok,, Dont feel bad or beat yourself up. I repeated my first week, what it did was help me feel more confident in my...

I did ok, but thought it would kill me, he he :lol: today was trash pick up day, and i got to smell all the trash at the roadside on my run. Lovely fragrance. ;) on the last 5 min I got distracted by a lady in her yard working, had to ask her did she get hummingbirds that come to her yard, cause it ...

Simon, The Friday 20 min seems a little ambitious for me right now, but we will see. :roll: The last 5 min this morning seemed like torture to me. I wonder should I repeat? Just curious, this question is to everyone. What changes has everyone made since starting the running program? like your diet, ...

Week 4 Run 3 complete!!! Yippie. Now to rest for 2 days. Hope all is well with everyone! Linda