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I'm usually desperate to flop out on the bed after a run, but I find if I do that then I'll definitely end up falling asleep. Far better to stretch out and then have a glass of water or a cup of tea or something, and try to keep moving, I've found.

Well done, you beat the intervals! Congratulations!

W5r1 done, and was actually pretty easy after all the 5 minute runs last week! I went quite a bit faster this time and enjoyed feeling better about my pace. I can't believe that running for five minutes felt completely impossible last week and now it's easy! :D :D Hopefully 8 minutes shouldn't be to...

Haha, nice one! Well done!

Well done, that's amazing! You're so nearly at the end now!

Good luck with your 20 minute run! I'm just finishing week 4 tomorrow, quite excited for week 5 now (though I'm still nervous about the 20 minuter)

Dixie, I'm heading to the doctor anyway next week so I will get it checked out, but I honestly just think it was the cold air in my lungs! Missbossie, you are so right, we can do it and who cares what anyone thinks! I run like a slug but who cares. I'm so proud of us all for doing 5 minutes, that's ...

Just finished w4r2 without any problems (except slight chest pain, which I put down to it being the first really cold morning we've had), even though I'm so slow it's ridiculous! Maybe for the next one I'll speed up a little, but honestly right now I'm just like plod, plod, plod, plod... still tough...

Oh no, poor you! It might be worth going to see a physiotherapist and asking if there are some gentle exercises they can give you to build up your strength, so you don't injure yourself as easily?

Well done! New running shoes are the best