20 minutes!!! Oh lord help me!

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shjones288
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20 minutes!!! Oh lord help me!

Post by shjones288 »

Ok, I have thought about this run all day! 20 minutes!!! Ahhh!!! So to gear my self up for it I read others post. It is very encouraging and if I get through it I plan on having a rocky moment when I finish. I'm so not kidding!! I love this app and feel great that I can run for a minute ( I know when I first started I laughed at a minute till I did it!) without dying. So, wish me luck and listen for my shouts of victory when I'm done!!!
TheDogAteMyName
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Re: 20 minutes!!! Oh lord help me!

Post by TheDogAteMyName »

You can do this! Update us with how it went!
shjones288
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Re: 20 minutes!!! Oh lord help me!

Post by shjones288 »

So, no Rocky Moment tonight :( ran ten minutes and had to walk for a bit. But tomorow, tommorrow is the day! I'm tackling this b@&ch and taking it down!! Hahaha(insert meniacal laugh)
missmolly58
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Post by missmolly58 »

Walking a little is ok. You can do it! At your own pace and time! :D Keep at it!
meggie t
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Post by meggie t »

shjones, I hope you are able to do the 20 min soon! I am on W5 as well. My 20 min run will be on Saturday. Ugh. But tomorrow is R2, so we shall see how the 8 min goes first!
meggie t
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Post by meggie t »

Well, I did W5R2. The last 3-4 min were really strenuous but I did it. I really can't imagine doing the 20 min on Saturday. It is scaring me! But, I will try and hopefully succeed. My breathing is still not where I want it to be, but hopefully it will fall into place one day.

shjones, did you get to finish the 20 min? I hope so!
Cheryl97
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Post by Cheryl97 »

Good luck!
Pushingit
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Post by Pushingit »

Just take your run 5mins at a time - tell yourself you'll just 10 and then see how you go and you may as well do the next five and then there's only 5 left - that's what I did, you sort of fool yourself into doing it - it worked for me because I've done wk 9 run 2 today and voluntarily jogged an extra 5 mins because I felt like i could - this from the girl that nearly had an oxygen mask on standby doing wk 1 - you can do it
meggie t
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Post by meggie t »

Thanks, Pushingit! I am leaving shortly for my run. I usually go first thing in the AM but I decided I wasn't going to go today. But then I felt guilty. So now I am going! I will post when I return!
AimeeA
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Re: 20 minutes!!! Oh lord help me!

Post by AimeeA »

How did you do? I did my 20 min run tonight too. I can't quite believe I managed it, feel great!!! :D
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