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Week 5---Done!!!
Julie_Donahue
Posts: 394 Member
I am so excited! I was worried about W5D3. But today, this fat girl (at 280 pounds!) ran for 20 minutes without stopping!!!!!!
I think it is the first time I've run 20 minutes without stopping in my entire life. (At least the first time in 25 or 30 years!!).
I didn't come close to a mile during that 20 minutes (more like 1/2 a mile), but I kept running. I started at 3.5 MPH, and each song, I lowered it .1. I ended up at 3.0.
Amazingly, I didn't hurt!! I was tired, but I experienced my first "runner's high".
I think it is the first time I've run 20 minutes without stopping in my entire life. (At least the first time in 25 or 30 years!!).
I didn't come close to a mile during that 20 minutes (more like 1/2 a mile), but I kept running. I started at 3.5 MPH, and each song, I lowered it .1. I ended up at 3.0.
Amazingly, I didn't hurt!! I was tired, but I experienced my first "runner's high".
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Great job....congrats!0
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Way to go!0
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You did great!! W5D3 is its own little terror but you conquered it. Way to go!!0
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Congrats! I start my W3 tomorrow and it is so inspiring to see a fellow runner's achievement. Thanks!0
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That's awesome!!! I still haven't run for 20 mins straight! Be proud!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!0
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Congratulations, that is awesome!0
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Congrats. You did great0
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Great job!0
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Way to go!! Welcome to the club. If we can do 20 now we can do 30 in by the end :happy:0
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Way to go!! Welcome to the club. If we can do 20 now we can do 30 in by the end :happy:
Definitely you can! It just gets easier after that first 20 minute run. (I mean, the added time isn't as much of a struggle as it was getting TO the 20 minutes.)
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Totally agree with Kathleen. You've done the hardest part. It doesn't get any harder from here. Not significantly easier either, but it will get more fun.
BTW, I find the title of this book to be inspiring: http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Fat-Triathlete-Athletic-Dreams/dp/1569244677/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363619257&sr=8-1&keywords=fat+slow+triathlete0
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