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Day off for me today, tomorrow I go for W8d1 - woo hoo! Am still horribly slow, running at 7.5 km/h, when I tried at 8km/h (which I had done on the shorter runs) I ended up with my first (and hopefully only) failed run of 15 minutes on a 20 min run. Will have to go for time over distance for now.

Delighted to say w5d3 done and it was ok! haven't been able to run for 20 minutes since my teens. Actually looking forward to w6d1 now - bring it on!

W5d2 done - cannot believe I could do it without being about to die! the run segments did feel long but the last 4 weeks have taught me to pace myself so I just kept it slow and steady (7.5k/h) and managed without having to stop. Am glad it didn't feel like an impossible challenge though, I've somehow got to find a way to…

Well done everyone despite phone glitches et al. As today's a rest between runs I did some interval training on the bike in the gym - am still not feeling very motivated with my cross-training but I suppose 20 mins is better than none. Last day of w4 tomorrow!

Managed to get a run in this morning whilst at the in-laws, which meant running on grass verges and dodging cowpats (only my second run outside). Cant believe I did it, the last 5 min run was definitely a challenge but I kept jogging to whole time, so w4d2 done!

I completed w4d1 yesterday and I can't believe I managed to run for 5 min, twice! Whilst I wasn't a total couch potato before I started, in that I would occasionally do the odd half hour on an elliptical, I have never been able to run for more than a minute before my lungs were on fire. C25k has been a total revelation to…

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