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I did it! I ran the whole 20 minutes, and I did it at my fastest pace so far!! What's more, at the end of it, I felt like I could've done another five minutes more. I stuck to the plan, though, and stopped at 20 mins. Was it easy? No. But it never really felt difficult, either. There was one point about the 16 minute mark…
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Right then, I'm heading off to do W5D1 - the full 20 minute run. I may be gone for some time.
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Eek! I'm doing it tomorrow. Good luck - let us know how you get on.
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Well, just back from doing W5D2. I actually got in the car and drove 30 minutes to get to somewhere that was reasonably flat, as the steep hills around here have been a killer. The ups hurt my calves and the downs REALLY hurt my shins. So, I found a nice flat spot and did the 8min run/5min walk/8min run. It was hard, don't…
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Nicely done. I've done W5D1 and will be doing D2 tomorrow. I'm already getting nervous about D3, the 20 minute run. I'm trying to be positive but, well, I can't see it happening...
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I hear you on that. The terrain around me is very hilly and I sometimes get pretty severe pain in my shins as I'm going downhill. I suppose it's the extra stress being placed on them by the sheer momentum of my weight! Then, when I get to the bottom and start climbing again, it's my calves that start burning. Either way,…
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You posted right before I did. Great, I've got one more run and then I've got week 5 to look forward to. Joy!
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I did W4D2 last night. It's my second attempt at W4, because I was on holiday last week and only got 2 runs in, so I thought I'd start again. I live in the Highlands of Scotland, surrounded by really steep hills, so it's quite hard going here. Last night, though, I managed all four running stages, and even managed to pick…
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Have you tried the Couch to 5k running program? I'm on the 3rd week. Week 1 I could barely run for the full minute. Now I can do 3 minutes without too much trouble. Hopefully by next week I can move up with the 5 minutes, and keep building from there. You should give it a try.
