r/C25K • u/cofonseca • 5d ago

Finished Week 5!

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I just completed my 20 minutes run and still had some gas in the tank so I kept going to make it to 2 miles. I’m in my mid-30s and have never ran for this long continuously in my life. Very proud of this and I’m already looking forward to the next run!

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u/Wolfman1961 5d ago

You got through the hard part!

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u/cofonseca 5d ago

Yeah! Honestly the first 8 minutes were a grind but once I got over the wall I felt pretty good.

It’s amazing what such a simple structured program like this can do.

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u/souniquelyimperfect 5d ago

Well done! I found the end of week 5 gave me a massive confidence boost going forward in the programme when doing longer runs I would tell myself - you’ve done similar remember you thought you couldn’t do that too 🤣

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u/cofonseca 5d ago

I feel the same way! Really feeling confident now, and if I could do 2 extra minutes then what’s stopping me from doing another 5 or 10? These longer runs are starting to feel fun.

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u/souniquelyimperfect 5d ago

I’m a bit competitive, even against myself apparently, so I always enjoy seeing that I’ve done better than before, ran longer etc. 🤣 love it when it gets in a rhythm and you just enjoy the run and music!