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So I made it my mission to go slower today and to run further. Managed 6K and felt good all through and afterwards. Only finished C25K mid April but had a mental block about going further as always so exhausted after 5K. Slowing down is the way. Interestingly my pace wasn’t as slow as it felt so really pleased. Hmm... I may get to 10K yet (eek... can’t believe I just said that out loud) ☺️

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SlowLoris

Only takes a little bit off the pace to make it all seem much easier.

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WizziewoodGraduate10

Well done you!

Slow and steady is definitely the way to go. It's early days for you at the moment so don't be in a rush to get to 10k.

You will definitely get there.

Just keep up the good work and keep running!

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Tasha99Graduate10

Well done! You’ll defo get to 10k.

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OlderThanDirtGraduate10

You will 100% get there, it’s not even a doubt , small steps can conquer big mountains 👍🏻💪🏻

If you're anything like me, that 10k will happen when you leat expect it. I managed 8 then seemed to be exhausted for ages and only did shorter runs. Then one morning early, I did 10 without realising I'd gone that far. I seemed to find my pace and my legs just kept turning. You are doing great.

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Its the first time I’ve felt ‘comfortable’ running so it was nice to have gone further. I often find the greatest gains come out of the blue!

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CitizenP

In the same boat here. Have been pushing for a sub 30 min 5 km, which I am JUST about managing, but today I’m definitely going S L O W, and see if I can get a bit more distance under my belt. Well done you 💪🏾

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ClareO65 in reply toCitizenP

I did my first sub 30 minutes (though still don’t trust the mapmyrun!!) and it seemed that only after that I’m finally content to slow it down. Much more pleasant- though of course I’ve only done it once 😆

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