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First run after a bug & enthusiasm returns.๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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Elfe560minGraduate
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Yesterday evening was my first run in 2&1/2 weeks, thanks to the current school bug & the first run Iโ€™ve enjoyed in a month - with hindsight I may have been โ€œbug brewingโ€ because I was struggling and beginning to think that somehow the ability to run for 30 minutes had deserted me.

Off I went with no time in mind, just the intention to see how it went and deliberately going slow and staying slow. I canโ€™t tell you how lovely it was to enjoy a run from beginning to end after struggling. ๐Ÿ˜„

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over61andstilltryingGraduate10

Great to hear!!! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š So pleased that you have had a lovely run! And glad that the bug has departed. All the very best for your onward running journey! ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Elfe560minGraduate in reply to over61andstilltrying

Thank you. Iโ€™m looking forward to another gentle trot tomorrow. ๐Ÿ˜€

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Sadie-runsGraduate10

โ€œBug brewingโ€ is often the cause of a run struggle! I hate that. And I never put two and two together until much later, always assuming I have just lost 50% of my fitness for no reason and because I am rubbish! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Glad to hear you are back out there and over your bug. ๐Ÿœ ๐Ÿ› ๐Ÿ•ท

And yay for a lovely run. Well done, Elfe. ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜

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Elfe560minGraduate in reply to Sadie-runs

Thank you Sadie. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ You are absolutely right. I just thought that my ability to run for 30 mins had leaked away & yes, thought I was rubbish. Bah to bugs!๐Ÿ˜‚

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Thatโ€™s how I love to run too Elfe! Isnโ€™t it fabulous? ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Glad youโ€™re feeling better. ๐Ÿ˜€

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Elfe560minGraduate in reply to cheekychipmunks

Thank you and absolutely yes! I will be choosing to run super slow much more often - what a revelation! ๐Ÿ˜€

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51firstrun

That is why we run , to get that joy !

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