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So last night was my longest run to date; both in terms of distance and time (although I'm sure there are physicists out there who will point out that, relatavistically, they are the same thing).

12k in 90 minutes, and I won't lie, it was tough going in places. Having said that, somewhere around the 7k mark, it all seem to click into place, my legs finally seemed to have figured out what they were actually supposed to be doing, and it all suddenly seemed much easier and more natural. I wouldn't go as far as to say I'd found a natural rhythm, but it did feel slightly different and more relaxed.

Still can't quite believe that from struggling to do the 8 x 1 minute reps back in March, I'm now doing this and, over the course of a week, cumulatively covering more than half-marathon distance over my 3 runs (typically 2x5k and 1x whatever I run on that night).

I do worry that some form of intervention may be being required soon...

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UpTheStanleyGraduate10

This way does madness lie?

Probably 😀

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sTrongFuseGraduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

I'm not sure. reasonably certain I was fairly mad already...

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Teach me your Dark Arts please sF. !!!

That is a great run in my book :) Well done :)

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sTrongFuseGraduate10 in reply toIrish-John

I've realised the bits of me assigned to the task of running are my feet and legs. They seem to know what they're doing so I leave them to it. It's when my mind tries to get involved that things can become trickier so it has been told to keep its opinions to itself...

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Irish-JohnGraduate10 in reply tosTrongFuse

You said it all in a nutshell! :)

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