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YES! I finally managed negative splits ๐Ÿ˜Š

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I've been getting so annoyed with myself because I've never been able to get my pace right. Start off too fast, or it's too erratic, or I struggle to know how to slow down when I'm finding it hard.

Today I was determined to start off nice and slow, and build up. In the end, I think I could have upped the pace a bit more in the last leg, but I was too worried about running out of juice ๐Ÿ˜‚

It definitely helped, and made it a really comfortable 5k so will keep at it for the next one.

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LizcanrunGraduate10

What's a negative split?

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply to Lizcanrun

A negative split would be finishing a run at a faster pace then what you started it at

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Instructor57Graduate10

Well done, I find this really difficult also , nearly always start too fast ๐Ÿ˜

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10

That's fantastic, well done! I've only managed neg splits once, so difficult to remember to pace yourself properly!! Hope you're more successful than me next time ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜…

This sounds really promising and the fact that you had a bit left is a really good sign too! Well done, it's all practice and experimentation!

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Jools2020Graduate10

Well done! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ I know just how you feel! I did this on Thursday on a 4K run. Iโ€™ve tried before, but tend to run too fast for the first km, then struggle to keep up pace for the rest of the run. It all worked out on Thursday and I was so happy I looked at the splits on Strava for about 2 hours ๐Ÿ˜‚ It made the run a lot easier for sure.

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RunRabbitRun40 in reply to Jools2020

Jools2020 Thank you - it was your post that made me determined to do it ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to RunRabbitRun40

Oh, Iโ€™m so pleased! I guess the trick now is not to become obsessed by them ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

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