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Decided to try jeffing, ran half a k slow to warm up, ran half a k fast then walked a few minutes to recover and off again, the sun shone the sky was blue the breeze was cool

At about 3k i felt a twinge in my right calf, walked a bit and off i went ... ouch.... left calf shouted at me so i turned and walked back to the car,

First kilometer 7.35 😀possibly my fastest, willow was seconds behind me,

3k in 24. something minutes

Conclusion, jeffing sure does work but i pushed too hard and got achy calves so it will probably be back to slow plodding with the odd sprint to make me feel good

Have a good weekend runners 🏃‍♀️

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AlMorr profile image
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Nice run for you today W&S, I have never used jeffing, isn't that another way to run slow and steady, good luck for further runs over the next few days, enjoy your weekend.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toAlMorr

It’s run fast walk recover, unless I’ve misunderstood Al

I’m working but there is no place better for love fun and hugs unless it’s at home

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Roadrunner65Graduate10

Not heard of jeffing. What is it?

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toRoadrunner65

couchtorunner.co.uk/2018/11...

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BonniesRest in reply toSueAppleRun

Very interesting, Thankyou!

Sensible choice don't be antagonising those calves 👍

Team Willowla!!

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10

Sounds like a great run except for those achy calves 😳 I've never tried jeffing but I've heard good things about it, I must give it a go! Hope your calves don't give you any more trouble. Have a great weekend 😊

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I Jeff all the time. It’s run at a regular pace then walk for a bit. I run at the moment for 2.45 minutes then walk for 45 seconds. Apparently 30 seconds walking is the optimum. But it’s really whatever suites you. For me it means I recover quicker and can go further.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toKnittingrunner

-Ah that’s where i went wrong then, ran too fast but it was fun u til it hurt, thanks for the e plantation

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KnittingrunnerGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Take care then. If you want a sensible explanation google Jeff Galloway. It looks complicated but since I came out from shielding I’ve slowly been adjusting the ratio using his basic principle and it feels like normal now and I’m no where near as exhausted as I used to be at the end of the week. 😊🏃🏻‍♀️

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I've tried some interval runs, but I've never tried Jeffing.

As I understand it, the runs should be at your usual comfortable pace for the prescribed distance, with walking breaks in-between.

Anyway, a nice run for you apart from the calves. I hope they are not too sore.

And there is nothing wrong with slow plodding 😁🐌

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I jeff now for most runs (I have to, I'm following his Garmin HM training plan) and it's very surprising how I can actually go faster overall when I jeff than when I run non stop. Those walking breaks really do the business. I still do a long continuous run every fortnight, just because I don't want to lose the ability to do so.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toMagellan

I am a bit confused because keep reading that jeffing increases overall speed so we sped up and my calves protested

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CazzaW

Interesting hearing about Jeffing. Do hope your calves recover quickly 🤞

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Well done you two - at least you got out there. Sorry to hear about your calf Sola, hope it clears up quickly!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toOldgirlruns

Thanks, I’ve been looking at calf strengthening exercises and skipping is one and i can’t do it at the moment so i suspect only short gentle runs for a while and let it heal and do what strengthening i can, it seems to be my weak point i first hurt my left calf boxing day, i have a 4 day off weekend next week and we’ve been talking about a very slow 10k

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Well done WillowandSola!! 🤩🤩🤩 I agree it Jeffing works!

I am so in love with Jeffing, but I’m not sure if I can do a full run without the walk now! 🥴 I trust our Jeff knows it’s me running and knows what he’s talking about 😬!

Love that photo!! Those clouds look like cotton wool! 😁❤️

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RunaroundSueGraduate10

I have a Jeffing Run Walk 3:1 cd, but also like the Podrunner Bass10 and Skyline programmes

podrunner.com/programs.html

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toRunaroundSue

Thank you

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