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Morning runners! I hope this fine Tuesday afternoon finds you all well πŸ‘πŸ»

I decided on a few days break from running and managed 3, it was a little too easy to sink back into doing nothing! Strangely the urge to run...which I normally wake up with everyday didn't return and I think if I'd sat doing nothing for another week I'd have probably returned to the bad old days fitness wise!

This morning I decided to put my kit on and get out for a 5k... It felt rough! Like I'd dropped back to middle of c25k rough! Couldn't breathe correctly, legs were heavy and tired and I was basically shot after 4km though I did complete the 5km as I'm a stubborn northerner 🀣 the time was actually pretty quick, like under 29 mins quick and would have been really fast if I could have kept up any sort of pace in the last KM.

Was it hard? Yes very! Did I enjoy it? No, apart from the lovely sky and birds singing (ran naked), it was a chore! Am I glad I did it? Absolutely! I'm hoping that this bad phase dosnt last long and things start feeling easier again soon 🀞🏻🀞🏻

Hope everybody is having a bit of a better time of it! 😁

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-You did well to push through to the end when it felt so tough- I’ve had a lot of those lately- I can never understand why those supposed short runs are real killers sometimes when you know you can run double that easily-normal service will resume on the next run I would think

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toBambi2020

Cheers Bambi, hope so 🀞🏻

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Well done on pushing on to 5k, i know what you mean, we dont ' stop' been built into us now! 🀣 i've been resting 2 weeks now, and although looking forward to a run, doesnt feel as bad, urge wise now πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ going out tomorrow, come what may, as back at work, on mon!

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toPeter44

Cheers Peter, hope the run goes well pal πŸ‘πŸ»

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StoneDragon

Well done - 1 on resting and 2 on pushing through a tough run. You'll be back to eating up the miles in no time πŸ’ͺ🦌

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toStoneDragon

Cheers SD! It's been a while! You still running?

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GailXrunning

Well on on getting back out; on being stubborn; and on getting through the tough bits. You’ll soon be back into your groove - just need to oil those cogs! The sky is so amazing - almost a sci-fi apocalypse.

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toGailXrunning

Thanks Gail, hope your right 🀞🏻 yeah that sky was awesome this morning πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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Indielass00

That sky RR is on πŸ”₯ Beauty of a pic there. Ah so the stubbornness is a northern thing that explains why I’m so stubborn 🀣.You will be back to β€œmeep meep β€œ in no time! I’m confident you will πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ˜€

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toIndielass00

Thank you! Yeah was pleased with that pic especially as it was just a point and shoot on the move πŸ‘πŸ» I'm sure your right, the mojo will be back soon 😁

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You got out, you did it and you pushed through! and saw that sky as well, bit of magic in there let’s hope the next run is less hard

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Thank you πŸ‘πŸ» yep hope so 🀞🏻

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Good for you sticking to a proper few days of rest, I’m sure your body will thank you for that. Ah you being a stubborn northerner stands you in good stead for these moments all right 🀣🀣 Short slog runs come out of nowhere sometimes and they are buggers but well done for sticking with it and getting a very respectable time too!! Also, that’s a beautiful sky and worth being out for so double win πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toRunforurlife

Thanks R4ul, fingers crossed back to easy running soon 🀣

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Well done on finishing a tough one! All of mine seem to have been like that recently - I think someone has slipped lead insoles into my shoes.

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toPandaCory

Lol yep it does feel a bit like that! 🀣

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