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The slower than slow run with NRCโ€™s Coach Benett

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๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ I had a fun run this morning trying very hard to run even slower than my usual tortoise ๐Ÿข paced speed, and I have to say it was a really deliciously bouncing fun run! ๐ŸŽพ

๐Ÿ›Œ๐ŸฅฑThis morning I had woken up with a lot of Gremlins ๐Ÿ‘น coming for tea (my mnemonic hook ๐Ÿ˜‚), or rather coming with the iced lemon water ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ‹that I now usually have in the morning. There was the headache ๐Ÿค• Gremlin, tiny but noticeable sitting at the back of my head. There was the hot ๐Ÿฅต Gremlin, telling me itโ€™s already to hot to run, even at 7am. There was the husband Gremlin suggesting for us to compete in a Sudoku race before getting up. ๐Ÿงฉ

I batted all these away, not easily but tricked as after stepping to the bedroom window, waving my arms outside to test the temperature, I thought โ€˜I might as wellโ€™. ๐Ÿ’ช

I donned my two tank tops ๐ŸŽฝ๐ŸŽฝwith phone holder vest in-between, and first put on my short leggings ๐Ÿฉณ, to immediately change into long leggings, as I imagined the nettles ๐ŸŒฑI was going to have to pass. But sleeveless tops proofed to be a great choice, making me feel ๐ŸŒฌbreezy and cool on this hot morning.

So out the door, music on, ๐ŸŽง and then had to chose what to listen to. As I am trialing the Nike Training Club App, it was a good moment to tick off one of my saved guided runs in NRC, which then also appear on the NTC App. So up on my list came either a speed run or Coach Benett with a 42 min long run. Coach Benett is my new pal, after a rocky start to our friendship. And speed run sounded too intensive anyway, as I was looking for a recovery run after a sweaty 6.5k on Monday.

So I thought, how about I use the 42min long run for an ultra slow recovery run on a route that usually takes me 32-35 minutes. This meant I had to very consciously run even slower than my usual slow snail ๐ŸŒ pace. And yes, I found out that that is possible!

Putting on my Spotify playlist, it worked beautifully! The bounce was there, forefoot strike assured, breathing through the nose even whilst going up the hill! Birds singing, trees shading me in the rising heat! Then, an energetic walker passing me threw my mind into momentary gremlitic spins of โ€˜too slowโ€™, โ€˜what will they thinkโ€™?! ๐Ÿ‘บ๐Ÿ‘บ But Coach Bennett kept twirping into my ear to run even slower, to coach myself, to have a fun, relaxing recovery run! And I did! ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

I was still sweaty by the time I neared home, but almost perfectly timed I ended up running the last 90 seconds around the garden. ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒผ๐Ÿฅ€Of course the coach couldnโ€™t stop chatting immediately, so I ended up running around some flower pots a few times, to make sure the app ticked this run off as complete!

But finally he was done, and so was I. A great short run, actually taken at such an extreme slow speed it really felt like cruising. And that was a great experience in itself!

May everyone find their inner snail. Happy slow running everyone!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

That sounds so perfect, donโ€™t you just love it when energetic walkers march past? they probably speed up to overtake the runner ๐Ÿ˜€

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toSueAppleRun

Ha, yes! Exactly!! ๐Ÿ˜…

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GailXrunning

Love your post, CBDB! And the photo. You sure left those gremlins behind in the dust. Iโ€™m also really loving these super slow - and sometimes super short - runs. Theyโ€™re refreshing in so many ways. Just how slow can we go? CB says we should be bragging not about our upper pace about our slowest pace on easy runs.

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toGailXrunning

Yey!!! Yessss! Letโ€™s be a bit more competitive about slowness! ๐Ÿ˜…๐ŸŒ

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GailXrunningโ€ข in reply toCBDB

Said by Coach B, no less. Iโ€™m finding it more ch harder to do than I thought, though. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿข Competition on! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toGailXrunning

๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿฆ”๐Ÿฆฅ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿข๐Ÿฆฆ

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10

Sounds fab, well done ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toBeatlesforever

๐Ÿ™

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Frizzbomb67Graduate10

I love a long slow run, especially at the end of a busy week. Itโ€™s so relaxing and blows the week away ๐Ÿ˜Š. Slow is good ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toFrizzbomb67

It certainly is! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฆฆ๐Ÿฆฅ๐Ÿฆ”๐Ÿข๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Doris8Graduate10

Love your post and your slow jogging, comeon the snails ๐ŸŒ I see you had your long leggings on as with the nettles,I wish I had walking but didnโ€™t know where to walk to at the time. Got an insect bite on leg very sore still and that was at 6.45 . Ice hydrocortisone on and hope by tomorrow better. Partner thinks a hornet sting. Keep going your doing well๐Ÿ˜Š

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toDoris8

Uhhh, that sounds painful! ๐Ÿค•๐Ÿฆถ hope it disappears soonish. Iโ€™ve been quite lucky in the past few years with only very few insect bites. I wonder if they donโ€™t like me โ€ฆ. mmhโ€ฆ๐Ÿค”

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Doris8Graduate10โ€ข in reply toCBDB

They must like my blood ๐Ÿฉธ

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toDoris8

๐Ÿ™

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Instructor57Graduate10

Sounds like you beat off quite a few Gremlins ๐Ÿ˜But a great run !

I love the slow ones, well done ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toInstructor57

Thank you! Yes, pesky little things, arenโ€™t they! ๐Ÿคฃโœ‹๏ธ๐Ÿ›‘๐Ÿ‘บ

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10

Well done Coach Bennett! And weโ€™ll done you for ditching those pesky gremlins and embracing your inner snail! Iโ€™ve lost count of the number of people fast walking past me, itโ€™s always a bit weird! But I usually manage to gasp out a greeting and it gives me a target to try and follow!

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toOldgirlruns

Good to know it doesnโ€™t happen to just me! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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Sounded lovely! Iโ€™ll have to look out for CB and that slow run myself! ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŒ๐Ÿข๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toLottieMW

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

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FionamagsGraduate10

Go the slow runners!!! That sounded fab.

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toFionamags

Go go go slow! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿข๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

Well done! I thought I was slow, but honestly have not yet been overtaken by a walker. I did SLOW one time, but I got more tired of it than a little bit faster. It appears SLOW is very exhausting!

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply to

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ for me going faster is definitely more exhausting! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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LiflufGraduate10

You've given me an idea CBDB. Next time one of my speedy family visit I shall challenge them to a snail race. I know I'll win and it will drive them potty ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toLifluf

Oh yeah! Would love to hear the outcome! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿข๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

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