Yesterday I decided to do the 35 minute run as run 2 rather than 3 because I'm hoping to do parkrun Saturday. 35 minutes will be the longest I've run and knowing how I felt after the parkrun last week I thought I'd try and distract myself from the time by concentrating on something else; after all it was an extra 5 mins on my longest run 😂. I decided to try and slow the pace down and gently increase it each 1km. I also thought listening to 'Bread' rather than 'Nickelback' may help 😂
I'm really chuffed I nailed it. Now let me see if I can nail it when there are a plethora of runners at parkrun 😂😂
Wish I could nail getting my music to play in NRC! I do have it selected but I only hear the coach so have to fiddle to get the music player on.
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Congratulations! The NRC app is annoying to get to work alongside music. I find what works on my phone is to have the guided run loaded up ready to press start, start the music, press start on the NRC app and then go back and restart the music. It’s a bit of a faff but it usually behaves after that. Sometimes the first bit of commentary is quiet but after that the music dips to hear the guidance. Turning off auto pause on the NRC app helped the right music keep playing and it not start playing something random if I’d stopped to let a tractor pass (the joys of rural running!).
Just one note of caution-when did you graduate? I remember it being very recently. I would be wary of increasing your distance and pace too quickly. You don’t want to pick up an injury.
Thanks MissUnderstanding. I knew a sharp eyed admin may spot that 😂 It was one of my considerations when I looked at slowing the pace down and easing it back. If I feel anything untoward I will just rest and take my time again 😁 However your comment, and I'm not sure I'm spelling this right, psychosomatically made me feel pain immediately in my hip, hamstring and both achilles tendons, and I'm sitting down 😂 😂
The problem is, the first sign of something untoward could be an injury that puts you on the couch for a frustrating couple of weeks. It’s obviously up to you, but for the sake of a fortnight sticking at what you’ve done before, I wouldn’t be taking the risk. Increasing distance is still increasing the work your body is doing, even if it is at a slower pace.
You’ve got years of happy running of you. Take the long view! There are loads of brilliant NRC runs that are 30 minutes or less.
Good luck with whatever you choose to do next. 🏃♀️ 🏃♀️ 🏃♀️
Blimey... you did nail it...but as MissUnderstanding says, there is a danger of too fast too soon.
We do all have our own happy pace, but maybe when we first graduate we may get a tad too eager. Your body will tell you exactly what is what, you just listen to it. That is the hard bit.
As she says, it would be horrid to jeopardize your running success with an injury! Eeek!
I am famous, (infamous ?), as I have said to you before, for my mantra of slow and steady, but it really does get you to some amazing places! As you run more you will find your pace just evolves, without you realising it too !
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