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What is it about Laura?

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Hi folks

Was back out there this morning wearing gloves this time and thanks to all the advice from other forum people answering my question about inhaling cold air, I wore my motorcycle neck tube pulled up over my North and South! Worked a treat and eventually had to abandon said facial covering cos I got too hot!

Laura kept me company the whole way. I am using Week 7 at the moment to get back into my stride and I must say, Laura's little comments every so often don;t half keep me going. I am sure if I hadn't had her in my ears I might have stopped for a walk / rest at one point, but knowing that you've run 5 minutes, then told about the half way point, then told about the last minute to go really helped me. I was faster as well today compared to Monday just gone, so there is some improvement happening. Hurrah!!

Also I'm finding that my glutes stretches before I go out seem to help me. Dunno why, but the physio said that if I did them before I went out then it'd send a signal to my brain to use them for the POWER aspect -ie projecting myself forward, instead of just using my calves to do the same thing, which is what I had been doing. Oddly this morning when I returned home, my arse muscles were reeeeeeally quite sore!! So they must have been working out!

Right back to work I go on my dog film. it's a gas.

More soon...

Dan

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Rockette

I find Laura really does keep you going , after I graduated I used my own music minus Laura , today using the speed podcast I realised how much I had missed her & had a really enjoyable run ,she really does have a positive affect , & I wonder if I can ever break the strings lol

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Do Oscar and Tallulah approve of you working on a dog film?

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danzargoGraduate in reply toc4ts

Sshhhhh! I haven't told them!

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OldNedGraduate

Too much info re the arse muscles! ;)

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danzargoGraduate in reply toOldNed

Oops! Sorry OldNed. Meant to say BUTTOCKS!!

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ju-ju-Graduate

I am so so pleased you are pounding the streets again...you sound so much better.....and I always feel if my arse muscles aren't sore I haven't pushed myself enough :)

Well done DTG...and keep on running....

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walettaGraduate

You do sound much more positive. Sounds like it's going well. I'm back with Laura too.

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