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Battled through.

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I have been running regularly three times a week. However I have started walking at times. It is almost like my subconscious takes over and the next thing I am strolling along again! This morning I have gone out and ran three miles. No stopping or walking just kept going. My time was slow but I have managed it. Tomorrow for the first time I am planning on running on a consecutive day just because I am going to struggle to fit a run in until Saturday otherwise. It will be interesting to see how that goes. I hope everyone is still loving the running and making the most of the sun while it lasts.

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Well done loubee.. it's all in the mind!, isn't it?! Hope your run tomorrow goes well too :-)

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I am finding now that my body is quite used to it all and I don't ache like I did. My breathing is hit and miss but the biggest battle is definitely in my head. Thank you.

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Well done. The best part is getting out there and not being sat on the couch. So again well done ;-)

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Hi Loubee - can you try planning an alternative route, just to ring the changes? I found that when I repeat the same route over and over, I get bored and find it hard to get motivated to get out and run. Perhaps taking a different route will give you something new to look at, and distract the shoulder gremlins ("You can walk if you want").

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