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Rest day today!

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ashishkulkarniGraduate
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I was itching for a run. But a rest day is a rest day.

Rest is important for muscles to grow and get stronger.

So despite a lot of urge to go out and run, I am waiting for tomorrow to do W8R3.

Good luck to everyone who is running today (y)

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poppypugGraduate

Very true Ash !

Thats the wonder of this programme I think. It uncovers parts of you that you didnt know existed ! I wonder how many of us a year ago wouldve been miffed because we couldnt go out for a run !

Good Luck for tomorrow ! :-) xxx

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ashishkulkarniGraduate in reply topoppypug

Thanks Poppy xxx

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JoolieB1Graduate

Even on a rest day, I think about where I will run next and plan my route, check out the forum a hundred times but it is still hard not to run! Today is a run day for me so I had my fix already, now two rest days and then hope it will b parkrun!

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ashishkulkarniGraduate in reply toJoolieB1

Thanks Joolie.

On my rest days I do walks and CrossFit...so some cross training.

But yesterday I just rested and looked back upon C25K progress so far!

I am doing the marcothon in December so also, been planning routes. Need more than one route in case one is flooded or it snows.

Fingers crossed!

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jedi_d

What works for me is to run on Mon, Wed, Friday, during lunchtime. the weekend is for rest and all the other essential stuff like shopping.

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ashishkulkarniGraduate in reply tojedi_d

That sounds like a good plan indeed.

I do Mon, Wed, Fri too...and sometimes also Sun if I am feeling particularly strong. If not, I just sleep, rest and do as little as possible :-)

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jedi_d in reply toashishkulkarni

To be honest, I go swimming during the weekend. I dont count that as part of my exercise, I get about 30 mins of pure length swimming :-)

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ashishkulkarniGraduate in reply tojedi_d

Excellent!!! :-)

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Curlygurly2Graduate

Yes, rest days a re very important! You could do something else though, a nice brisk walk in the fresh air for instance. XX

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ashishkulkarniGraduate in reply toCurlygurly2

I have got a totally waterproof Ronhill Goretex jacket...so I can walk or run outdoors even in pouring rain.

Looking forward to doing more of that after graduation :-)

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Rignold

If you did todays Crossfit WOD and still have energy to spare you are a machine!

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ashishkulkarniGraduate in reply toRignold

Sadly, the traffic was too bad Rignold. So I didn't get back in time for the WOD :-(

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misswobbleGraduate

It's true, and we should revere the rest day. It's not a rest day for our body though as it's when it does it's best work, and gets busy healing

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ashishkulkarniGraduate in reply tomisswobble

Thanks Miss W :-)

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JeleybellyGraduate

I'm on a mile a day at the moment so no rest days but I know when I was doing 30 mins *3, I walked on the non-run days and it felt so odd 'just' walking!? Who'd have thought it?!

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ashishkulkarniGraduate in reply toJeleybelly

Good luck JeleyBelly :-)

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