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Wk3 Run3 - where did the aches and pains go?

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DebJogsOnGraduate
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Felt hard this morning - I think because my 3 minute runs both coincided with uphill sections of path! However feel mightly proud to have done it and noticed in the final walk that nowhere was niggling, twinging or aching. This really is progress! Now to mentally prepare for Wk 4.

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GrannyOGraduate

Great progress 👍. Running uphill is supposed to improve stamina & fitness but at the time it feels so hard! Same thing happened to me in W3, and now I'm running up slopes I never thought I could in W5. Keep going & well done!

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IannodaTruffeMentor

You just turned into a lean, mean running machine, who can handle hills and............well anything.

Go you!

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DebJogsOnGraduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

I hope this is true! 5 minutes running still sounds a looooong time!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Just follow the programme, keep it slow and steady and you will be fine... well done you... moving on and getting stronger with every single run:)

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