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IannodaTruffeMentor

Well, we do say slow and steady for a reason.

Thanks Sadie.

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AnthieGraduate

Thanks a lot for sharing, Sadie-runs! Very convincing even if I don't need to be convinced since I've adopted the snail runs ;-) and helpful to avoid injury. Let's keep on running slow!

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Sadie-runsGraduate in reply to Anthie

Absolutely! My goal is to run injury free if I can. Besides, a slow and steady pace feels SO GOOD! 😘

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Jennyb2017

So true -I felt so good tonight after my run I was worried about but I did it because I paced myself!!

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Sadie-runsGraduate in reply to Jennyb2017

Yay! Good work, Jenny. 😘👏

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skysue16Graduate

Very good article, thanks for posting :)

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Sadie-runsGraduate in reply to skysue16

Welcome! 😘

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FishypiefaceGraduate

Wish I'd read this when I started! Still, it will encourage me to keep slowing down :)

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Sadie-runsGraduate in reply to Fishypieface

Yeah, me too, but better late than never, eh? x

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Elfe5Graduate

Thanks for that. 😁

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Sadie-runsGraduate in reply to Elfe5

Totally welcome, Elfe. It is a joyous read, eh? 😀

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Elfe5Graduate in reply to Sadie-runs

Absolutely- good to see all the principles that we already have discovered with C25K and this wonderful group of encouragers. It is too easy to slide into expecting yourself to go faster. 😁

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DebJogsOnGraduate

I have to confess I haven't yet felt the need to run any faster than slow 😉

I can now happily claim I'm choosing to go slow deliberately! 😂

Great read. This is exactly what I did from day 1. And I can feel my leg muscles getting stronger. It’s also great for thinking time.

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