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Who found wk9r3 hardest of all

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Is it just me but when I completed this run I found it so hard. Maybe it was because I was worried I would fall at the final hurdle. I did manage to complete it but god it was hard. My run today was just so much better and it was like a weight has been lifted. Onwards and upwards as they say

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate

I think we place a lot of extra pressure on ourselves because it is that special, final run. It was tough and subsequent "free" runs did feel easier without both constraints and I guess the fear that somehow we won't finish it... which of course is crazy as we've already done 95% of the programme 🤔👍😁

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Jen58

Congratulations 🎉🎊😊🎓

You did it 👍🏻well done xx

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Jen58

Wk9/1 wk9/2 have both been a challenge for me , both times I have wanted to stop , I never , I know that I started off too fast , I had to really push myself , last 10 minutes wk9/2 I settled into a steady pace and enjoyed it

Not really looking forward to wk 9/3 🤔

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monzie13Graduate in reply to Jen58

Feeling you with this! Just 1 more run for me now, too, but I've been hovering on week 9 for a few weeks now! Good luck with 9/3..you can do it!!! xx

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CarolineKCGraduate in reply to Jen58

And me - wk9/2 today felt really hard - lots of gremlins out

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ElizaMaiGraduate

I found the last run very hard 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ I think I had focused on it far tooooo much !!

Mind over matter 😁 just another run!! I am looking forward to the next run 🏃‍♀️ not managed it yet 😳 hopefully tomorrow 😃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

The first one out is fun I think because you feel as though you’re controlling it, whereas I think W9R3 - it’s the big one, the defining one and none of us want to get it wrong. Congrats on getting out so soon after the podium run

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