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Well I didn’t feel great when i stepped out today, borrowed my daughters headphone which kept cutting out so no music or timings which felt disappointing and just couldn’t make the distance . Sand v soft but no excuses did 25 mins and felt sick 🤢 so walked the rest. Think it’s my first fail but will learn from it, more positive beginning needed, perhaps more prep with the gadgets and a better holiday list!

It was great to be outside though even on a drizzly Cornish morning 👍🏻🏃‍♀️🌊🌧🌧🌧🌧

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trogdelightGraduate

25 minutes is not to be sniffed at.

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HoagyMGraduate

You know what they say around here - don't use the F-word :)

Have to say, the mere idea of running on soft sand scares me, so not surprised it was tough, especially if you weren't feeling great. But that's another 25-min run under your belt, outside in the Cornish fresh air, and in a couple of days time your running legs will be that much stronger and you'll ready to go again at w8r3.

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No such thing as a fail! 25 mins is a great amount of time to run for and you've definitely got the right attitude in seeing it as a learning curve.

I've had two runs that I didn't complete one in week 7 when I attempted a stupidly steep hill and my first go at running for 30 mins (going way too fast!!). But they're two runs I wouldn't even have attempted 2 months ago.

Onwards and upwards!

Enjoy the Cornish drizzle :-)

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In what sense is running for 25 minutes a failure? Take yourself back 3 weeks and ask yourself that.

Soft sand is probably the hardest thing to try to run on - it soaks up all of your energy, the opposite of the tarmac I’ve done all my running on so far.

Pick yourself up, dust yourself down, have another go in a couple of days on a slightly easier surface. Try running along the strand line - wet sand is quite hard and “bouncy”.

Enjoy the next one x

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JeaniedeansGraduate

25mins is awesome and in no sense a failure.

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Lydia-jgGraduate

Thanks 🙏🏻 everyone who’s replied, you’re all helping me see this as a blip, agree 25 mins is still a positive. We’ve been on holiday here for years and always wanted to run on the beach so should see it as achieving an ambition! Hey ho next run 🏃‍♀️

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Jay66UKGraduate in reply toLydia-jg

Even better than doing 25 minutes is doing 25 minutes and now accepting it for what it is. Well done.

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Christianne57Graduate

Running on soft sand?

Running for 25 minutes?

Running without motivational music or timings?

Chalk this one up as a success!

You did fab!

Running on soft sand must be only marginally easier than running in ankle deep treacle!

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