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Up very early for me - 6am. Ran for 33 mins (110%) and managed 3.7k.

Much faster first km than usual and I felt it. Toxic 10 pretty awful but second half of the run lovely and uneventful.

Had I known halfway how good I would feel at the end then I might have been tempted to try for 5k, but I think that’s still out of reach.

Back to work after 11 days leave today so I didn’t have that long to run anyway. Now playing catch up to get to work on time!

Whatever run you have next, enjoy it x

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SendWineGraduate

Love to run early in the morning but it's soo hard leaving a cosy bed.

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David_G

Great, carry on the good work! 👍

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Ripcurlrana71

Well done Jay! Not looking forward to my run this morning - hopefully i'll get into when I go after school drop off etc!

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Kar43

Nice consolidation 🏃run there jay. Have. Good first day back to work.

I'm on my first consolidation run after school run 🏃‍♀️😊

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EiralasGraduate

Sounds good! (Except for the getting up at 6am part *shudder*). Build up to that 5k steadily and you will get there- there's no rush :-)

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Jay66UKGraduate in reply toEiralas

Thanks. Slowly creeping towards it.

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Ang33333Graduate

Glad it went well today. 😁😁

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HoagyMGraduate

Well done Jay! 33 minutes is another PB, and very impressed at that early start too :)

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Chrisc1967

Silly question time!!

What exactly is a consolidation run? 🤔

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Jay66UKGraduate in reply toChrisc1967

After graduating they recommend you do 3x30 mins for 3 weeks to embed your running and (as that makes for a total of at least 12 weeks) to make it a habit you are more likely to continue.

What you actually do is up to you - mine is going Saturday 30 min run (or Parkrun), Monday 30 min run, Wednesday 33 min run.

Looking to build up towards the duration I need for 5k (around 45 mins 😳).

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Chrisc1967 in reply toJay66UK

Thanks for that. It does make sense. I think by then I’ll have the real bug, well hoping so.

Might even do a Forest Gump, Run Forest Run 😂😂

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Jay66UKGraduate in reply toChrisc1967

W6R3 did that to me! Although not every run since has been easy - some far from it - I’ve enjoyed every run or (at worst, W9R2 I’m looking at you) the feeling after every run.

I even enjoyed my terrible, mountainous Parkrun.

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SandieFGraduate in reply toJay66UK

Haha I think we enjoyed your account of your mountainous parkrun more! 😂👏

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owmeknees

Well done on the run. I am looking forward to building up to 33 minutes over the next week or two. Much prefer the early morning runs.

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Jay66UKGraduate in reply toowmeknees

I melt in too much heat. The night before a run I look at the weather first thing and mid-evening. If one is distinctly cooler, it wins. Otherwise Morning wins.

I’m sleeping better than I have been this year (separation, empty bed, stress of pending divorce, yadda yadda) but I just can’t seem to lie in anymore. Morning wins again.

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LorijayGraduate

Well done Jay, another consolidation run under the belt :)

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Jay66UKGraduate in reply toLorijay

And the belt has shrunk a notch! 😜

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LorijayGraduate in reply toJay66UK

Good stuff Jay, motivating in itself. :)

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SaartjieGraduate

Well done Jay. A great achievement nonetheless 😊

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over61andstilltryingGraduate

I like 6am too. Well done another run completed!

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