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Week 5. Fitter than I think.

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TrixabelleBGraduate
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Not much to say about run one. I've been really looking forward to week five. Felt quite hard the first few minutes, realised I was running quite tense so made an effort to relax which worked. I seem to have formed a habit of starting at the slowest possible pace known to man instead of my most comfortable pace.... Then realising I can definitely go quicker without becoming a complete mess. Sometimes takes me too long to realise that I'm going too slow for my fitness level which means I don't feel I'm getting the best out of the run. I think it's from fear of going too quickly and not finishing, but it's definitely more comfortable to speed up a bit.

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Tasha99Graduate

I’m exactly the same. Scared of going too fast and crumbling later on!

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There is no point pushing during the toxic ten healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

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TrixabelleBGraduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

Very interesting thank you....I do like to know the reasons why.

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