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I did first run of W8 Monday and thought I was going to die!! I can feel my legs today! Should I have another rest day do you think?

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Dee_NGraduate

Take another rest day if you think you need it. There are no rules to say you need to run every other day x

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Ahhh yes that’s true. Thank you! Playing tennis today so I will be doing something, just want to get to graduation day! 😁

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cheekychipmunksGraduate

You’ll be fine taking another rest day if you think your body needs one. I kind of wish I’d taken an extra one, as like you I did W8R1 on Monday and had a tricky R2 (but managed it) today after a long day of hiking in the mountains yesterday!

There’s no hurry to complete the programme. Just have fun!

Good luck! 😀🏃‍♀️😀

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Amandabubble

Well I had another rest day and yesterday I did my 28 minute run and felt a lot better after this one than my first - yay!

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