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Week 9 run 2 - part 2

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So first treadmill run.... smashed it! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

Little bit nervous to begin with.... didnโ€™t want to fall flat on my face! ๐Ÿ˜‚

Little bit of calf cramp but as usual by half way I was loving it... even without my playlist.

When I got to the gym I only had 5% battery left so chose not to have my music so that I could use the app and listen to Sarah.

Ran a shorter distance but now it know I can do 30 min at 4mph I can increase it to get a greater distance.

Still had jelly legs at the end and my knees were really burning but I will definitely be using the treadmill over winter ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽถ

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Wow... just wow. Everybody I ever met struggles transitioning from one to the other if they didnโ€™t always run outdoors and treadmill. You just blew it away... well done. Enjoy that graduation run.

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Aw... thank you! I love this group, feel Iโ€™ve had so much support with the gremlins and now I just tell them to ๐Ÿค I had SOOOOOOO many excuses as to why not to do this today, the rain, almost flat battery, it was late... the list goes on but I knew that if I tried I could do it. Almost quit at 6 mins due to the cramp but it was just my gremlins giving a reason to quit... hush gremlins we are trying to run here! ๐Ÿคซ

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telford_mikeGraduate

Great stuff Emma, tough on a treadmill but you ate it up and spat it out - way to go! Nothing wrong with jelly legs - we all get them! Good luck and keep going!

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Craftysue66Graduate

Can't wait to get to week 9 - well done. I find the treadmill easier to pace myself and gives a more consistent run but its so boring compared to running outdoors - even with a monitor in from of you. Good luck with your final run

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Well done Emma not long at all to go now!!! I don't get on well with treadmill as have fallen off twice- am quite the comedy act in the gym ๐Ÿ˜‚but might have to relook at going back in the winter months - will see how it goes outside! It was quite dark this morning at 5.30am on my run. Those gremlins are pesky little blighters when they get a hold- good on you for shoving them out๐Ÿ‘

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