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Oops! I ran too fast.

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Seems I have totally lost the ability judge my pace after my summer break. MyAsics had to interrupt me to tell me I was running over a minute too fast, even though I thought I was taking it easy on a gentle uphill incline. I did manage to slow down, but obviously still not enough

Now for 2 days rest before the plan has me running 2k.

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I take it you’re following a different plan rather than the interval based NHS app?

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Maddee_6333Graduate in reply toglentoran99

Oh...yes...

I am doing a 4 week plan to get ready for a 5k trail event, after not managing much running in the hot weather over the summer. 👍

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Ah right. Hopefully I get to that stage in the next few weeks and then be planning for events.. im such a geek I’ve been searching for 5ks with medals

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Maddee_6333Graduate in reply toglentoran99

A bit of bling is always good 👍And a lot of them do - so you should be able to find something near you.

Do you run road or trail?

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Right now I’m working my way through the c25k plan so I’m on flat roads at the minute. Funnily enough in trail running trainers. Once I get to the 5k I’ll possibly vary

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Maddee_6333Graduate in reply toglentoran99

Wow! That’s doing it the hard way. Trail can be a lot of fun.

If you do run some trail then the Maverick series are good for medals - though you have to be careful as some of their short races are 6-8k rather than 5k.

Mo-runs for the male cancer charity have medals and are geared to novices.

Or there’s always virtual races - find one that supports a cause you like and/or has a really nice medal, pay your money, then run at your own pace on a day of your choosing.

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Signed up for a race at your pace 25 mile medal for September. Be my first bling 😀

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