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Should be a run day but legs aching ๐Ÿ˜ž

Wedding last weekend in a castle, think the spiral stone staircase in heels now taking itโ€™s toll ๐Ÿ˜ž

I donโ€™t suppose an extra rest day do any real damage??

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No worries on taking an extra rest day!

That said... muscle soreness might not pose as much an issue as you think. I ran with some soreness from too many squats yesterday and aside from making the soreness slightly worse, it wasn't any harder than usual and it's much better today, I think tomorrow it will be gone. :)

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

No problem at all... youโ€™ll be refreshed

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ButtercupKidGraduate

The great thing about this programme is that you adjust it to work with you, not the other way round. If youโ€™re still aching tomorrow, my advice would be to do your run but ease up a little on pace and focus instead on style and breathing. Youโ€™ll soon be back to normal ๐Ÿ™‚

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KatnapGraduate

Do it! Do it! Do it!

You'll be fine ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Just take it slow. Jog at about your fast walk speed. And spend more time on your warm down stretching afterwards.

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Take as many as you feel necessary..the runs will still be there...when we run.. the idea is simply to enjoy them :)

Heels ? What are those ? :)

So long since I wore them! x

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