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My first attempt at 2:3 today and I managed 5 full jogs out of 6. I would be pleased, except that I’ve also reduced my distance to where it was on my first attempt at 1:1. This doesn’t bode well for the future ! Someone please tell me where I’m going wrong ?!

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Wrong? You’re not going wrong! Good run. Don’t look at distance!!!

W1R1 is 8 running minutes W2R3 is 9 minutes, 1.5 one of which you didn’t complete this time... so maybe you ran 8! That would put you even to the first and gong longer often means you go slower.

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ButtercupKidGraduate in reply toUnfitNoMore

Never thought of that ! I jogged a minute of run 2 and all the other five, so in total I jogged for longer than last week, just not as far.

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I would call that a roaring success! You jogged for 5/6 intervals! You’ll totally crack them all in your next run! You’re doing awesomely well. It’s not about distance per se it’s about completing the intervals. Pat yourself on the back, you did 5 x better than week 2 r 1😀😀

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ButtercupKidGraduate in reply tojiggles7

Thanks, Jiggles. Doing my best !

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TartancatGraduate

Now then ButtercupKid. You've been here long enough to know that distance doesn't matter!

You're doing fab and running longer than you ever have - that is fantastic!! 🤸‍♀️🏅

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ButtercupKidGraduate in reply toTartancat

Thanks, Tartancat. You’re right, of course. I haven’t been able to run my usual track for the last week or so, and getting back on today I found it a bit alarming to see how much distance I wasn’t covering, in spite of my purple face 😄

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