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Week 1 Run 2 done, struggle to get out of the door as feeling so tired. Still feel better for doing it. Rather worried about increasing the running sections next week as I still find it difficult to reach the minute on the last couple.

Trusting the process! 😏

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Roadrunna

Well done! My first week was really tough and I thought that I wouldn't be able to do week 2. I've just finished run2 of week 2 and was really surprised to find that it wasn't that bad. W1 felt much harder so keep at it and you might just surprise yourself!

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Gooner4everGraduate

I've just done week 1 run 2, and I found it harder than the first run. My muscles ached but I'm hoping that's a good sign as it means I'm using them!

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ScobsGraduate

You can do it scarlet48, the trick that I found to actually get me through the door last week was, not even thinking about it. Just do a routine of getting changed etc and going out the door. Then once your out you have to carry on no going back. You know I’m a carer and the person I care for one of her disabilities is she was born without a sleep gene. She doesn’t sleep at all. Hence I don’t get much sleep either. Believe me if I can do it tired, you can.

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Scarlet48 in reply to Scobs

Ouch! yes very tiring. I’m still working part time nights while studying so suffer with insomnia so I sympathise. Felt better once I got moving.

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ScobsGraduate in reply to Scarlet48

Good.

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ScobsGraduate in reply to Scobs

I done it. Completed first night with running group. It was week 1 over again. There were 251 people there

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Scarlet48 in reply to Scobs

Wow, big group. That sounds great! 👍

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ScobsGraduate

Tonight first night with running club. Hope it goes better then last week and I can keep up. Felt so deflated after last week

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Great job. Each run adds to your fitness and you’ll be surprised by how quickly if rises. Ok next week in 90 second intervals... but there’s only 5 of them... and the total workout length isn’t mush different to week one... you can do it! Keep the pace down.

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