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Hi all, I just completed my first run of week 5 and am feeling pretty happy with how I’m doing so far. Some of the runs have been a struggle but I’ve kept going for all of them no matter how slow by the end. Today’s run went better than I’d expected but I wondered if anyone had any tips for the rest of week 5 as the runs start to become more challenging?

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ButtercupKidGraduate

As my former driving instructor used to say, “When in doubt, slow down !”

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Septembre3 in reply to ButtercupKid

Thank you! I’m finding that the first run in each day is the one I push to be faster on but really need to slow down on as when I get to the last runs I actually have more energy than I expect if I just keep that steady pace.

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ButtercupKidGraduate in reply to Septembre3

That’s the idea - you run, you learn, you run better ! Hoping you mean the first run in each WEEK though 😄

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Septembre3 in reply to ButtercupKid

I meant like the first run section of the run 😅 sorry that was confusing to word.

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ButtercupKidGraduate in reply to Septembre3

You had me worried for a minute there ! 😄

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poohbear2608Graduate

Well done for getting this far. Try the slow jogging method of running and be aware of breathing in through the nose and out of the mouth without gasping for breath.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Well done..just another run...check this out.

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Buddy34Graduate

Well done, just go slow and try to enjoy running 😊

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Great job so far. Slow and steady is the key... try starting the run at the reduced pace you ended on today and then gradually increasing it in the second half... you could well run exactly the same distance by doing this but finish feeling better. The first few minutes take a little bit more out of us than the rest of the run, so not giving them as much effort keeps that extra energy for later.

You can do week 5... there’s a milestone at the end of it, and you’ll love crossing that finish line.

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