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Still Consolidating - The Anatomy of a 30 Minute Run

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The first five minutes- oh my giddy aunt, whose idea was this?

5-10 minutes- okay, try breathing like Laura said and get into a comfortable stride

10-20 minutes- now you’re talking. I’m running and not really thinking about it - my mind is clearing, my mood is lifting, I’m actually enjoying myself! I believe I can run forever 🙂

20-25 minutes - legs starting to feel tired, are we there yet?

25-30 minutes - did someone adjust my watch? This feels like the longest 30 minutes EVER ( usually accompanied by frantic tapping on my phone to check what Strava says)

30 minutes - Yeeeeees! Laura, I love you. I am invincible! See you again the day after tomorrow.

And repeat.....

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SueAppleRunGraduate

That pretty much describes most runs

Isn’t it great to be able to run for 30 minutes?

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SpeedMaQueenGraduate in reply to SueAppleRun

It sure is! Can’t believe how far I’ve come. Happy running 🙂

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Skippy96

Well done. This made me laugh!

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Ha ha your so right. 😊😊😂😂

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Tazzy_wazzyGraduate

Lol, great post. Sometimes the longer runs feel like forever but we get there eventually 👍🏃‍♀️

Lol that made me laugh! You are right! Hell what I also was thinking oh gosh hell it is but how I am going to do the 10K???lol. I just barely cover 4k in 30 minutes! Lol but you did it!

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