I had a bit of an epiphany this morning...I ran my 28 minutes for the first time and consciously slowed myself down a bit as was feeling a bit under the weather. I achieved my slowest pace yet!....But also achieved being less knackered, not struggling in places and felt I could go much further/longer!
I’ve read about the benefits of slowing down but it’s interesting how you only properly get it when you experience it 😬 my pace was 15-20 secs per Km slower...I’m looking forward to mixing up longer slower runs with shorter faster ones when I graduate...as long as I make the next 5 runs 🤞🏻
(Oh and for those who read my last post about someone shouting at me - this morning I got a smile and greetings from a fellow runner 😃)