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Hi everyone

I’m on week 7 and running 25 minutes but today I’m so exhausted and body aches

Is this normal or does it get better ???

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John_WGraduate

How fast are you running (it should be JOGGING) ?

What are you doing on your rest/recovery/repair days?

How much sleep are you getting?

How well do you hydrate? (Your pee should be clear and light in colour)

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nowsterGraduate in reply toJohn_W

On the other hand, if you're peeing every hour on the hour you might have overdone it. 🤣

As with everything, a sudden change of habits can take the body a bit of time to react to.

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Kiran274 in reply tonowster

It’s my first week running 25 minutes non stop

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Kiran274 in reply toJohn_W

I am jogging not running because I’m very slow. I’m having rest days on between. Sleeping and drinking well

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John_WGraduate

Your body aches? Just your legs or your whole body?

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Kiran274 in reply toJohn_W

Whole body. Just very tired today

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John_WGraduate in reply toKiran274

Ok, rest up. Take it easy and go again tomorrow.

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Tasha99Graduate

It gets better. I remember bring exhausted after running a couple of km and now I can do 10 miles without a bother really. It just take time for the body to adapt.

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IannodaTruffeMentor

Perhaps you need more than one rest day between the longer runs for your body to recover.

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Kiran274 in reply toIannodaTruffe

Think I do too. Will try it

Thanks

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