I found the first two runs of week 8 to be polar opposites. The first came easy and the second was a nightmare.
Run 3 was a funny mix of both. Set out and wanted to take it slow because of the difficulty in run 2. First 5 minutes were the easiest run I have done and I was surprised when my runtracker told me I'd done my first km (it was the fastest I'd done all program by a fair way, I had assumed I was going slow because it was coming relatively easy).
Given everything I know from the forum and past runs, I made a conscious effort to really try to slow down in the middle section to make up for it, and to my surprise the middle section I settled into my normal pace and it was all pretty pleasant.
Those last 10 minutes were a real struggle though. And, I'd be lying if I said the last minute wasn't a walking pace but running technique (which is nothing to be ashamed of I know)
All in all a mixed bag but I was able to push on to hit the 30 minute mark and it's nice to know that all that remains for this part of the runner's journey is to do that a few more times.