Week 6 Run 3

[Matt__]

So I'm going to be doing the first 25 minute run later today and I'm not feeling great about it. I completed the first 20 min run last week and felt great, but for some reason I have really struggled so far in Week 6! Maybe I was getting too cocky and need to slow down a bit!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

The biggest mistake made by new runners is to believe that by pushing hard that they are maximising their development........it is not true, an easy conversational pace equates to approximately 75% of your maximum heart rate, which is the perfect zone to build the solid aerobic base required to run faster and further, which is why it is the pace at which elite athletes spend up to 80% of their training time.

Say this sentence out loud to yourself "Am I going slow enough to enable me to speak this sentence in one breath?" If you cannot, you are going too fast.

Slowing down to the recommended easy conversational pace makes it more achievable and for most, more enjoyable.

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Week 6 runs 1 and 2 often catch people out as they feel invincible after doing the 20 minute run of week 5.For the 25, just keep it very slow , as already mentioned, a conversational pace and you will be fine ! 😁👍