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Week 8 hits the wall

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So I’m week 8.........

Had a horrible first run on Monday...... hated it really felt bad ........ had to walk a bit after 15 minutes....... really angry with myself .......... second run today really not looking forward to it !!, but what a pleasant surprise, really enjoyed it and wanted to carry on .... looking forward to run 3 ..... one week to go

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Well done there chap one bad run, so often is followed by a great run, finish line in sight 👀👍

Well done there chap one bad run, so often is followed by a great run, finish line in sight 👀👍

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Imoca

Si, what they said. I always find this. The bad runs just make the good runs even better.

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I echo Imoca. You have to have the ones that did not go so well (never a bad run) in order to really enjoy the great runs even more.

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Silverfox1943Graduate

Everyone has off days.This makes you think more about preparation, and that will set you off to consider a regular routine.

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