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W9R1 Done

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philevans68Graduate
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That the first 30 minute run done. That was hard! It wasn't even the last 2 minutes, going from 28 to 30, the whole run felt hard for some reason today. I was determined not to give up though and feel good that I got through to the end. Two more to go!

Happy running everyone.

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GoGrandmaGo profile image
GoGrandmaGoGraduate

Brilliant

NR5K profile image
NR5KGraduate

Well done…it’s a great feeling 👏

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MrsrunGraduate

Well done to you. I did that run yesterday . You now know you can do it and that should help for the next run. I am trying to plan a better route than I had yesterday and a better podcast .. Good luck for the next run .

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Instructor57Graduate

Well done , though I'm guessing your title should be week 9 run 1 ? 😁

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philevans68Graduate in reply to Instructor57

It should it indeed! 30 mins has scrambled my brain lol

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Instructor57Graduate in reply to philevans68

Haha, I see you have edited it 😁

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IannodaTruffeMentor

Well done.

Everything going on in our lives can impact on our performance as a runner. Restedness, hydration and nutrition are at the top of my list of variables that need to be optimised to enable enjoyable running.

This post expands on the theme. healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

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philevans68Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

That's a really interesting read, thank you for posting. I have been eating really well lately but let that slip this weekend. Maybe poor diet has had an impact?

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Great job. Did anyone say it would be easy? Some runs are tougher than others, sometimes we can find a reason, other times not. The next run tends to be a lot more comfortable. The determination to not stop is what makes a runner though, and it’s good to have that tested sometimes, this is a mental game! Enjoy closing this plan out.

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bronwynbGraduate

Same for me this morning - 1st run of week 9 and the whole run was a struggle. I first looked at my watch at 4 minutes!! The next 26 were very ugly. Hopefully 2nd run will be better.🤞

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