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I carried on running after 30 mins!

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week 9 run 2, I felt like I had more energy today and the weather hasn’t got too hot yet so I decided when Sanjeev said ‘slow down’ I carried on just a bit longer. I hit 5K!!!! (I’ve never ever ran this distance before) and it took me 34 mins, I’m so happy! 😊

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Well done you 💪🏃‍♀️👏you must have stretched those kinks out. You'll smash run 3 😊

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Dendev75Graduate in reply toM0use

Thank you, I enjoyed that one 😊

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BrixcosGraduate

That is awesome. Well done!

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Dendev75Graduate in reply toBrixcos

Thank you I hope my last run of ct5k is a good one, but I have an achey hip (never had that before) so I’ll have to rest up until that feels better 🤞🏻

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BrixcosGraduate in reply toDendev75

Try some hip stretches to strengthen it in the meantime. James Dunne has some great YouTube videos. Good luck!

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Dendev75Graduate in reply toBrixcos

Thanks for that I will check that out 👍🏻😊

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nowsterGraduate

Very well done, but please don't do it again for a few weeks.

That's an increase of over 10% on the previous run, and more than 20% over what you did the previous week.

The programme has the structure it has to protect you from getting injured.

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Dendev75Graduate in reply tonowster

Thank you. Is it recommended to stick to 30 mins for the next few weeks after graduating?

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nowsterGraduate in reply toDendev75

Yes, 30 minutes maximum for a few weeks. However, you can vary those runs a bit.

Have a look at healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

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Dendev75Graduate in reply tonowster

Great stuff, thank you. ☺️

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