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Post graduation run 2, Stepping stone, Mmmmm

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Set of this morning at 8am for the stepping stone podcast. It's summer in Scotland and what does that mean, rain? no, sunshine but it was only 5 degrees brrrr!

Found this run quite a challenge, had to really shorten my pace to keep to the beat and felt like I was going really slowly until the last speed increase then it was much more comfortable. Keep having to jump in the air to get back in step ( I just can't cope unless the "one" count is on my left foot! oh dear, probably weird I know)

Managed to sprint at the end, whenever Laura says there is a finish line I just find myself going for it! Loved that Laura was there loads again, makes the time pass much faster when she is chatting away to me :)

Still seemed to cover a decent distance ( I don't know what it was as have nothing to measure it)

Felt good at the end = good run

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redsheepGraduate

I find this website great for mapping your run:

walkjogrun.net/

It gives you the distance. You can put in your time and it gives you speed, pace, calories etc. And it's free! great for planning runs too.

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ellerunnerGraduate in reply to redsheep

That is a good website, thanks :)

I feel the same as well especially with the first ten minutes, feel like I'm hardly moving! I drove my route last night and found out that I'd covered 2.7 miles, so not quite at 5k but getting there :)

And you are not alone, I have to have the 1 count on my right foot and then can only count 1 and 3! If I try counting the full 1,2,3,4 then I get in a right old pickle with my feet!!

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ellerunnerGraduate in reply to

Just done the stamina one, it's faster, think it's more my pace :) still jumping in the air to change feet tho :) but not as often

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happierswimmingGraduate

I tried stepping stones first, using just the name to guide me and thinking that stepping stones sounded quite a gentle way to start, (shades of childhood streams, wooded glades, etc) Hah! I kept up until the last 5 minutes which upped the pace to 160bpm and then had to give up yet I can manage speed with its faster pace but that's only for 60 second intervals. I also feel I'm dancing on the spot to keep with the beat so I don't think I go very far. Gotta keep practising, but I like speed so I might carry on with that for a few more runs.

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ellerunnerGraduate in reply to happierswimming

I discovered from doing the speed podcast that my stride was much to long for these podcasts, I was totally flying in the warm up 5 minutes of speed and had no idea how I was going to go any faster for the fast bits. Shortening my stride made all the difference. It's quite a headshift from running at your own pace but i'm really enjoying it :)

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