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W9R2 Done, one more run to go...............!!

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Set off today and I think several things helped me to have the best run since I started the programme. A plumber booked for 9am didn't turn up or call so I had to wait until 1pm for the morning slot to end. Needless to say I was pretty hacked off which I think might have given me a bit of extra fire in my legs !!

Secondly I had to buy new trainers as the inside of my last ones, peeled away and gave me a huge blister during my last run and I couldn't fix them. Without fail every run so far I set off far too quickly and suffer towards the end. This time I took it slightly easier to break them in and due to the ground being slightly slippy with wet leaves I took much more caution and didn't even begin to feel the run until around 20min mark.

I was really pleased and when I got home and mapped my run I think it was about 2.9 - 3miles (not sure exactly due to running around the park and using straight lines to map it rather than the wiggly path I ran !!) so I am also on course for the 5K / 30mins.

Less than 2 weeks till my first 5k run which was such a good idea to book as I am much more motivated to keep going considering the weather rather than using it as an excuse.

Last run is going to be around a track so I can see if I can either run the 12 1/2 laps in the 30mins or keep going to give myself a time to beat in the run. Much happier now than I was when the plumber failed to turn up ;-)

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Wow congratulations, you're almost there! Interesting to do the last run on a track. You're so close to a sub 30 5K, I bet you can do it on a flat surface with no hills to slow you down. Keep it up and above all, enjoy your graduation run!!

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SBG356Graduate

Thats brilliant and a good time too, you must feel so good!! I'm off to do this run tonight and am thinking about those slippery wet leaves too.....

Good luck for your graduation run and also the 5k run; we will be running over that finish line together!! Sue

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Pearsey

Well done ca66ie99! You did very well indeed. Yes, watch for the leaves-I have to watch for seaweed, deadly slippery when wet.

Good luck for your Graduation run and really enjoy it. I graduate on Friday too!

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