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5K run that felt like a Marathon

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Nannyshirl10 Miles
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So I decided to do a short sharp shock run this morning and went out with the intention of completing 5K.

I had run a slow 9K run with my sister the day before so thought I should keep this run short and hopefully quick.

But I had obviously not prepared my body properly as the run felt long and hard and not quite the quick little 5K I had in my mind.

Just goes to show it doesn't matter how long you have been running every run can be a hard run be it short or long.

But I did complete the 5K and will be out again tomorrow with my sister with our joint intention of loosing the Easter weight gain.

Happy running everyone

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Fran6500 profile image
Fran6500Half Marathon

You get days like that don’t you😂. Hope you feel better now and ready for your run tomorrow. Slow and steady better for fat loss

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Nannyshirl10 Miles in reply to Fran6500

Yes indeed Fran feeling much better although I did feel good after I had completed the run 😊😊😊

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathon

The hard ones make the next ones feel much better! Enjoy tomorrow 😊

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Nannyshirl10 Miles in reply to linda9389

Run was good this morning with my sister but we do run quite slowly. Thanks for your encouragement

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply to Nannyshirl

Slowly is good! No need for a 'but' 😊

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

Some runs start terribly but I always hang in there hoping things improve. They always do 😀💪👍🏃‍♀️

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Nannyshirl10 Miles in reply to misswobble

I hate starting I always feel like a fairy elephant but as you say things do normally improve 😂

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misswobbleMarathon in reply to Nannyshirl

I was/am slow to warm up get into any kind of rhythm. I don’t worry about it now though as I’ve got used to it. If I was doing a Parkrun etc I’d have to do some walking and jogging about beforehand. Probably why I rarely do ☺️

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FrencHalf Marathon in reply to Nannyshirl

Lol me too, or a Shetland pony with 2 legs 🤣.

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Nannyshirl10 Miles in reply to Frenc

That's a an interesting analogy 😄😄😄

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