Thanks to the fantastic encouragement and advice of the experienced folks on this forum I slowed down a bit today and decided to be more positive and less hard on myself - I surprised myself and actually found the run a lot better and not so exhausting - wouldn't go so far as to say I'm enjoying it though, but definitely feeling that it is manageable and weirdly looking forward to r3
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W7r2 Slower is better!
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GailXrunningGraduate
😂✔️+ There starts the slippery slope!
IannodaTruffeMentor
Slowing down to the recommended easy conversational pace makes it more achievable and for most, more enjoyable.Keep running, keep smiling.
John_WGraduateAmbassador
Great to hear!
FrencGraduate
Well done on your run - that will be me I hope next week! I agree the advice to slow down has really helped me too. Keep up the good work 😀.
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