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The 9:59 mile thread. How hard can it be?

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Wazelle Feb 2016 9:58pm, 14 Feb 2016 1,813 posts	Quote Pin Wazelle That is a useful reminder. It is hard to keep trying in the face on little noticeable progress.
jennywren Feb 2016 10:11pm, 14 Feb 2016 12,677 posts	Quote Pin jennywren Yes. Wise words I'm sure and very welcome today.
bigleggy Feb 2016 10:24pm, 14 Feb 2016 5,659 posts	Quote Pin bigleggy Sharkie nails it once again
Maz Heeps Feb 2016 10:46pm, 14 Feb 2016 7,846 posts	Quote Pin Maz Heeps Thanks sharkie
Jubear Feb 2016 12:47pm, 15 Feb 2016 828 posts	Quote Pin Jubear Well, I'm determined to take heart from last Saturday's very hilly, muddy, night race, which worked out at about the same pace as one I did in Dec 2014, with similar height gain, when I was lot more running fit than I am now. I'm putting it down to getting used to running harder and suffering for a couple of minutes at a time
Sharkie Feb 2016 1:02pm, 15 Feb 2016 8,756 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie That's excellent news, Jubear. This isn't particularly directed at you but I think it's easy to confuse discomfort with pain and once you start identifying a hard effort as painful then 'pain' assumes far more significance and it makes us just ease off a little bit... then progressively even more. Whereas if you push beyond mild discomfort then that becomes the new 'bearable' in time.... Or something!
Jubear Feb 2016 1:43pm, 15 Feb 2016 829 posts	Quote Pin Jubear I think you are right - there's a lot to be said for telling yourself it's only making you puff a bit
jennywren Feb 2016 1:48pm, 15 Feb 2016 12,684 posts	Quote Pin jennywren That's a really good point - for me at least 80% of what's holding me back is fear of discomfort!
Sharkie Feb 2016 2:03pm, 15 Feb 2016 8,757 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie Jenny in your case it is VITAL you can distinguish between the two! Don't fool yourself either way round! Xxx
jennywren Feb 2016 2:07pm, 15 Feb 2016 12,685 posts	Quote Pin jennywren Hmmm. Well I'm trying but that really is a huge amount of the battle for me - trying to distinguish I mean! I had a shocking run yesterday - when I was trying incredibly hard - and a lovely run today when I wasn't trying very hard at all. The paces were very similar!