The next time you go for a run, go really slow. I mean, really slow. Don’t pay attention to your heart rate or pace numbers. All of that comes later. It’s perfectly okay if your pace on this run, and on all the runs in your week of slow, is even slower than you will be tasked to run on easy days in the 80/20 running program. You’re not really in training yet. The point of the week of slow is to get you ready for 80/20 training by setting you free from your habitual pace and teaching you to embrace running slow. So just find a pace that feels completely comfortable, utterly free from strain. I
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