Running

Goodluck!!! I guess my next one is breaking that 10K barrier

That's so close! You can definitely do it; just believe in yourself <3 Try not to put as much pressure on yourself! Maybe go for some slower, longer runs, or try some other type of training. That always helped me! I wasn't even really expecting to break my PR today and only really went for it when I noticed how well everything was going xD

I've changed quite a bit. When I started running, I didn't really do warm-ups and cooldowns, which definitely started some of my problems in the beginning. After running for a couple of weeks, I eventually understood how important warm-ups were and started incorporating them into my runs.

That's also around the time when I started my 5K program, so I had something to guide me instead of just going running :P

Besides that, one of the things that helped minimize my injuries the most was, firstly, making sure my running posture was good. I used to take huge steps, but I got that down by doing some cadence training. Secondly, by doing strength training and stretches every day, I got some very helpful exercises from my physiotherapist to help me get my ankles stronger, which helped me massively.

Thank you! To be honest I'm already perplexed that I somehow did this. Everything just felt good today, I won't be surprised if I am a little slower next time :P

Thank you <3 I really surprised myself!

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Maybe by a little bit but, I very much felt like I was dying at the end xD