If you’re struggling to push yourself past the 5k mark on your runs, this simple hack could make all the difference, says Stylist’s Lauren Geall.
, go for runs and try to stay active – it feels more like some kind of insurmountable psychological barrier. Suddenly, I become all too aware of how fatigued I feel or how out of breath I am, and I have to force myself to keep going right until the very end.
The hack Miranda told me about was so simple, I was sceptical at first. To try it out for yourself, all you need is your phone and some headphones, then start out on your run by selecting aFor the first stage of your run – when you’re feeling good – you’ll listen to this podcast, keeping an eye on your pace as you do so .
Listening to a podcast helped me to start off at a slower pace than I normally do – something that is really important when you’re trying to run longer distances. Human voices have a slower and more consistent rhythm than, say, a pop song, and that helped me to ease into the run in a way that felt comfortable and uplifting.
While I still felt tired by the 8k mark, I didn’t feel as mentally spent as I usually do 50 minutes into my run
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