1️⃣ Skipping Consistent Training 🎯

You don’t need to run every day or nail every session — you just need to keep showing up! Building a consistent habit, even across modest weeks, develops your fitness, strengthens your body, and grows your belief that you can genuinely do this.

✔️ Runna’s structured plans balance effort and rest at every step so the finish line feels closer every day.

2️⃣ Running Your Easy Runs Too Hard 🤔

One of the most common mistakes new runners make is going too fast on days that are supposed to feel easy. Slowing down is actually how you build the endurance base to go the distance.

✔️ Runna’s personalised pacing keeps you at the right effort for every session so you get the right benefits from your easy runs. No guesswork.

3️⃣ Leaving Goal Pace Until Race Day ⚡️

Confidence comes from familiarity. Including controlled goal-pace efforts during training helps your body learn what pacing should feel like. These sessions don’t need to feel all-out — the aim is to build rhythm and confidence.

✔️ Runna tailors workouts to your current level, helping you gradually build towards your goal with smart progression and recovery built in.

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