Managed to get yesterday's steps to 10,992

[Instructor57]

So yesterday morning I re ran week 2 run 3 of C25k and it went well , however not a lot done then other than typing on my phone, and let's face it, the UV and temps were ridiculously high mid day .So I accepted that I would wait untill the evening.

I decided to go out at 6pm which apparently gave me 2 hours prior to a storm hitting the area 🤔

It was still pretty muggy and I went out in my running gear of very light shorts and t shirt .

I also wear running shoes , however these are an older pair that have now been retired from running!

As I set out , there were a few clacks of thunder and a sky of patchy dark clouds.

As I left home one of my neighbours shouted through a bedroom window 'Don't forget an umbrella'

To which I replied, don't worry, I have my shower gel 🤣

I felt a couple of light spots as I reached 1k and thought ok , here we go but it didn't get any more .

The 2nd k is mostly under tree cover !

Great for rain protection but perhaps not ideal during lightning ⚡ 🤔

It's funny how my pace picked up through this area which as it turned out was the time with a little more rain, my timing couldn't have been better!

At 3k I'm back onto the open road and a bit of an incline !

I was sweating and rolled my t shirt up to under my arms , that felt so good to have just that little bit more cooling 🙂

Luckily the dark clouds now were drifting away from me

At just over 1k to go now to reach home I relaxed my pace a little.

This is obviously something I still keep a very close eye on following my heart attack.

But I'm very pleased to report there have been no issues.

From just about 2 to 3 weeks after coming out of hospital I have had absolutely no indication of chest pain or Angina .

I do though always carry my spray with me now !

I have 1 permanently in the car incase I forget to take the one from the house .

And the house one comes with me on every single walk or run .

I have never yet needed to use it though!

So anyway, I arrived home without actually getting wet !

There was thunder and lightning all the way through the walk but I survived and managed to get the days step count up to a respectable 10,992

Job done 🙂

[AlMorr 1000miles per year]

Congratulations Ian, that's an excellent walk/run for you yesterday, just 8 steps short of 11,000 although the walk/says on the graph 5,068 steps, I am so happy that there is no indication of chest pain or Angina

This Sunday morning in the first rain we have had for 3 weeks, no more than 1 mm, very light rain I ran and then cycled a short 3K in the park near to where I live, run time was 21 minutes, got home and cycled that exact 3K in a time of 13:50, that's what I call a mini biathon, have a lovely weekend, take care.

[Instructor57 in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Alan and yes , the evening walk was 5,068 as shown .The morning run covered just over 4,000

And the other steps were not recorded on Strava but are on my Garmin connect 🙂

Well done with your run and bike ride 👍

[PeggySusi]

It seems like it’s your year for lucky escapes, from the big one of the heart attack, to staying out of the rain and avoiding the lightning under the trees!

We completely missed out on the hot weather last week - it was cold and grey here on the North Yorkshire coast, but now having a lovely sunny weekend, and not too warm so far.

Stay lucky!

[Instructor57 in reply to PeggySusi]

Thank you!

I must admit I hadn't thought of it like that 🤔😁

Maybe you are right 👍

I did read your post on Couch to 5k, I couldn't comment as I'm restricted on there 🤣

Sorry to hear your having problems with the prosthesis !

Hope it can be sorted soon 🤞

[PeggySusi in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you..😊

Like you, I’m reliant on the NHS.. it has basically propped me up and rebuilt me in a variety of ways, starting from the age of ten, so I’m just hoping my luck will continue too! 🤞

[Instructor57 in reply to PeggySusi]

🙂🤞🤞🤞

[CBDB Administrator]

10k steps! Very nicely done!

[Instructor57 in reply to CBDB]

Thanks , only around 7,000 today I'm tired 😴

[Jools2020]

Welk done, Ian for keeping your steps up! It was too warm yesterday for me to fit my walk in and I’ve been busy today. Not sure if I’ll run tomorrow, have to see what the weather is up to! We already have the storms here and it doesn’t look good for tomorrow.

[Instructor57 in reply to Jools2020]

Thanks Jools , yes it's not a great forcast here , I'm hoping to run in the morning but we will see 🤔🙂

[Jools2020 in reply to Instructor57]

well, I’ve been running every other day for a while. Might be time to take a 2 day break lol! I’ll see.

[Instructor57 in reply to Jools2020]

Absolutely.... Why not , won't do any harm and often it helps 👍🙂

[Birdlady64 in reply to Jools2020]

A couple of days break might do you good Jools and definitely won't hinder your progress on the program. You are doing brilliantly

[Instructor57 in reply to Birdlady64]

My thoughts exactly!

[Birdlady64]

Well done Ian. You're getting many more steps in than me! Still no rain or thunderstorms here yet. Reckon it's saving it up for me on my commute tomorrow

[Instructor57 in reply to Birdlady64]

Thanks Diane , I'm tending tondo 10 or 11, 000 on run days , but on non run days anything around 5-7, 000I've eased off a bit as I am sometimes tired 😴😁

[Birdlady64 in reply to Instructor57]

Yes, you don't want to overdo things. I remember how hard it was some days to get 10,000 steps in when I was doing a charity monthly step challenge.

[Instructor57 in reply to Birdlady64]

Week 3 run 1 done this morning 🙂

[Birdlady64 in reply to Instructor57]

Yep just seen that. Well done. On my way into the office atm ☹️

[Instructor57 in reply to Birdlady64]

I've not yet decided if to work again or not 🤔😁

[Birdlady64 in reply to Instructor57]

Plenty of time for that. And you can pick and choose what and when you do

[Instructor57 in reply to Birdlady64]

Absolutely 🙂👍

[SueAppleRun]

It take some doing getting 10,000 steps doesn't it? I'm almost there today and yesterday was almost double but will make up for it tomorrow hopefully, hoping it's a bit cooler for my morning run, Keep it up Ian it's obviously doing you good 😊

[Instructor57 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Yes, it does!First time I did 10k steps I thought no way can I keep it up, but then the next day did 13500 🤣

I'm trying to find a Happy medium now !

But still some weight to loose .

[Annoot]

Well done !!!

[Instructor57 in reply to Annoot]

Many thanks 🙂

[Iwilldothisthisyear 1000miles per year]

brilliant 🥳🥳

[Instructor57 in reply to Iwilldothisthisyear]

Thank you 🙂

[Wine 1000miles per year]

Brilliant

[Instructor57 in reply to Wine]

Thank you ... Not easy some days 🥵

[Wine 1000miles per year in reply to Instructor57]

Agreed hot weather doesn't help but I am drinking water today