Well that's February done.

[pinkaardvark]

After reading chrisAllen's post I thought I'd look at garmin to see how far I'd gone and was surprised to see I'd done 65k in February, quite shocked at that considering how far I would travel before c25k.. probably 5k a month lol(in the car).

As I had some new shoes I dragged myself out into the cold for a test run, I had quite sore calves from my previous run so it wasn't the most enjoyable in the freezing cold. On the positive though the new cloudflyers felt fine and I didn't seem to mind the flatter heel drop(Achilles ok this morning).

Just did the 5k due to the tired calves and didn't want to push things on untested hoofs, so had a little walk break in the middle which was lovely and may feature more in my runs as I have found my pace has gone up a lot and I struggle to keep it down which means I end up running past my energy reserves or breathing level. Hope to get a longer run in them on Thursday.

Stay safe out there in the colds.

[TedG Graduate10]

Gods run Pink, and an excellent time considering 🤗

I’m a bit behind you on the Feb log at 53.5K

I can relate to the short walk breaks.....I’m struggling to lower the pace so need the odd walk break purely to get my Heart Rate down.....it gets too high for my age at times 🙄

Happy running for March 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[pinkaardvark Graduate10 in reply to TedG]

Cheers Ted. Yes my prior run turned into a bit of a sprint for me with splits around 5:45, totally unintentional as well. I think a healthy pace especially for longer runs for me now is around 6:30 - 6:15 maybe down to 6:00 for the 5k. But I find it hard to control the speeds and keep surprising myself, which is annoying as I know if I'm aiming long I don't want a fast start. Might need to investigate the garmin to see if their is some pacing functions I can use until I get some better control or get a bit stronger.

Yes lets see what we can all accomplish in March.. spring runs with moody sunsets, i'm looking forward to them.

[TedG Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

I set my Garmin for speed at the bottom segment, I try to keep to 5.5-5.7mph.

Are you on Strava btw?

[pinkaardvark Graduate10 in reply to TedG]

No.. I have strava on my phone, but never used it. Did use endomondo for a bit but only have the garmin watch with me now and a tiny ipod nano for tunes. I believe you can connect the garmin account to strava but not sure why i'd want to lol

[TedG Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

I link my Garmin to Garmin connect which in turn downloads it to Strava app.....nice community on there which includes C25K club 😊

[pinkaardvark Graduate10 in reply to TedG]

ok linked it, couldn't find how to find c25k peeps tho

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

Hi Pinkaardvark, on Strava look for clubs then Nhs c25kers. Its the one with 250 members...

You can set your privacy boundaries...

[Lordi Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

Use the same avatar on Strava so people know who you are! We don't know your real name is Boutros Boutrous Ghali Rupert Xavier Duncan-Smithe the III:rd.

[TedG Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

I’m Ted German 😊

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Great time Pink. I’m afraid you’ve put me to shame! My 5k this a.m was not as great as yours. One day!..........hee!

Anyhoo happy running and keep safe😀😀

[misswobble Graduate10]

That’s interesting to know, about strata, I thought everyone could see your activity which has put me off