Lake District 6k

[HoagyM]

After two rest days (rest as in some pretty strenuous hiking!), got out first thing this morning for my first Lake District run. Plan was to take it easy, try and get my third 5k under my belt, and enjoy the scenery,

So I did that... and then my usual “let’s do a bit more” gremlin chirped up towards the end - as in, “wouldn’t it be good to keep going and see if we can do 6k?” So I did

No real drama, heart rate was fine, and the time for 6.1k was 48 minutes, 5k was just under 40 minutes. I think you can knock a couple of minutes off both those numbers, because my pace on Strava was skewed by having to constantly stop and open gates/climb over stiles along one stretch of the route.

Still having to pinch myself that I am feeling so blasé about running 6k

[LadyP79]

I'm loving your posts about you post graduation run. It's making me itchy to get back out there and finish the plan. Annoying neck injury scuppering my plans! For now I shall run vicariously through your posts 😊

[Tbae]

Very well done you.

You are doing brilliantly.

All coming together.🌟👏👏

[Ang33333]

Well done! You are running in some beautiful places!

[Dawnie16]

You are doing amazing ! Well done I still haven't got the 5k even with the 5 mins warm up !

[HoagyM Graduate10 in reply to Dawnie16]

You’ll get there Dawnie, just take it steady.

I think I had the advantage of always having done a lot of walking, so the stamina was already there, just not the running technique. I seem now to have found my “happy pace” of about 7m 45 per km and at that pace it feels no more strenuous than a nice walk. In fact I noticed just now that my Apple Watch has decided that only half of this morning’s run counted as “proper exercise”, presumably because my heart rate wasn’t elevated enough!

[pinkaardvark Graduate10]

Fantastic pic, great contrast. Glad to hear the 5k is going well with a bit extra

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Well done on your 6k - and what a beautiful place to run!🙂

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Are you doing a round Britain trip HoagyM? You were in Scotland last time I saw your post. I so love the Lake District and hope to return late summer.

[HoagyM Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Not quite

A week in Skye, breaking the journey up there by stopping over at Saltburn and Killin; then after Skye the Lake District. I head back home tomorrow. Having the time for such trips is one of the benefits of being retired

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to HoagyM]

Yes it’s certainly got its benefits!

[Elfe5 60minGraduate]

Fantastic! ... and what a wonderful place to run. I love the Lake District. 😃