Another 5am run to get my 8k done before I bake to death. Was beautiful down the beach - no breeze at all but still cool enough.
Not going to lie the first 2k was hard - think I may still have been asleep! Anyway off I trotted with my first 5k. Seem to settle into my run after that. Looked at my watch as it buzzed 6k. Ok just 2 to go.
I seem to spend the next 10 mins dodging the beach clean up team. Looked at my watch and saw 7. Right last K to go and was pretty tired now.
Buzz - hang on thatβs my pace not KM! I was at 8.3KM! So shall I stop or carry on?? Hmmm 10% rule kept ringing in my ears. Sod it!!! Iβm going to do the 9k. I did it!!! Pretty pleased with that. πππ
Happy Monday everyone! xx
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This is exactly how the thoroughbred racehorses are trained to run races, chilled, relaxed and asleep, during the race, until their jockey asks them to wake up.π€
You of course have the dual role.Jockey also.π€ππ
Go You, panther cub.π«πββοΈπ«
Impressed with the early bird.
You decide what you are bird, panther,thoroughbred, whatπ€πππ
πππ Woo hoo, what a run, Ripcurly! Well done on getting out so early. I am SO impressed you reached 9k, too! Enjoy the glow of a run well done all day. You are flying through B210K! xxx
Thank you!! Finishing post is in sight but will be hanging around that mark for a while. Still looking back at you and youβre not far behind. ππ
And we run with a high cadence on our toes when we go uphill don't we? We'd never have dreamed of saying that a couple of months ago. Madness, I tell you! Madness!! xx
Iβm so impressed that you get up so early to get your run done, Iβm still struggling with that so I did my 5k at 9am after the school run and it was HOT βοΈπ₯
Thanks Jenny. I just find running in the heat energy sapping. Was getting warm when I finished my run at 6 so know by 8 would have been way too hot. π
Woohoo Rip you are doing amazingly well, 9k. !! I think the lane beside you will get cold before I get there...lol..lol. Great running! Make sure you give body time to rest and repair too.
Ha ha. Definetly not going to run for a few days. Too hot anyway and not willing to do another 5am run! Iβll jog on the spot for you at 10K. πππ
Great stuff Rip, and really enjoyed reading the banter in the replies above I especially liked the βsod itβ bit about the 10% rule... that has very much been my mindset on a few occasions along the way so far π
Ahh, the idea of running on a beach first thing in the morning sounds fabulous! π Sadly there are no beaches in Croydon so Iβm making do with local streets in the evening.
Getting up to 9K is a fantastic result- stand up and take a bow πππ
Very well done ripcurl. How on earth did you manage that? Not only did you run at 0500 but you did 9k. Totally impressed. Lovely light at that time and it must have been quiet (apart from beach clean)
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