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Flexing my running head!! Again!! 10 mins or 0 mins? ๐Ÿค”โค๏ธ

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10
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Hey Runners

Early morning start! Weโ€™re off to Guernsey!! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌ So morning run not a possibility. Delayed trains and flight! Great! But used to that now! ๐Ÿคช Arrived at work get down to business! Itโ€™s been a beautiful hot day here. 23 degrees! ๐Ÿ (It was good during my travel too).

Rain is forecast later and Iโ€™m actually looking forward to that early evening run in the rain! ๐ŸŒง ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿ˜! But early evening becomes late evening as I leave work very late due to an unplanned meeting! So, what do I do now? I arrive at the hotel in the dark! I can try to go out and hope itโ€™s not that bad or just give myself a break! But Iโ€™m actually feeling good, despite the long day.

So, I get my kit on and off I go! Iโ€™m doing a 10 minute (yes...10 mins) guided run in the dark using my phone torch to light up the ground as I go. Iโ€™m also carrying my portable battery charger plugged into the phone, as I only had 15% charge. Oh...donโ€™t forget the hotel key!! Iโ€™m packing!! ๐Ÿ’ผ Is that going to stop me? H...to..the...N! ๐Ÿ˜‚

Iโ€™m using that flexibility skill that Iโ€™ve built up during this programme and improvising. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ! And you know, that really does feel good! ๐Ÿ˜€ Knowing how easy it would have been not to bother, but wanting to run and doing it! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ

10 minutes with the phone torch ๐Ÿ”ฆ is better than none!! Now itโ€™s time to turn the torch off and get washed up for dinner! 1.39k in 10 mins is a win for me today!! And today is all that matters!! I got my running groove on for a little bit at least! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ˜

Happy running Runners! โค๏ธ

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telford_mike
telford_mikeGraduate10

10 minutes definitely better than none ๐Ÿ˜‚ Enjoy!

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to telford_mike

Thanks Mike!! It made my nice steak dinner very rewarding! ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

BaddieThePirate
BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Well done. Very motivated and good to read. Might help me get out there tomorrow!

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate

Great stuff BTP!! Thank you! I hope you do! Just keep on going out there and whatever the limit on the day, then I figure itโ€™s good enough! ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

BaddieThePirate
BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

It worked. Should have been a 9km. I wasn't up for that but went anyway and did a 4.6km. Happy with that ๐Ÿ‘Thanks for the motivation

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate

Thatโ€™s brilliant BTP!! Wooooh! ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿคฉ You know I truly believe the body knows what we need! If we can stay out of the head and go with the body, weโ€™ll do 1k, 5k, 10k and whatever k we like beyond.

I know there are techniques but we werenโ€™t taught to run....we just run. I try to remember that as much as possible! Lots more fun too!! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

Well done fab ..yes a run is a run you still got out there ..even in the dark ..go girl theres no stopping you ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Myrar

Thanks Myrar! Iโ€™m working on it and adjusting. Every run is a new experience really! Love that! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝโค๏ธ

Shakywakey
ShakywakeyGraduate10

Another great post. Great stuff. Every little helps ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Shakywakey

Thank you Shakeywakey!! Every little does help!! Itโ€™s actually great that I think a 10 mins run is little too! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

Yay ๐Ÿ˜ƒ well done! Itโ€™s your run your way! And you did it even after a full day at work! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Bridget007

Thanks so much Bridget! Iโ€™m really trying to get my head around running in these dark evenings and while running away from home. So, Iโ€™m back in adventure mode!! ๐Ÿ˜‚โค๏ธ

UnfitNoMore
UnfitNoMoreGraduate10

Coach Bennett speaks so highly of a 10 minute run that heโ€™s even done a 5 minute one! A run is a run... if 30 minutes doesnโ€™t fit, 10 will. Good job

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore

Thank you, as always ๐Ÿ˜!! Great reminder! 10 did fit. 30 might have had me running into trees! ๐ŸŒณ Or....flat on my face. ๐Ÿค• Slowly, but surely, Iโ€™ll be tackling these winter runs! Head torch ordered! ๐Ÿ˜‰โค๏ธ

UnfitNoMore
UnfitNoMoreGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

Yeah, and when youโ€™re back home he also does a 90 minute run ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore

๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿคฃโค๏ธ

Such a motivational read! Go you! Love that a 10 minute run was enough. And as you say-today is all that matters ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ tomorrow is a different day!

Change of season-weather and darkness, we definitely need a post like this!!! Well done, sounds like such a good run too ๐Ÿ‘

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Marcia-H

Thanks so much Marcia!! It did the trick! I felt good just getting out for a bit!! โค๏ธ

Well done on your torch run! You will have to get a head torch if this is too carry on, oh purple one!โ˜”๏ธโค๏ธ

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to chelsea007

Thank you!! ๐Ÿ˜ I know oh purple one!! We both will! It is not light at 7am anymore. ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜‚โค๏ธ

thank you so much for posting this!! I went for my run this morning knowing that so many other people are fitting in whatever they can, when they can. I managed about 15 min, I think. I haven't even checked - the important thing is that I RAN and not for a train :D

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to icklegui

Aah thank you icklegui!! Iโ€™m a graduate of C25K, but Iโ€™m still learning a lot about running and myself and I figure weโ€™ve hopefully all got plenty of time to do that and let the learning flow. ๐Ÿ˜‰โค๏ธ

icklegui
icklegui in reply to Fabulous450

yep - every run teaches us something. Sometimes it's just the value of even the shortest outing, making that small time for ourselves โค You've got a beautiful attitude!

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to icklegui

Thanks icklegui! I always remember that itโ€™s a privilege to be able to run. ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

Equi-geek
Equi-geekGraduate10

Totally agree Fabulous! Brace to run in the dark but good to know the phone torch worked! Although - it takes me 10 minutes to get into it these days - I say you did the hard work there and Iโ€™m glad you enjoyed it!

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Equi-geek

Thanks Equi!! Yes, I did feel as though I had just warmed up, loosened up and got into a comfort stride, but I really had to stop as the torch didnโ€™t do enough shining!! ๐Ÿคฃโค๏ธ

Crawlhome
CrawlhomeGraduate10

That's some impressive flexibility Fabulous450! Good going ๐Ÿ˜

Fabulous450
Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Crawlhome

Thank you C!! Iโ€™ll be back!! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿค—โค๏ธ

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