New 5k route! In the wind and rain! Not my fastest...!😁😁🐌🐌🐌🌧🌧🌧

[Ang33333]

Thought I ought to try 5k today as I haven't actually run one for nearly 3 weeks, since my first park run. Had a couple of bad wobbly runs after that but last few runs have been fast ish 4ks.

Plotted out a 5k mostly road or path route around the town, ending on the railway line I usually run along.

Saw so many people I know and that was fine. I've stopped hiding.

It was so so windy and damp and very mild so long sleeved top came off quickly!! Wasn't a fast run but completely comfortable all the way. I enjoyed the slower pace and it allowed me to run up the hills and to carry on running just beyond the 5k.

I did struggle running down a steep slope! The slowest part of the run!

Have planned an extension to the route for next week!

[telford_mike Graduate10]

Always nice to do a relaxed 5k - reminds you just how far you've come since 5k seemed completely out of reach 😀👍

[Ang33333 in reply to telford_mike]

I know! I really enjoyed today😀

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Well done for your 5K run today, glad you enjoyed it just relaxing despite the wind. I just hope that "railway line" is now disused line, possibly a walk way cycle path, there are many of them around where I live, they are wonderful😊 for walking,🚶 running 🏃 and cycling🚴

[Ang33333 in reply to AlMorr]

Ha! Yes it's a disused railway. Used to be part of the Midland and South Western Junction Railway. Now managed by Sustrams. It is reasonably flat. I have access to two 5k sections. Perfect 🚂🛤

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Ang33333]

I used to cycle along a disused railway line managed by Sustrams about 10 miles from where I live, but that line has reopened to 90 mph electric trains, however, as part of the contract, Scotrail paid Sustrams money to reroute the cycle/walkway along the side of the reopened railway line.

I travel on that line on the train of course twice a year on a visit to Edinburgh, at the Edinburgh Festival in August and just before 🤶 🎄Christmas

[Jennypenny2 Graduate10]

Well done on your run 😀😀

[Ang33333 in reply to Jennypenny2]

Thanks! 😀

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Really good. Hope you get nice weather for next week's run 👍

[Ang33333 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

So do I! 😀😀

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Ang33333]

Terrible weather here today so I've wussed out and am playing the guitar in the warm instead. Jolly Joggers tomorrow though...

[Fabulous450 Graduate10]

Well done Ang!! Brilliant and in this weather 🤩. It’s blowing a gale out there right now. Fantastic!! 👊🏽❤️

[Ang33333 in reply to Fabulous450]

Awful here still too! Off to South Wales tomorrow where it's even worse! 😁😁

[Dizzysmum17 Graduate10]

Nice run Ang. Well done - weird how it is almost normal to do 5k these days! Xx

[Ang33333 in reply to Dizzysmum17]

I know! 3k used to feel like such a long way! 😁

[18Windmill]

Good running Ang. Good to hear that 5k is the new “normal”. 👍👍👍

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Well done Ang! Doesn’t the phrase ‘a nice relaxed 5k’ still seem incredible to you? It does to me, only having started C25K in June. Aren’t we clever? 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Hope South Wales isn’t too crazy windy for you today. I’m not far from there, and it’s blowing a hooley. Should be a character building parkrun this morning! 😳

[Ang33333 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Our park run is cancelled today as it's the Mop Fair here in Marlborough and the vans park on the Common. So I ran yesterday.

Yes, we are so clever ha ha!

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Nice - incredible description of running

Relaxed - incredible description ...

5km - incred....

All amazing. Isn't it good!

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

Well done for getting out in the wind, good work

[Saartjie Graduate10]

This weather is hideous! Well done for getting out there Ang and for your 5k 😊

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I'm not surprised it wasn't fast - i was running in it today and the wind slowed me right down.