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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!

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telford_mike profile image
telford_mikeGraduate10

Always nice to do a relaxed 5k - reminds you just how far you've come since 5k seemed completely out of reach πŸ˜€πŸ‘

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Ang33333β€’ in reply totelford_mike

I know! I really enjoyed todayπŸ˜€

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

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 πŸƒ and cycling🚴

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Ang33333β€’ in reply toAlMorr

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 πŸš‚πŸ›€

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10β€’ in reply toAng33333

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 🀢 πŸŽ„Christmas

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Jennypenny2Graduate10

Well done on your run πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

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Ang33333β€’ in reply toJennypenny2

Thanks! πŸ˜€

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Really good. Hope you get nice weather for next week's run πŸ‘

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Ang33333β€’ in reply toBaddieThePirate

So do I! πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10β€’ in reply toAng33333

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

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Fabulous450Graduate10

Well done Ang!! Brilliant and in this weather 🀩. It’s blowing a gale out there right now. Fantastic!! πŸ‘ŠπŸ½β€οΈ

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Ang33333β€’ in reply toFabulous450

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

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Dizzysmum17Graduate10

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

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Ang33333β€’ in reply toDizzysmum17

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

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18Windmill

Good running Ang. Good to hear that 5k is the new β€œnormal”. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Well done Ang! Doesn’t the phrase β€˜a nice relaxed 5k’ still seem incredible to you? It does to me, only having started C25K in June. Aren’t we clever? πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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! 😳

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Ang33333β€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

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!

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10β€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Nice - incredible description of running

Relaxed - incredible description ...

5km - incred....

All amazing. Isn't it good!

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ju-ju-Graduate10

Well done for getting out in the wind, good work

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SaartjieGraduate10

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

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

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