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Cheeky nearly negative splits! πŸ˜…πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Today I ran 6k, which was supposed to be 5.5k but I had to slow for a park vehicle and pause to pick up a doggie gift (and I’d given her plenty of time to do that before I began running, cheeky little girl! πŸ•) So I thought I’d do a little extra to make up for it. πŸ˜‡

I went to Ashton Court, the one with the long 2.5k hill and trucked slowly on up, turning beyond the the regular parkrun turning point The extra part I added was flat I’m happy to say. I then began my descent and it felt absolutely awesome! There was a wet mist in the air, not really raining, but my dog and I got quite wet. It was the perfect temperature for a run, with a minimal breeze and I loved it. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈβ€οΈ

I finished at 6k, having felt I could have carried on (love that feeling), and it was then I noticed my nearly negative splits! The first km was the odd one out. The 2nd km was the one I slowed for the vehicle, but they improved after that! Clearly the final 3k were mostly downhill, but hey, I’ll take it!

Am I allowed to be proud of that?! πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

Happy running guys. πŸƒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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linda9389Graduate10

Yes! Yes! Yes! I notice the Runners World article on the benefits of running with your dog neglected to mention doggie gifts or scheduling thereof πŸ˜‚

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to linda9389

Yay Linda! Thank you for allowing me the joy! πŸ˜€

As for the doggie gifts issue, she’s normally like clockwork, going before I run. Not today. πŸ™„ Monkey! ❀️

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Yes cheeky you are allowed to be proud of that run with your dog, I am sure your dog enjoyed the run as much as you did. Not sure why you call yourself cheeky, you don't seem to be a cheeky sort of person. 😊

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to AlMorr

I have my moments! πŸ˜…

Great, I’m glad it sort of counts. I can’t see it happening any time soon on the flat ...... πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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TartancatGraduate10

Wahay! Go Cheeky - finishing strong!

I'm specialising in positive splits (assisted by the fact that all routes back my house are uphill) so I am in awe.

You are going to smash that 10k in May!πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Tartancat

Haha mine are usually positive too TC!

Can’t wait for May. We had an email about it today and there’s a good number in our team. πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‘

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Beanjo

Wow wow wow. Of course you can be proud πŸ‘πŸ‘. Up or down it’s all running πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Beanjo

Ooo thanks Beanjo! In that case it was almost a landmark run (darned that first km!) πŸ˜…πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ˜…

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BluebirdrunnerGraduate10

Excellent running πŸ‘Œcheekychipmunks... and Good citizen points for retrieving your doggies gift!πŸ•β­

Well done on the extra half k too!😊xx

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner

Thanks BBR! I get so cross when people can’t be bothered to pick up after their dogs so I make sure I’m uber vigilant! πŸ•πŸ‘

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Sandie1961Graduate10

You absolutely should be proud of that πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» Downhill or not, it’s a great time x

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Sandie1961

Thank you so much Sandie! I’m doing parkrun there this Saturday so I’ll try again and attempt to include the first km too! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ•πŸ‘

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Wimborne

Fabulous run cheeky. Very jealous of your splits too.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Wimborne

Thanks Wimborne! Pretty snaily going up but it’s quite a way so I try to pace myself! It’s a lovely place to run though and the view at the top is lovely! πŸ˜€

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Fabulous450Graduate10

You certainly are allowed to be proud!! 🀩 Go you!! Ashton Court is brilliant! Been there, before my running days. Nice place to run I imagine! Well done you!! 😁😁😁❀️

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

Oh thanks Fabulous! Yes we’re lucky having it so close. I’m growing to enjoy the hill too! πŸ˜€πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ•

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Jundal in reply to cheekychipmunks

Hills are ace. I'm planning to start my assault on them again soon...

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Jundal

Jundal = πŸ’ͺ

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Deals1Graduate10

Excellent!! πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ’ͺ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Deals1

Thanks Deals! πŸ‘πŸ˜€

Yay well done cheeky! Yes, yes you are allowed to be proud, you should also be proud that you retrieved said doggy gift. I know there are too many people around who just wouldn't have!

Awesome negative splits btw, that's textbook that is :)

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to

Thanks so much Neil, my first ever negative splits - just a shame the first km was a bit quicker than the 2nd or I’d have had a clean sweep! I’m going to try again at parkrun this Saturday. πŸ˜€πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ•

in reply to cheekychipmunks

To be fair you had a stinker of a hill to contend with, I think you can only expect perfect negative splits on completely flat terrain, at least at our stage of the game :)

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to

Oh yes I understand - it’s why I posted asking if mine counted today! I’m a way off flat ground negative splits that’s for sure, but I’ll take every little positive I can get for now! πŸ˜€πŸ‘

in reply to cheekychipmunks

Me too :) I’m not great with them, but I have an issue with tight hip flexors at the moment which my physio reckons may cause me issues trying to speed up during a longer run. Whatever - I just run πŸ˜‚

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to

However we run is incredible I think. We deal with our limitations and run the best we can! πŸ’ͺ Isn’t it amazing? πŸ˜€

in reply to cheekychipmunks

Aye, that it is :)

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lexi6Graduate10

Brilliant Cc, the only way I could ever achieve that pace is if I had a team of huskies pulling me πŸ˜‚ great run!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to lexi6

Hahaha Lexi, it’s quite a steep gradient so to be honest it’s not hard to go fairly fast down (and mighty slow up!) I enjoy it though. The thought of the 2.5k down at parkrun is a fabulous incentive! πŸ˜…

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Beachcomber66Graduate10

Negative splits, what next CC?Fabulous run. I think we should have a canine graduation badge!!course you can be proudπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Beachcomber66

Thanks BC, I’m now rather cross about the first km, which was quicker than the 2nd. I want a clean sweep (getting greedy now!) Yes I agree about doggie grad badges - they run as far as their humans, so should get recognised! We were saying they should have their own bark-codes at parkrun too! πŸ˜…πŸ•β€οΈ

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Beachcomber66Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

I guess they would rather settle for a bonio and a cuddle!!😊😊

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Beachcomber66

β€οΈπŸ• 🦴

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Bridget007

I would be more than proud if I could fly along like that! Go you πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ not even doggy gifts 🎁 could hold you back!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Bridget007

Thank you Bridget, I can’t wait to tackle it again at parkrun this weekend, and I’m going to attempt a clean sweep and get that 1st km to join the negative splits party too! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘πŸ˜…

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Dexy5Graduate10

That sounds like fun cheeky, And pArkrun will be on again before you know it.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Dexy5

It was a blast Dexy! Counting down the days to parkrun! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ•

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Yes! Great run. You can be proud just of running up that hill, that is some elevation. In fact it looks like a mountain from where I’m sitting!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate

Thanks Baddie! I’ve grown to enjoy that hill because the feeling of achievement at the top is mega. πŸ’ͺπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ˜€

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FlaraflarkinGraduate10

Yay!! Be proud Cheeks πŸ‘ŠπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ¦‹ That hill sounds awesome!! πŸ˜¬πŸ€—

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Flaraflarkin

Thanks Flara, it’s a β€œfun” hill if that makes any sense at all. Very rewarding! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’ͺπŸ˜€

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Scobs

Well done

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Scobs

Thank you Scobs. πŸ‘πŸ˜€

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happysoulsGraduate10

Today's lesson...negative splits! I just had to go and look it up! :-)

Sounds like a lovely run. I'm also enjoying the wet and misty ones and the cold weather. It feels refreshing!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to happysouls

Hahahahaha, I know what you mean HS! I had to do the very same thing a short time ago, especially because on a flat run, or one where the hill isn’t out the way first, I’m nowhere near them! πŸ˜…πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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UpTheStanleyGraduate10

I think you can claim a negative split if the second half is quicker than the first. Every k quicker than the last would be awesome - which makes you nearly awesome 😎

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to UpTheStanley

Fantastic news UTS! I’ll take it, despite the fact that the 2nd half was almost all downhill! Cheaty negative splits work for me - it’s the only way I’ll get them at the moment! πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

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over61andstilltryingGraduate10

Your a star! ⭐️😊 Well done you!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to over61andstilltrying

Thank you 61. I enjoyed it and I’ll see if I can do it again at parkrun this weekend! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ˜€πŸ‘

Those splits are looking sweet, Cheeky πŸ™Œ

Lovely job, I bet the snails didn’t know what hit them on that final KM!

😁⚑️ hope your ok πŸ‘

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to

Thanks TS! The snails dragged me up the hill, but I think I left them up there. Not very grateful was I? πŸ˜…

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Jundal

Well done cheeky, I've noticed that happens without thinking sometimes, I managed a 6.45k the other day, all j could thin was that I wasn't surprised I was tired at the end!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Jundal

Isn’t it fabulous when you surprise yourself Jundal? I’ve run there before at Parkrun and didn’t descend so quickly, even with the β€˜parkrun boost’ I seem to get. I’m going to try again this weekend and see what happens! πŸ˜€

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Jundal in reply to cheekychipmunks

Go for it!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Jundal

You bet! πŸ‘Š

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sunshinefishGraduate10

Well done CCM! Another great run, and yes you can be proud of nearly negative splits. How's the training going for the run in May? I think it was May??

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to sunshinefish

Thank you SSF, it’s wonderful when something unexpected happens - and that was definitely unexpected! πŸ˜… Training’s going well thanks. Yes, May 5th and I’m counting down the days. πŸ‘ I’m doing the Magic 10 again and working on getting a β€œbit” quicker, plus incorporating more hills - hence this run! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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sunshinefishGraduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

All sounds good CCM! And it's always good to have a bit of a plan.

Go Cheeky! ... Amazing splits! Awesome run! Huge well done!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to

Aww thank you Dreams! I loved it. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Equi-geekGraduate10

You can be absolutely proud of that! Well done cheeky!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Equi-geek

Thanks Equi! Did parkrun there again this morning and did the same again, in fact slightly quicker. I’m growing to like that hill! πŸ˜€

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Glad to hear it! I just told myself that I can get up them - I may be slow but that doesn’t matter - the old C25k mentality! Funnily enough they aren’t as bad as they were 😁 I’ll never be a brilliant runner so for me it is about enjoying it, feeling great about the effects of being fitter, and challenging myself on my own terms. πŸ€—

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