Wild & Windy!

[ktsok]

I felt a bit tired today and it would have been very easy to let the couch win, but I watched a bit of a triathlon and felt a short run was the least I could do...

The sun looked nice and beckoning but it’s blowing a hoolie! I actually got blown backwards, back into the house on my first attempt. I quickly adjusted any expectations I may have had and thought a) I was doing well just getting out there, b) let’s try to enjoy it, and c) if I want to stop at any point, I will.

It was a bit of an obstacle course. Several trees had blown down on the woodland path and though I took a couple of them like a hurdler, I stopped the watch a few times to pick my way carefully through branches and deep boggy mud. I also thought I’d stop the watch at the gates today, because they were so boggy I had to clamber on fences to avoid getting stuck.

Because of this stop-starting I didn’t get a true time for the 5k I ended up running, but even so, I was pleased that I got faster and faster and can sort of claim that I can run a 5k in under 30 minutes... in elapsed time it was nearer 37 with all the clambering around and over stuff! I wish I could use my Garmin to pause a Parkrun while I catch my breath! 😉

Wow that wind makes a difference! On one section I could feel myself being lifted and when I glanced at my watch I was doing an effortless 5’15”! On another section I was leaning at about 30 degrees and putting in maximum effort at 6’30”!

Oh! And the leggings stayed up 😆

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Pretty good run under the adverse circumstances you had, like the bit you said about jumping over the blown bown branches like a hurdler.

[Jell6 Graduate10]

Great run ktsok.

Proved something to yourself!!!

Great that your leggings coped with the wind, that would have been an entirely different post 🤩

[ktsok in reply to Jell6]

They offered no resistance...

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Well done! I envy your perfect negative splits!😀

[ktsok in reply to JonathanP]

Thank you! So pleasing 🙂

[Bridget007]

Well done! 👍🏻 ... I had to look up what negative splits were the other day as people talk about them ... and I now know what they mean and you’ve done it 😃😃

[ktsok in reply to Bridget007]

Starting really slowly helps! I just got lucky with the wind today 🏃‍♀️💨

[Katnap Graduate10]

Last thing you want is to be constantly pulling up your leggings!

[ktsok in reply to Katnap]

Can you imagine?!

[Katnap Graduate10 in reply to ktsok]

Don't have to. Mine wouldn't behave during parkrun but were fine for the longer run straight after.

Maybe I need proper runderwear?

[ktsok in reply to Katnap]

Haha, I have great visual of you running around tugging your trousers up. You deserve a medal! I’m not sure the underwear helps other than that you want big knickers in the event of a worst case scenario; and you can attach your leggings to a firm pair of pants with safety pins or a stitch - kind of like a built-in bra for your nethers.

😉

[Katnap Graduate10 in reply to ktsok]

😁 I'm thinking braces... Or maybe triathlon bib type.

NOT a mankini...