Epic fail! And the best run yet ...

[Ethelbert]

Today I packed my gym bag into my car so I could go straight after a business networking meeting without any excuses. Now the last time I managed to get myself organised enough to go straight to the gym on the way back from somewhere, I also managed to forget my running shoes, and had to go home to fetch them! I was therefore feeling very pleased with myself as I got to the gym and got myself fully changed - only to discover I hadn't actually packed my towels 😕 I swear I had a brain before this pesky ageing and hormonal gubbins!!

This of course meant I'd have to a) go home afterwards for a shower and b) survive the treadmill with nothing to wipe my face. Two things I have never mastered how to do in a ladylike fashion - sneezing (not immediately relevant here!!) and sweating! Not the most inviting prospect, but hey, I'm made of stern stuff, so I decided to just get on with it, thinking maybe it'd teach me to remember next time!!

I'd decided I was going to aim for my second ever 5K, nice and steady, but not beat myself up if it didn't happen, seeing as the last few runs have been more through treacle toffee than just treacle!

Next minor hiccup was realising you can't actually do a distance based guided run if your phone is sitting in the holder not moving. Duh! I so miss my brain.

Anyway, once I got going it soon became apparent that the treacle was nowhere in evidence, and that this 5K was a done deal. So much so that I actually carried on to 6K!!! I should add (before someone tells me off for doing too much) that since graduation I've been alternating the consolidation type runs at the gym with runs outside. I've been repeating one from each week of C25K as my ankles get used to it, so my overall weekly distance is still well within recommended increases.

So, triumphant but soaking I had to drive home in my sweatlogged gear - definitely gonna remember those towels next time 😂

[Runninginsingapore]

Love it! It took me a couple of tech fails before I realised that the phone needed to be on me not the treadmill for the app to work too!

Well done on your distance too! 🏃‍♀️👍👏

[Ethelbert Graduate10 in reply to Runninginsingapore]

Thanks ☺ Normally I do a timed run and manually update the distance afterwards, which is fine. Actually, although I have no idea what I missed out on, the introduction was really helpful. It was just when he said he'd be back after 1K it dawned on me he was gonna get very bored waiting!!

[over61andstilltrying Graduate10]

Congratulations on your best run yet! With your set backs too, well done to you and of course, well done on your 6km! Distance PBs are always worth celebrating. 😊🍾🥂🎉🏅👏🏻👍☀️ 💥⚡️

[Ethelbert Graduate10 in reply to over61andstilltrying]

I'm finding the best runs pop up when least expected, and am learning to just go with that 😀

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Oh wow, well done - not only on running your longest distance to date, but running it on the treadmill! 👏👏 My longest run on one was 5k, but it’s not for me.

Enjoy your running - and good luck remembering all your kit! I have to speak my checklist out loud to myself several times, although I’m always misplacing stuff and then find it exactly where it should be a little while later! 🙄🙄🙄😅

[Ethelbert Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I've also previously forgotten clean socks (if I've got changed before going) and swimsuit (for my post-run jacuzzi treat) so I do have form!! I do the same thing with the verbal checklist, remember doing it, but missed towels at that point! I think because normally I pack them straight after they come out of the dryer, so I just subconsciously assume they'll be in the bag.

I did all of C25K on the treadmill to protect my back and ankles while building up stamina (past history of partial discectomy, broken ankle, & more sprained ankles than I can count) - and I do actually like the reliability of setting a pace (slow!) and counting down the time/distance. I'm loving getting outside now, but finding it a very different beast, hence why I'm building that up slowly too.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Ethelbert]

Sensible plan! With the (hopefully) warmer spring weather on its way it should feel easier too. Just remember your kit! 😅😅

[Ethelbert Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Hmm, yes, as I seem to be working my way through things to forget, it could soon start to get very embarrassing 😂😂

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Ethelbert]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[misswobble Graduate10]

😁😁😁 best laid plans ey 🤷‍♀️🤨. Mine always turn to s*@t so I tend not to make them ☺️. You wipe your face on your tee shirt I have goodly long ones spesh 😁

I keep two thumping great bath sheets in my driving seat for sweaty drives home Post gym I can walk home sweat n all 🙂

I dunno, you’d think in this day and age your Bluetooth would remotely detect the movement in your legs 😁😁😁😁

[Ethelbert Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Don't think wiping on my t shirt would've helped much tbh, it was a bit soggy!

Keeping bath sheets in the car sounds like brilliant planning to me 😀 And yes, I agree, remote detection of leg movement should definitely be a thing.