I was looking forward to today’s 10k - my 4th one. I’d planned on doing it on the trails after a lovely 4k up on the common last week, but I wanted the wind to have dropped as it’s pretty exposed. Today it was the calmest it’s been for weeks, and as it was a bit foggy I popped my dog’s hi-viz on so I could keep an eye on her. 🐕
Got the tech set up, decided to keep my lightweight jacket on (a good idea it turned out), and set off nice and slowly. The last thing I want is a turned ankle with my 10k race coming up in 6 weeks and 5 days (me counting? Never!) The footing was gnarly in places but not slippy and I felt confident in my trail shoes. 👍
Then it happened. At just over a km the malfunction happened. The zip on my sports bra popped undone. 😳 What? How? I unzipped my jacket and went for a fumble whilst still trotting along, hoping no one could see me! Well that bra is hard enough to do up in the first place (those with zip fronted sports bras will know what I mean!) I didn’t want to waste the first km by stopping, so I gave up with the fumbling and concentrated on running smoothly. In the end I almost forgot about it (them!) and you’ll now understand why I was mighty pleased I was wearing a jacket! There were quite a few dog walkers and the jacket hopefully disguised my issue! 😅😅
Apart from that, I did my 10k, breaking no records, but not bad all things considered. I loved being on the trails as I could incorporate some hills whenever I wished.
Next time out, my zip will be checked and double checked though! 🏃♀️🏃♀️😅😅
Happy running everyone! ❤️
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🤣🤣🤣! Fantastic Cheeky!! What a task keeping the ladies in check for a whole 10k! Good on you! 👊🏽 I have to say I’d rather the sports bra than the leggings running off in the wrong direction! 😊 That’s not so easy to disguise! Thank goodness for the jackets! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽! Well done you!! 😍❤️
Hahaha I know Fab! That’s the first time that’s happened to me and I’m so relieved I was wearing the jacket! I’m still not sure how it happened as the zip isn’t broken. It must have crept its way downwards!
I’ll be super vigilant next time out. Those ladies can’t escape again! 😅😅
😱😂😂 well done for continuing your run (you are cheeky after all🤣) I’ve not run since our move (went exploring on Sunday & completed a 9k walk). Been busy decorating & learning new skills as the hubster has RSI & awaiting an op (needs both hands doing😱) l can report that l can now put coving up & curtains rails lol. Next job is putting up fitted wardrobes, could be interesting!!! Happy running x
Wow, well done OL! I think I’m better at running a bouncy 10k than doing any of that! I’m too impatient and I know I’d rush such jobs - and then watch it all go pear shaped in the ensuing weeks as things began to fall off/down! 😅😅
Hope you’re loving your new home and you can get back to running properly again before too long. 😀🏃♀️ And I hope your hub’s op goes well too. 😀🤞
He he Cheeky, it has happened to me too when I didn’t push the zipper right to the top. It’s a weird feeling as it works it’s way down and then ping. I’ve got auto pause on my Garmin so stopped immediately, turned my back to the world and zipped in again. Phew! There’s no way I could run without one, but last week I realised after my run that I’d forgotten to change into my sports bra and done it in my normal one. There’s no way I could have done that a year ago - definitely shrunk in that area -thank goodness.
Well done on your 10k trail run , it sounds like a good one.
Glad it’s not just me Dexy! I imagine that’s what I did, not pull the zip to the very top. I had no warning though - one moment all enclosed, the next out! 😅 But yes I was pleased to discover it didn’t hurt or affect me so much it that it jeopardised my run! 🏃♀️🏃♀️
What a nightmare, well done on finishing that run! I have a zip fronted one and it is great, really good firm hold, but a work-out in itself trying to get it done up in the first place! I have also heard of this happening to other people so I am a bit worried..... no way I could run without them being secured! I have lost some weight since starting running and my previous sports bra that was super tight to begin with just isn’t doing it’s job anymore, way too much bounce allowed. I really know about it if I wear the wrong one!
Mine’s a M&S one and when it’s done up properly, there is zero movement - but there’s definitely a knack to doing it up. I thought I had it nailed, but clearly not. 🙄
As Dexy5 said, it’s possible it wasn’t done up right to the top, and just worked its way down gradually. I’ll be more careful next time out! Hope yours behaves! 🏃♀️🤞🏃♀️
Yikes! Good job still running your 10k despite the girls being uncontained 😆. Not the most comfortable run, I'm sure but you're determined, to say the least!
Haha, yes determination is my middle name Sask! No way was I going to waste a precious km by starting all over again, and I know me and if I’d have stopped and then carried on, it wouldn’t have counted (in my mind!) I’m not massively well endowed either, which definitely helped! 😅😅😅
Phew! Helped to be on the smaller size (as am I) but even then they can be annoying when they move around. I had to run on the treadmill last week, was annoyed that I didn't take advantage of the nice weather, was wearing a non-binding type sports bra and was annoyed the whole time as my less-than-large boobs were bouncing with every step 😠. I've worn this bra running outside and don't notice the bounce but on the treadmill everything is noticed and amplified it seems 😂. Oh the woes of a female runner. I can only imagine what our large chests friends go through.
Oh yes it must be quite a hindrance being well endowed sometimes! I suspect I’d have had to bail if I’d been on the treadmill. At least outside, and especially on trails, you can adjust your steps and stride length to keep things smooth! I won’t be doing it again though - I hope! 😅🤞😅
Thanks Deals, it was a lovely run, and it felt really good, albeit not particularly fast. The uneven trail/bra combo saw to that! It was nice to be running with very little wind. Good riddance. 👎💨👎
Brilliant Cheeky! Well done on your fourth 10k. It is so much better now that the wind has dropped isn’t it and it sounds like a lovely run? My sports bra is from Decathlon and keeps my quite large ladies rock solid, but hook fastening with one of those extra hooks between the shoulders for extra support. Would probably defeat Houdini 😂🤣😂🤣
Sounds like your ladies aren’t going anywhere Sandie! 🏃♀️😅 💪
I love my bra - in fact I have 2, one in white and one in black. But they would be so much easier to do up with a little hook fastening as well. As it is, you have to pull it together tight to get the zip under control! Maybe it was designed by a bloke? Whoever it was obviously didn’t have to “grapple”! 😅😅😅
Thanks Dave, I like running 10k and I have no real desire to go further. I’ve run 3 different routes (one I’ve done twice) and today’s was my favourite. Lots of variety. 😀
You’ll smash 10k yourself soon. I found that once I’d done 8k the first time I knew I could do 10k as I could visualise how much further I’d have to run. 👍
Thing is Jell, when it’s done up properly - which is clearly what I didn’t do today 🙄 - nothing moves. Literally the ladies are encased so firmly you could take up pogoing and there’d be no movement! 💪💪
This is my first such mishap, and hopefully my last. 🤞🤞 Just need to make sure the zip is all the way to the top. If it is, and it does happen again, the bra will be history! 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️
🤣 what a malfunction to have! Not what i was expecting when i started reading! Thank goodness for the jacket, some silver linings from the dreary weather at least
Well done for continuing and doing your 4th 10k - that's amazing. So glad you enjoyed it
I was equally as surprised Alison! One minute all was contained the next they were free! 😅😅 I tried in vain a couple of times, but I had visions of me falling flat on my face with both hands occupied with the zip. I decided to continue and it wasn’t too bad! 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️
I’m hoping to shave a bit of time off for my race. I’m always faster running parkrun than 5k alone, so with any luck the same will be true with 10k. Either way, I like 10k. No more bra mishaps I hope though! 😀
🤣🤣🤣 well done for keeping going for 10k! Yay for that jacket 👍🏻 you must have done a very smooth 10k run! Mine did exactly the same once but I managed to catch it an inch before the point of no return and i just faced a fence and pulled the zip back up 🤣🤣🤣 and I know what you mean about the front zip being hard to do up in the first place I sometimes mutter to myself “i burn off more calories trying to get this bloomin’ thing on than I do actually running” 😬😬🤣🤣🤣
Ha hahaha so true Bridget! It’s definitely a design fault - a little hook would help do it up and it would also help prevent it from coming undone. No way could I coordinate enough to do it back up on the go though - I thought I’d wing it, and it was surprisingly ok, albeit rather uncomfy wearing a half on/half off bra! 😅😅🏃♀️🏃♀️
Haha I know Runsome! It wasn’t on my checklist yesterday, but “check bra is done up securely” will certainly will be one more important thing to remember from now on! 😅😅
Too true Baddie. I have 2 of these bras and I’m not sure I’ll be 100% confident from now on. I’d read about it happening to others too, so I need to be uber vigilant from now on! Imagine if happened during a race? 😳😳😳 I might sew a little hook on (and I hate sewing!). At £25 each I don’t want to throw them away.
Thanks over61. 😀 I love 10k as a distance, a real sense of achievement without going overboard. My friend (training for the London Marathon) ran 20 miles last weekend in under 3 hours - not enough hours in the day for me to do that! 😅
I did wonder if it would be too uncomfy Equi, but after some tentative steps I could tell I’d get away with it. The jacket saved my bacon as it can’t have looked good! 😅😅 My bras are from M&S - I might try Shock Absorbers next time. Is yours comfy - and secure? 😀
I have several but my favourite is the D+ Max - love it. Have to measure properly as the sizes are different to all other makes: I went up 2 cup sizes and a band size and it fitted like a glove. About to order another 😁👍
Thanks Sandra, I couldn’t believe it when it happened as I was so looking forward to running the trails. No harm done thankfully, just a lesson learned to make sure I’m securely zipped up next time! 🙄
It’s a lovely place to run. Not a large common, but there lots of interlinked trails where you can incorporate hills and differing terrain, pretty much whatever you fancy. It’s very local to me, and my dog can run free which is a bonus.
I’m doing the Bristol 10k which is literally roads/pavement all the way. Quite a contrast, but I can’t wait. It’ll be my first ever race! 😀
You will love it, I'm sure! I ran the Bristol 10k three years ago - the atmosphere and support on the course was great! As you say, very different from the trails but a really good experience. Good luck!🙂
What a great job Cheeky, doing 10k and under extremely trying conditions! Gives a running bounce new meaning. If it had been me I would have been so distracted by them, I would have given up. You’re amazing 👍
Thanks Lexi! I was quite cross when it happened. It was sabotage and I wondered if I’d physically be able to go on - but after some tentative steps and some failed fumbling I could tell it would be ok! 🏃♀️🏃♀️👍
You’re right there Wimborne! Certainly memorable. 😅 I am determined. Yesterday was planned for 10k and 10k I was going to do. Not 11k, not 1k + 9k! 💪🏃♀️
No, the route is basically flat, which is exactly why I picked it for my first race. We run round the harbour and under the bridge, then back the other side of the harbour. I’m so excited, and I bet the atmosphere will be electric! 😀
That’s what I thought, which is unusual for the west. It will be brilliant and you will get a high from doing it with everyone else. You’ve put some good training in so should have no problem. Just enjoy it!
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