I was looking forward to todayโs 10k - my 4th one. Iโd 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 itโs pretty exposed. Today it was the calmest itโs been for weeks, and as it was a bit foggy I popped my dogโs hi-viz on so I could keep an eye on her. ๐
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. ๐
Then it happened. At just over a km the malfunction happened. The zip on my sports bra popped undone. ๐ณ 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 didnโt 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 youโll 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! ๐ ๐
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! ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐ ๐
Happy running everyone! โค๏ธ
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๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ! Fantastic Cheeky!! What a task keeping the ladies in check for a whole 10k! Good on you! ๐๐ฝ I have to say Iโd rather the sports bra than the leggings running off in the wrong direction! ๐ Thatโs not so easy to disguise! Thank goodness for the jackets! ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ! Well done you!! ๐โค๏ธ
Hahaha I know Fab! Thatโs the first time thatโs happened to me and Iโm so relieved I was wearing the jacket! Iโm still not sure how it happened as the zip isnโt broken. It must have crept its way downwards!
Iโll be super vigilant next time out. Those ladies canโt escape again! ๐ ๐
๐ฑ๐๐ well done for continuing your run (you are cheeky after all๐คฃ) Iโve 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 doing๐ฑ) 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 Iโm better at running a bouncy 10k than doing any of that! Iโm too impatient and I know Iโd rush such jobs - and then watch it all go pear shaped in the ensuing weeks as things began to fall off/down! ๐ ๐
Hope youโre loving your new home and you can get back to running properly again before too long. ๐๐โโ๏ธ And I hope your hubโs op goes well too. ๐๐ค
He he Cheeky, it has happened to me too when I didnโt push the zipper right to the top. Itโs a weird feeling as it works itโs way down and then ping. Iโve got auto pause on my Garmin so stopped immediately, turned my back to the world and zipped in again. Phew! Thereโs no way I could run without one, but last week I realised after my run that Iโd forgotten to change into my sports bra and done it in my normal one. Thereโs 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 itโs not just me Dexy! I imagine thatโs what I did, not pull the zip to the very top. I had no warning though - one moment all enclosed, the next out! ๐ But yes I was pleased to discover it didnโt hurt or affect me so much it that it jeopardised my run! ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
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 isnโt doing itโs job anymore, way too much bounce allowed. I really know about it if I wear the wrong one!
Mineโs a M&S one and when itโs done up properly, there is zero movement - but thereโs definitely a knack to doing it up. I thought I had it nailed, but clearly not. ๐
As Dexy5 said, itโs possible it wasnโt done up right to the top, and just worked its way down gradually. Iโll be more careful next time out! Hope yours behaves! ๐โโ๏ธ๐ค๐โโ๏ธ
Yikes! Good job still running your 10k despite the girls being uncontained ๐. 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 Iโd have stopped and then carried on, it wouldnโt have counted (in my mind!) Iโm not massively well endowed either, which definitely helped! ๐ ๐ ๐
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 ๐ . I've worn this bra running outside and don't notice the bounce but on the treadmill everything is noticed and amplified it seems ๐. 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 Iโd have had to bail if Iโd been on the treadmill. At least outside, and especially on trails, you can adjust your steps and stride length to keep things smooth! I wonโt be doing it again though - I hope! ๐ ๐ค๐
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. ๐๐จ๐
Brilliant Cheeky! Well done on your fourth 10k. It is so much better now that the wind has dropped isnโt 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 ๐๐คฃ๐๐คฃ
Sounds like your ladies arenโt going anywhere Sandie! ๐โโ๏ธ๐ ๐ช
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 didnโt have to โgrappleโ! ๐ ๐ ๐
Thanks Dave, I like running 10k and I have no real desire to go further. Iโve run 3 different routes (one Iโve done twice) and todayโs was my favourite. Lots of variety. ๐
Youโll smash 10k yourself soon. I found that once Iโd done 8k the first time I knew I could do 10k as I could visualise how much further Iโd have to run. ๐
Good luck, youโre nearly there! ๐๐โโ๏ธ
Thing is Jell, when itโs done up properly - which is clearly what I didnโt do today ๐ - nothing moves. Literally the ladies are encased so firmly you could take up pogoing and thereโd be no movement! ๐ช๐ช
This is my first such mishap, and hopefully my last. ๐ค๐ค 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! ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
๐คฃ 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! ๐ ๐ 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 wasnโt too bad! ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Iโm hoping to shave a bit of time off for my race. Iโm 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! ๐
๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ well done for keeping going for 10k! Yay for that jacket ๐๐ป 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 ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ and I know what you mean about the front zip being hard to do up in the first place I sometimes mutter to myself โi burn off more calories trying to get this bloominโ thing on than I do actually runningโ ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Ha hahaha so true Bridget! Itโs 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 Iโd wing it, and it was surprisingly ok, albeit rather uncomfy wearing a half on/half off bra! ๐ ๐ ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Haha I know Runsome! It wasnโt on my checklist yesterday, but โcheck bra is done up securelyโ will certainly will be one more important thing to remember from now on! ๐ ๐
Too true Baddie. I have 2 of these bras and Iโm not sure Iโll be 100% confident from now on. Iโd read about it happening to others too, so I need to be uber vigilant from now on! Imagine if happened during a race? ๐ณ๐ณ๐ณ I might sew a little hook on (and I hate sewing!). At ยฃ25 each I donโt want to throw them away.
Yes, the jacket was my saviour! ๐๐๐ ๐๐ป
Thanks over61. ๐ 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! ๐
I did wonder if it would be too uncomfy Equi, but after some tentative steps I could tell Iโd get away with it. The jacket saved my bacon as it canโt have looked good! ๐ ๐ My bras are from M&S - I might try Shock Absorbers next time. Is yours comfy - and secure? ๐
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 ๐๐
They sure do Dave! But where thereโs a will thereโs a way! No harm done and Iโm pleased I soldiered on! ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
๐Very frustrating CC - but impressed that you carried on regardless!๐ Your 10k trail run sounds lovely. Is your upcoming 10k race a trail one too?
Thanks Sandra, I couldnโt 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 Iโm securely zipped up next time! ๐
Itโs 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. Itโs very local to me, and my dog can run free which is a bonus.
Iโm doing the Bristol 10k which is literally roads/pavement all the way. Quite a contrast, but I canโt wait. Itโll be my first ever race! ๐
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!๐
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. Youโre amazing ๐
Thanks Lexi! I was quite cross when it happened. It was sabotage and I wondered if Iโd physically be able to go on - but after some tentative steps and some failed fumbling I could tell it would be ok! ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐
Well thatโs a run you wonโt ever forget ๐๐๐๐๐ผโโ๏ธ. Fabulous 10k Cheeky and well done for keeping going. My god you are a determined soul ๐.
Youโre right there Wimborne! Certainly memorable. ๐ I am determined. Yesterday was planned for 10k and 10k I was going to do. Not 11k, not 1k + 9k! ๐ช๐โโ๏ธ
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. Iโm so excited, and I bet the atmosphere will be electric! ๐
Thatโs 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. Youโve put some good training in so should have no problem. Just enjoy it!
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