Intervals and hills

[BaddieThePirate]

I was finding it really difficult to get out there (I don’t understand, the weather improves and I’m finding it harder to get motivated??) but after reading @molly1973 and @pianism’s posts it seemed I was the only one not winning the fight, so I followed their example and went out.

I mixed intervals, fartleks and hills and got probably my slowest time ever for 6km, but am happy with that following a night of insomnia and a week of eating too much junk. And you should have seen those hills. Who would have thought that I would deliberately run down ‘The Beast’ so I could run back up it again! I don’t recognise myself 😁🏃‍♀️💥

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Baddie tackling The Beast sounds formidable! Well done you. 👏👏👏 Hills are great fun (kind of) and help make us fitter. Fantastic stuff! 💪👊👍🏃‍♀️

[Equi-geek Graduate10]

Yep - no better way of dealing with loas of motivation and too much self-inflicted pressure than to just say ‘to heck with it - let’s enjoy one!’ 👏👍

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Equi-geek]

Doesn't your front door get in the way sometimes? Mine does. It's between me and out there and sometimes I peek out and think ...errrrm....

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

That's where parkrun and good gym come in (or a local club!)

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

I'm not sure I'd call them fun yet. I run out of steam so quickly on hills. I'll keep practicing though. One day it's got to feel easier, right?

[HeavyFoot Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Hi BTP. Was it you who recently gave the advice to shorten ones stride on hills? That was really useful. I loath hills. They seem to use 3 times the energy of the flat. It worked so thank you. If it was you!!

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to HeavyFoot]

Yes probably me, but it wasn't my idea, it was the lady who runs the local running club who told me 😀

[Coddfish Graduate10]

Intervals, hill runs, tempo runs and the like are an essential part of a balanced running diet. I quite like intervals, I hate hills, I hate tempo runs, the good thing about all of these is they are short run day fare.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

I like temp runs so I guess I should be thankful for that.

[Granspeed Graduate10]

👏🏼🎉👏🏼 You cracked it! Well done. In fact, I do get it about better weather, at least in part. More sun and a bit of warmth and loss of that east wind, and I’m finding a lot of alternative possibilities for my time. Have gone back to putting on the running gear as I get up as an insurance policy that it really happens. 😄 Happy running in your current virtuous burst!

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Granspeed]

😊 thank you

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10]

The slowest run can be so magical... my slowest 5k was amazing, must try to beat it one day! Great job... you’ll know when you’re fully addicted when you go for round 2 on the beast as well.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Gulp!

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

That is a great insurance policy. I have also found it works. I've never put on running gear and taken it off again without running 😀🏃🏼‍♀️

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

I’m the same - I’ve even done work emails at home in my running gear before going out just to make sure I do!

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

Yep, me too.

[molly1973]

Glad my post was a help, Baddie. My motivation is a bit low at the moment and I’ve gained a couple of pounds ( you can’t outrun a bad diet and I know this, but still I do it), and it’s a lot of hard work. I can’t say I enjoyed yesterday’s run, but I’m glad I did it and being out in nature was nice. Let’s keep working on those gremlins!

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Baddie and the Beast? Didn't they make a film of that?😀

Hopefully your run will also impact on the insomnia?

[Couchpotato2]

Well done for getting out there and sounds like you did a hard work out!

I was looking forward to my run today but my little post work nap turned into a sleep and woke up confused at 8pm needing food... will have to wait for PR now

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

Sleep is important too zzzz

[Katnap Graduate10]

If we have Baddie vs The Beast, should we be getting Jay66 vs The Argonauts?

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Go you 💪💪💪

[Raspberrypink Graduate10]

Hills are tough! Part way up I always want to give up. I find counting down from 100 or 50 until I get to the top helps!

[Wimborne]

BTP you are fabulous. I haven’t named my hills yet but I will now. Sounds like it was a great run. 😀

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Wimborne]

Just the toughest one has a name. It was named by the local running group whose leader taught me to run up it 😁

[Pianism Graduate10]

Fantastic! Well done for not only getting out there but doing a proper monster run. Where is this "beast" you mention?

I've already started putting the feelers out for a local running group for when I lose motivation. Hasn't happened yet but I know it will (because it happens with everything... just my nature I suppose). But I think I'm essentially and anti-social runner but a social after-after-runner.