Speedy little beggars, unlike yours truly 😉

[grumpyoldgirl]

These little cuties were whizzing around on the canal and cheered me up no end. After a runless week, I knew I wasn't up to parkrun, but I did manage to take myself out and run the 3.5k short run, with an attempt at intervals. It wasn't pretty, but it set me up for a 5k run today. I got out before waitrose opened which meant there was room in their carpark!😁 3k up the canal, and 2k back. Even managed a little sprint finish after the 5k buzzer went! Into waitrose in all my running finery, and bought bacon eggs and orange juice. (Other shops are available) Carpark was now rammed! Home feeling smug, showered, scoffed my brekkie 🐷.

Sorry the ducklings are so blurry, but they wouldn't keep still!

No records broken, but you know what, 5k holds no fears for me any more, so that's got to mean something 😊

Happy running, peeps!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Nice photo of the little cuties, have no fear, 5K is not scary and holds no fears, I just wonder why you call yourself "Grumpyoldgirl" you seem a cheerfuloldgirl. 😊

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to AlMorr]

That's the nicest thing anyone's said to me all day, thank you Al! 😊 I suppose I was quite grumpy when I first started couch to 5k, and I still have my moments when I have to retire to the IC, but I've definitely cheered up 😁 the name has stuck though.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

LOL it could be grumpyyounggirl, just take all the runs slowly, it's not a race, that way you shouldn't get onto the IC.

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to AlMorr]

😂😂😂Sadly not so young any more, nobody more surprised than me to find that I'm a runner 😁 I'll definitely take it easy, these creaky bones have to be treated carefully. Funnily enough though, I often find that little aches and pains disappear when I run. It seems to iron out some of the kinks 😁

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

👍 🏃

[molly1973]

Sounds like a super run. Glad you enjoyed it x

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to molly1973]

Thanks Molly, it's always a relief to have a good run after a tough one!

[Deals1 Graduate10]

Great start to your day 👍👍

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to Deals1]

Thanks deals 😊

[Bridget007]

They are so cute I love little ducklings whipping around on top of the water 😍 and well done for your 5k 😃

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to Bridget007]

They were so sweet Bridget, tiny little balls of fluff zooming around so fast! My next run is the long one - Eek!!

[Bridget007 in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

You will be absolutely fine 😊 once you know you are nearly at the end you know you will definitely get there even if it means you crawl the last k 😂😂 which you won’t have to! You can then spend the rest of the day with a little smile of pride on your face 😊 I will be looking out for your post! Good luck... but you don’t need luck you will smash it 👍🏻

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10]

I’m a fan of Henning Wehn... on one of his tours he examined the difference between British and Australian swimming pools... he said many in Australia were focused on shaving a few thousandths of a second off their PB... conveniently forgetting that they were still slower than any fish. Get those cuties on dry land and you’ll outrun them easily.

Waitrose carparks are very steep too... they must be for people to need range rovers just to shop 😂. I miss Waitrose... so I’m very jealous of the start and finish of your run.

Great run... and the fact that 5k is now not a fear but just a part of your life is cool. What next?

Happy running.

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to UnfitNoMore]

😂😂 when I got back to my car, one of those very vehicles had parked nice and close to my (very small) car. Luckily not the drivers side or I might not have felt so smug 😁 and next is the long run of JuJu's magic 10 in theory! Fingers crossed!

[Slinkymalinki Graduate10 in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Love your post & and the sneaky Waitrose breakfast! I have the same issues with large cars in our Waitrose and once got physically stuck when heavily pregnant trying to get out of my car due to the monster next to me in literally the only space left!

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to Slinkymalinki]

😱 crikey slinky, that must have been interesting! I was quietly amused watching a very nice large car take about 97 attempts to get into a single small space very close to the entrance doors, ignoring the the row of three empty spaces across the way 🤣🤣 I loved my breakfast, it was a rare treat.

[damienair Administrator]

Nice start to the day. Well done.

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to damienair]

Thanks Damien, it was fun.

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Sounds lovely! Very clever to do 3k up the canal and 2k back!😀

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to JonathanP]

I'm no fool, Jonathan! No wait, that was 3k uphill and only 2k downhill! Doh!!!

[Dowat Graduate10]

A lovely uplifting post. What a super start to a day. And that’s why we run. Happy running days.

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to Dowat]

Thank you dowat 😊

[lexi6 Graduate10]

Lovely 5km Grumpyoldgirl, canal and wildlife too. 👍

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to lexi6]

There's always something to see along the canal, I love running there 😊

[Wimborne]

Sounds a great run GOG after a week and with that end sprint 😀. Love the photo and the shopping list. Hungry now 😀