Cooling off

[molly1973]

On my front step after a short run at my fastest pace. It was warmer than I’d expected: a lovely evening. Glad I got out as I often don’t manage my short run 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Good photo, glad you enjoyed your run today Molly, onwards and upwards 🏃. 😊 🏃

[molly1973 in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you Al. Hope all is well with you 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to molly1973]

It is, tomorrow I will rerun run 2 of week 6 as a revision session before rerunning run 3 of week 5 on Saturday morning, doing the Saturday run will bring back memories of the day last May I ran it the first time.

This second time round I have not kept ridgidly to the program as I did last year, once only this time I reran, in order, 2.1, 3.1 4.1.5.1, 5.2, 6.1 tomorrow 6.2 and Saturday will be as I have said 5.3 I hope you understand the numbers. for example 2.1 is week 2 run 1 etc. 😊

[molly1973 in reply to AlMorr]

That sounds interesting: have you done that for a bit of variety? How good to re-run the infamous 5:3 a year on from the first time! I hope you enjoy it 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to molly1973]

Belive it or not I am still feeling a little nervous about longer runs, I think I should be OK, as long as I take the first part slowly I maybe able to quicken up a little in the run. I have been doing only short runs recently so the longer runs I will be especially careful with. I am doing those runs as part of my "runiversary" season.

My last longer run was at the end of October last year a 5K ran at around 36 minutes which was 4 minutes longer than my PB of 32.25 which was at the beginning of October last year.

[molly1973 in reply to AlMorr]

I like the idea of a ‘season’! The main thing is you’re enjoying running: just be mindful of going slow for your longer runs if and when you get back to them. Time isn’t important (and this is from someone who runs a 5k a whole 10mins slower than you!)

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to molly1973]

I am just using the word season as last year on the 18th April I started C25K with run 1, run 3 of week 9 was on the 18th June, so it's now a year when I was doing all the runs exactly to the 'book' so to speak. I do remember the date I ran run 3 of week 5, 21st May, so this Saturday which is the 4th May it will be a little less than a year because I am not completely redoing the program as I did last year. At the moment I am using the C25K app with Laura, once I have repeated week 9 I will start to use MapMyRun, on that 'Alexa' tells you your pace and distance per kilometre.

Happy Mayday to you Molly.

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10]

Well done Molly. It is wonderful running in this weather. Glad you enjoyed😊

[Bridget007]

Well done! And well done for your fastest paste 😃 I’m jealous you don’t look nearly as hot as I do when I’ve finished running 🥵🥵🥵

[molly1973 in reply to Bridget007]

I was! It took me a few mins to gather myself....

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Woo Molly, well done! 👏👏👏

[Sadie-runs Graduate10]

Good work, Molly! And yay! It’s shorts weather! I love the feeling of bare legs on a warm run. x