Snails without crutches magic week 3 done

[backintime]

Did my 5k today, and I managed to knock 4 minutes off my previous snails time of 44 mins 45 secs. Finished in 40mins 45 secs...so happy I could burst : )

Excuse the concrete on the treadmill, it got splashed when we were doing some work

[Julia187 Graduate10]

That’s fantastic, so much time to knock off in one go you must have been flying along! You’ll be beaming all day now, well done!

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Julia187]

Yep...today is a good day : )

[Stephen_UK Graduate10]

Well done! All the hard work and training is really paying off and will continue to do so. Good to see a picture of the tech.

[Jogunlikely]

Woo hoo! Go you, speedy pants 😍

4mins is a big ol chunk, well done x

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

4 minutes faster is epic! Well done BIT! 👏👏👏👏

[Dottie_D Graduate10]

Fantastic, 4 minutes is a lot to knock off 👍🏼👍🏼 Well done you 😃

[HeavyFoot Graduate10]

Clearly, escargots outpace snails 🐌 🐌

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to HeavyFoot]

Mais oui

[Gwenllian1 Graduate10]

How did you do that? I've managed to go from 46 to 45 to 44 minutes for 5k but knocking four minutes off would be fantastic! If you have a secret I need to know!

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Gwenllian1]

Hi

No secret, I am on the magic 10k so have been increasing my distance slowly and I think it's strengthened my legs. Also, I am on my period (TMI) but that also helps me normally. I was well hydrated, semi-rested, it wasn't my normal pre-6am run so maybe everything just came together.

Who knows if I can do it again, lol, but I'm certzinly going to use my weekly 5k to work on speed from now on.

Good luck with yours

[RunRunRun13 Graduate10]

Well done ! Great time !

Who would of thought Ju Ju’s plan is working and we are getting fitter each week 👍

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to RunRunRun13]

It definitely is. Also I have been doing all my running at c25k pace, nice gentle trots at a conversational pace : ) I wanted to see if I could push myself a bit outside of my happy comfort zone, just because. I liked it. Made me remember my young, much fitter days when I got the next day aches and liked them lol

[notquiteretired 60minGraduate]

well done speedy, very impressive 👍🐢