Well that’s a daft heading, but believe me VRB’s, I could have gone on and on ...... 😀
Knowing today was going to be a humid one (yuk yuk), I relished the opportunity to run in the grey drizzle - my favourite running weather ever - and took Flossie 🐕 up to the common (scene of my tumble!). I had no particular distance in mind, although I really need to accept that less than 5k IS a legitimate run 🙄, and I trotted off. 🏃♀️🏃♀️🐕
I started on the nasty hill section. Toxic 10 + hill is usually conducive to a cross mood, but today it felt totally doable. Heavier breathing, obviously, but my legs felt springy 👍
It was pretty overgrown in places, the undergrowth across the paths fat with the rain, so I picked my way carefully and was mighty happy I was wearing trail shoes. 😀 Slippery bits, a few rocks, hidden holes (not going there again!), no problem.
I made a conscious effort to include all the hills. One particular one is short but pretty steep, the others are less steep but longer. I did ‘em all. 💪
I heard my Garmin buzzing at me, but I didn’t check it. I carried on running back to the car, and I could have carried on. If I wasn’t going out and needing to get home and clean I would have. It was a fantastic run! ❤️
So I clocked up a gnarly 6.32k in a 55 minutes. Totally ok for the terrain. My heart rate barely made it into Zone 3, including all the hills! I am stupidly pleased with that run and had to share it with my VRB’s. 😀😀
I'm working at the moment. Even GOg's going out for a run. I'm getting itchy feet... Hopefully this pm I can go and have an easy run (I'm not even demanding enough to want it to be hard)...
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You never know, you might find you enjoy them Rainbow! I know I do - as long as there’s a lovely well deserved matching downhill to look forward to too! 🏃♀️🏃♀️
We shall see and thanks. Had my first run since Thurs yesterday and actually it felt pretty good. Still a bit tender all round but ended up doing 6.46k as Map my run paused for about 10 mins., not sure why. Luckily I had Laura on so after the 30 mins and her walking session I started a stop watch and did another 10 mins.
Feeling pretty good today so hopefully I’m back on track. Never thought I would be looking forward to going out but the plan keeps me motivated.
That's a good run for you today cheeky, you like the drizzle, well where I am it's just that, as you know I have been a member of my local walking club on a Thursday since January, the walk is a 4.5 kilometre walk around the loch that I ran 3 times yesterday on my second 10K, at least when walking I can have an umbrella, although the drizzle isn't heavy enough for that, have a nice day, I am now switching off my laptop to get ready for that walk.
I am just back from my walking club group, nice 4.5 kilometers walk around the loch, there is a member who has begun C25K and is now on his second week, he had asked me to accompany and pace him IF he gets as far as run 3 of week 5, I told him to take all the runs slowly, he told me he is struggling to run for 90 seconds, let alone 20 minutes.
Sounds like a lovely walk Al. 😀 How fortunate that chap is to have you as his mentor. You’ll be able to warn him about all the bogey runs - W6R1/2 for example! 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️
Awww thanks, I hope so Jell. I could have carried on at that pace for hours today, but my HM route lends itself to running a bit quicker than that. I’ll just need to pace myself. 👍🏃♀️😀
I’m jealous of your low HR lol. I’m just about to write a post about running today breathing only through my nose in an attempt to control my pace and HR. Well, my pace was definitely slower but my HR averaged - averaged! - at 170bpm. I am now wondering if it isn’t capturing my cadence rather than my HR 🧐
What do you use to track it? I just use my Garmin, although I know a chest strap is more accurate. I did one run recently that recorded my HR in zone 5 for most of it, and I knew for sure it was wrong - it was because it was raining hard and it affected the reading! My wrist was soaking wet and the watch wasn’t tight enough so it kept slipping. 🙄
I think as kong as it’s consistent it isn’t such an issue. Maybe yours is 170, but that’s just you? 😀
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