Flirting with Ciara

[ForbiddenPlanet]

According to the local forecast Ciara was on break this morning, so I thought I would take advantage and sneak in a gentle 11K

My "cunning plan" to run 10K sub 60 is run a gentle 15K on Monday mornings, and a faster 10K on Fridays. (And a "normal" 5K on Wednesdays)

Started out nice today, but Ciara found her voice on the back straight and roared at me good and proper. Still I managed the 11k (rounded it up to 7 miles - cultivating a bad habit so when I run 15K it will probably get rounded up to 10 miles! 😁). Furthest I have run yet, and surprisingly a new PB for the 10K - though only by a few seconds.

Ciara got her revenge on my walk home. I must have looked quite a sight walking along in short sleeves with my hands on my head to protect it from the freezing rain! 🤣😎

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Great effort but brrr short sleeves in this weather, we've had snow showers all day. Great new PB. Enjoy your cunning plan. Happy running

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thanks Gtb. I do love a cunning plan. Looking at the Garmin report it was 12 degrees and sunny when I started running and I was too hot. then Ciara did her stuff. Down here it sometimes seems we get all the seasons in one day!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

Here too, 5minutes ago blue skies, now in a blizzard with snow lying. Temperature maxed out at 2 so you have it a little warmer 😉

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Congratulations on your new pb. No short sleeves here today . I did go out and according to garmin 1 degree and 50mph winds and I had large snowflakes coming down but the actual run was great.

Good luck on getting to 10 miles😁😁👍

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy. Your weather sounds picturesque - snow is so rare down here! I'm sure I don't know where these distance targets are going to end - as soon as I reach one, another longer one seems attractive ... 😂

[Annieapple Administrator]

Brave you!! Well done 👍

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10 in reply to Annieapple]

Thanks Annie. It was fun - though I was glad to get back indoors!

[damienair Administrator]

Wow, well done for braving the weather and getting a PB. I went out for a run this evening, a nice easy 5K. Howling winds, sleet and snow. It was a hard evening for wearing shorts. 😀

5K was more than enough for me, I wasn’t brave enough to double that.

Damien

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Thanks Damien, though mostly I caught a lull in the storm, and I was wearing hiking trousers, so, honestly your 5K is way more impressive. 👍