Well I’ve consolidated my 5ks for a couple of weeks now so decided to venture further again. I’m taking it easy after last years issues. So I used Stepping Stones to build up from C25k to actually running 5ks again. And then I used Audiofuels B210k podcast week 1 to speed up slightly.
It seemed odd going back to run /walk but it seemed to work. Strangely I was faster running 4x10 mins with 1 min walks than the day I ran the whole 40 mins. So I’m going with it. I got to 10k this way before so I’m sure I will again. So this morning was the start of week 2. Again I wasn’t going to run after a bad nights sleep and waking up with stiff neck and back but after a coffee, a banana and a good shoulder massage from my boy cat🤣🤣🤣( he thought he was helping but it was a bit pointy). I decided I’d go after all. Now strangely enough last nights Pilates session included strengthening and loosening exercises for feet and ankles and Rachael said “ this will probably be good for runners”. Well perhaps I should have done it again this morning because I was only about 10 mins into my first 15 min run when my right Achilles was beginning to feel uncomfortable, so when I did my first one min walk I did a couple of squats too and tried to loosen it up. Didn’t seem to help much but it wasn’t agony so like a true cantankerous runner I carried on. I’d followed Friday’s route again - over towards Rock Park and then looping round and over the Iron Bridge and back towards the train station. Another lovely peaceful serene morning
The second 15 mins went by and I was so glad of the walk as my Achilles was really feeling owie then. But the bell for the 3rd run came up and I was on the home strait then wasn’t I? So off I went and decided to cut back towards town, across the old Bridge and then turn left towards the Tarka Trail where I usually run to finish up there. As I ran along the Strand which is mainly pedestrianised it was really pretty as the street is lined with cherry blossom trees. Admittedly the blossoms are starting to fall now but it still looked pretty - the pavement looked like the aftermath of a wedding.
I carried on and onto the trail and past a couple of walkers who hopped to one side as I called “Excuse me please “and went by. Then up over the little bridge and away I went. “10 mins left” the voice said so I thought “ 5 out and 5 back then home”. But unfortunately I came up round a corner and could see ahead of me a couple with a pram on my side, going my way and 2 sets of 2 cyclists coming towards me in the other side. You know how you do the quick mental maths ?.... can I pass this group and get back in again before the cyclists get there? And as the trail is only just over 2 metres wide I decided against trying and took a right, through the hedge and ran through the Rugby club park -full of potholes - and then finished up going along the river Yeo and ended over by the other Park nearer my house.
As I walked back I reflected on my “Memory” that came up in my Facebook this morning - it was my “today I ran for 20 mins without stopping. Who would have thought it? 5 weeks ago I couldn’t run for 1 minute”. This was from 2018 and yes..who would have thought it? Made me smile 😁😁😁
Ended up running for 47 mins today and doing 5.76km. I’m happy with that.
Happy Sunday everyone and happy running 💪👍
A breakthrough at last...🎼Goodbye Laura, hello Samantha🎵🎶
Run 2 speed run to the river 
All together now (to the tune of Amazing Grace...) .... 🎵 10k ... 🎶 10k 🎶 10k 🎶 10k 🎶🎶🎶🎵
A (10K) Trail of two countries
