Fabulous450’s On Tour LEJOG!! 🏃🏽‍♀️❤️

[Fabulous450]

Hi Runners!

The tour continues! I went out this morning to do my first Garmin plan benchmark run, even though I thought I had rescheduled it to start 1 September. Anyway...🤷🏽‍♀️, I thought my new pal “Garmin” might as well know how much he’s got his work cut out in advance😳! I say “he” because I have a male coach! Jeff Galloway, coach to Olympians!! Woooh!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🤩...and Meeeee!🥴🤣 Lucky man 😆!

The benchmark was only a 2 mins warm up and 5 mins hard run AND “walk if you need to”!! Perfect LEJOG methodology 🇬🇧 😉😃!!

Well, I did need to walk, but I did run hard as instructed! My goodness it felt great 😃! The fact I knew I could stop when I needed to, actually makes you just go for it, big time! Even though go hard until you need to walk kind of plays with your mind a bit 💆🏽‍♀️!

Take note 📝 : Never let it be said that “I’m a rebel” 🤥😉....because I did put my trust in my new Garmin coach and did just that! It goes without saying...he knows far better than I do! 🤣

I’m still waiting for my stats to show up on the garmin display. I just hope that I haven’t lost the data 🥴, because I’ve always used NRC, but I didn’t want to have too much tech to figure out. I’m going to add the run to NRC if I ever get to see it 🥴. It has all of my post graduation runs and achievements and I still absolutely love the NRC runs!! It’s still my favourite App!

As for the tech?...It was hard enough figuring out which buttons to press to get to and start the run in the plan! 😂 I couldn’t update my walking miles on LEJOG yesterday either. So, my total miles so far is not yet quite right, but no sweat...😅. I don’t have any intention of getting all twisted about any of it.

I was in Tolvaddon on Friday. I will only have a couple more miles to add, so John O Groats will still be quite some way away! 😂 So, Tolvaddon is my official Fabulous450 & The Commitments tour location for this week!! 😁

I’m on a mission and this is just so much fun!! 😃 I’m sure I’ll get better with the tech as I go along too🤭! But as long as this body keeps getting better and better, to be honest....I don’t care! I’ll live with the faux pais! I’m used to the ‘imperfections’...🤫😂

Happy running Runners! ❤️

[Hidden]

Brilliant Fabulous! You will get the hang of your Garmin buttons soon enough. I doubt that you have lost your run. It is probably lingering in the ether of the Garmin Connect app/website and will appear when you next connect or update.

Loving the poster for your tour! LEJOG5 starts on Tuesday and I am looking forward to it, although the intricacies of locating my bib number seem to have defeated me for the moment.....🤔.

Enoy your runs, both virtual and real 😊🌷

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks so much Delly-Dot! 🤗 I’m having more excitement just knowing you’re joining in too!! 😂 Love this!! 😁

The order number will be your Bib number. You can find this located at the top of your payment confirmation email. Hope that helps. Let’s go, go, go!! 😂😁😁❤️

[Hidden in reply to Fabulous450]

Thank you - I haven't had a payment confirmation email and I had to ask them to send me the info. I shall get in touch with them again and chase it up. I think they must have been really busy.

Looking forward to joining you! 👟👟😊

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Oh..I see! 😉 Yes, I couldn’t get access to log my mileage yesterday. So I’ve had to request a password reset. Maybe it’s not just me then 🥴. But I’m sure it will be sorted.

I’m looking forward to it too! 🤗😁❤️

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I smiled throughout this and my big Bugs Bunny teeth shot out!! Love your collage at the top 😂😂😂😂 you make me smile so much. Keep going, keep at it and above all...keep being you!

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks so much GTFC!! 🤗🤗 I’ve long since come to a great conclusion, just be YOU, everyone else is already taken and life would be a touch dull without a bit of variety! 😂😂 That’s what we all bring by being together!! And that’s somewhat ‘Fantastic’!! 😉😁❤️

[CBDB Graduate10]

Nice!!! Love the collage! And visiting The Commitments Tour location... love it! Garmin coach sounds like he is also also providing a lot of fun!

(Gosh, part of me is so glad to experience this tech-physical-apps, gadgets-and smart-phone mash-up world!

We just could have done without COVID-19....and without climate breaking down... and without distancing ourselves from Europe ... and from less of current political skullduggery.... and and and 😳😢.....

... ok, sorry... am back thinking about running ☺️😃)

Stay safe and sane and run on!

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

Hey CBDB!! 👋🏽👋🏽 Thanks so much! 🤗

You know maybe all of those challenges has been part of us all turning to something of a certainty with running! It won’t change the world, but you can always change how you live in it and running is a great way to be together from wherever you are!! 😉

Running will keep us sane!! Let’s JOG on! 🤩🤗❤️

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

🏃🏻‍♀️👏🏾☺️😃🥰👍🏼

[over61andstilltrying Graduate10]

'I’m on a mission and this is just so much fun!!' Sounds wonderful! Well done to you! 😊

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Thanks so much over61andstilltrying!! 🤗 It doesn’t even matter where I get to, I know it will be further than where I started! 😉❤️

[Sybilw Graduate10]

Sounds like you’ve found a great new toy! Like you I’ve been having trouble updating my mileage on Lejog - I’m sure I’ve tried a couple of times with one walk so hope I’ve not messed it up so early on 🤞🏻 If I get to Scotland I’ll go past the area I grew up so I’ll need to get a move on!

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Sybilw]

Hey Sybilw! 👋🏽 Thanks so much! 🤗 I don’t think it’s you. It sounds as though there there may be some tech issues.

I believe that Garmin is/was down too, so I will check it out again later or tomorrow. So I might be redeemed by the reason for the tech challenges I had (maybe not though 😂). If all else fails 9 minutes will be easy to start again tomorrow for the records.

If I get to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I’ll be celebrating big time!! So do remember to leave me a little breadcrumbs, so that I can maybe stop by and enjoy the scenery!! 😁😉❤️

[Sybilw Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

I’ll leave you some shortbread crumbs!! FYI it’s only the south of Scotland so we only need to get about 30 miles north of the border

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Sybilw]

Sounds perfect!! When I see the shortbread ahead, it will certainly make me move a bit faster!👌🏽😁😁😂❤️

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

Yes Garmin is down again F450 - hopefully not for long this time !🤞

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

Yes! They did display a message eventually. Restored my confidence... I did press save! 😂 It’s far more sophisticated than my usual App. Run done 🔚data there! 🤷🏽‍♀️😃

I’m enjoying using it though. I was just buzzed and told to ‘move’ when I was in the Supermarket. Made me jump a little 😲. I was tempted 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼 🤫, but I restrained myself! 😂! ❤️

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

Yes that move alert can be a nuisance - I pretty quickly switched mine off! Who wants to be told to move when you're sitting on the sofa having a nice glass of wine? Not me!!😀

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Love your poster, you’re obviously ok with technology to produce that. You’ll soon get the hang of your garmin to. Happy running 🤗

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thanks so much Grannyhugs 🤗. I usually am Grannyhugs really. But the stats and the Apps, so many gadgets to charge up, fire up and buttons to press, feels a little faffy sometimes. It takes a bit longer than I expect too. Impatience ?🥴 ...maybe.

But I’ll get there!! 😁❤️

[Forest_Run_Beginner Graduate10]

Sounds brilliant Fab, and so much fun to just run flat out for as long as you can but not have to worry about maintaining it for a certain time or distance, I think I might try and incorporate some of that in to my short runs every now and again.

You'll definitely get used to the tech but they can do so much for such small things that only ever used to tell you the time 🤔😆😂

And it sounds like you are well on your way to JoG now too, brilliant, I hope you keep enjoying the journey, it's certainly fun isn't it 😊🏃‍♀️🥳

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Forest_Run_Beginner]

Thanks so much Forest_Run_Beginner!! 🤗

Yeah...the run hard until you need to stop was there first time I’d completed a benchmark like that. NRC do it, but they have shorter intervals and walk segments. Our Jeff said it’s 5 minutes...and walk if you feel you need to.

I heard that the Garmin system was down today, so it’s not all me!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 But, I did do a lot of pressing trying to get the run started. I wasn’t sure if you start it with the phone App or the watch 🤣. I’m so used to doing it via a phone. Now I know, pressing the app on the phone...well...don’t bother! Anyway Run no1. of plan is complete and I am heading North! 😁❤️

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Jeff Galloway eh!

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Eeeeeeh BTP!! 🤗 Yeah...I know!! And I had a choice of 3 coaches too. It was like being team captain picking your squad and then lining up to be picked!! 🤣🤣

When he said I’ve trained Olympians...well I thought, you’ll be just fine!! He did say he’d trained people who’ve never ran before too, but 🤫, we won’t talk about it! 😁❤️

[Mum22boys Graduate10]

Loving how motivated you are 😊 and what an amazing present. I'm sure you'll work the tech out after a couple of runs. Just keep doing what you're doing 😊

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Mum22boys]

Oh thank you Mum22boys!! 🤗 It’s my new BF!! I’m on Day 2 of my plan tomorrow. Me and Garmin out in the town.. Looking forward to it already. 😁❤️

[Mum22boys Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

Enjoy 😁

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That’s a hard benchmark run, me be was walk 2 run 9 walk 2

I was advised to ask questions of google and watch youtube videos when i first got my garmin, it really helped, i love and am slightly obsessed with vo2max and o2 levels

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Ooh, 2/9/2!! What did the 9 mins involve WillowandSola ?

I couldn’t run the 5 without stopping. I watch Jeff’s tutorial videos and he’s very good at telling you to walk when you need to (😁, I like him 😉). I carried on again as soon as I was able to 🤪. It really was fun and over quickly too!! ❤️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Fabulous450]

The nine minutes we just ran as fast as we could then at the end got a ‘room to grow’ lol

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Yours sounds really good, ours is 4 times a week which is really stretching us especially on work days

Have fun i shall watch your progress

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks so much!! 🤗 You too!

I’m only on Day 2 tomorrow, but it’s 3 times per week. I think our Jeff knows what he’s working with! Or he will! 😂 ❤️

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Yes my NRC App does as fast as you can, so you kind of judging the pace yourself because you know how long you’ve got to sustain it. This approach was definitely different!

‘Room to grow’! 😂😂! Love that 🥰🥰. I find it so entertaining! Like a drill sergeant! 🙄 but fun!! I have kept ‘move’ it on and when I get the prod, (if it’s safe to do so 😂), I just do some crazy dances until he goes and bothers someone else! 😁 God knows what messages I’m going to get going forward! 🤣🤣❤️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Fabulous450]

It’s always fun finding out what they do

Have you checked your SPO2 yet? and vo2max?

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Not yet! 😁 I’ve seen the V02 thing, but not looked into it yet! ❤️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Fabulous450]

It’s very interesting 🧐

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I shall give that a whirl! 😁❤️