"All around the blooming heather..... 🎶"

I can now tick off the 5k run of week 4 on the distance version of The Magic Plan 😌. It's the first straight 5k I have run for a while, as I have been running and completed the timed version of ju-ju's plan.

I have logged my 5k on my local (not)parkrun (38:41) too, which I also haven't done for a while. It will be interesting to see how my 5k pace fares over the coming weeks - hopefully it might improve a touch before I head to Parkrun for real? 🤔 However, the closer the autumn/winter gets I can't help but feel that the chance of Parkrun restarting is beginning to look less likely.

dijep 's lovely post and photos from her run earlier today inspired me to get my running bahookie into gear and get out for my run. I can't match her beautiful autumn colours, but I don't think the heathland heather I ran through this afternoon is too bad an alternative.

Happy running everyone 😊🏃‍♀️🌷

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Great 5k and lovely photo. The Heather is great just now. Your route Sounds like a treat, beautiful. Happy running 🤗

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Great time for your 5k! Lovely photo of the heather too.

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Sounds like a great run and glad you got out there on a not so warm August day! Where has the summer gone? It's nice to take photos, but I never do because what with Strava and spotify running on my phone, I would spend ages fiddling with apps! Might try tomorrow!

Take care.

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Also, the title reminded me of the associated song, which makes me cry!😂

[Hidden in reply to Roxdog]

Oh I know 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💕. I'm a Cheshire Girl originally, but my Scottish in-laws have completely won me over and that song gets me every time.

[Fabulous450 Graduate10]

That’s brilliant Delly-dot!! 🤩 Great time!! Well done you!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

And the heather?....it certainly is beautiful!! 🤩😉❤️

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Great 5k Delly-dot and I love the photo. Happy running 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Allbarron 60minGraduate]

You're doing so well DD! Fab time for your 5k. The heather looks beautiful ☺️

[Hidden in reply to Allbarron]

Thank you - how's the injury/running going?

[Allbarron 60minGraduate]

Still taking it steady thanks. Not too painful so trying a 5k tomorrow. It's just so annoying how quickly I've lost momentum. I'm still waiting for appointment with physio. I'm sure he'll just give me exercises to do but peace of mind. Trying to keep yoga consistent too. 🤔

[Hidden in reply to Allbarron]

I've been trying to up my yoga too as I have been neglecting lately, and I can tell!!

Good look with the 5k and the physio appointment. 😊🌷

[Hidden in reply to Allbarron]

Go steady and see how you feel bit you'll get back in the mix again! 😊 Be just and fear not.

[Allbarron 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

Thanks GTFC. Just a bit frustrated with the lack of progress but I'm trying to be thankful I can still run. Every mile counts!! 😅

[Hidden in reply to Allbarron]

Definitely and we all go through these phases but think of it as pages or chapters in a book. There are new pages to write and new chapters for you to discover.

[Allbarron 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

Wise words...always grateful☺️

[Hidden]

5k is 5k so well done on today's run! How did the pace feel for you? It's a good way to get your first one. 'As you go...you grow' so keep steady and for the longer ones go steadier still and in time you'll reap the benefits 😊

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thanks GTFC. I have done 5ks within my longer runs on ju-ju's 60 minute plan, but this is the first straight 5k I have run since July 1st and that was 40:58, so I'm moving in the right direction! 😃

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Cor Blimey! You really have come on a treat! Awesome 🔥

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thank you!! 😃

[dijep Graduate10]

I think your Heather is equal to my berries 😊 It reminds me of where I grew up in Surrey, loafs of Heather and pine trees - lovely.

Having actually run 5k today I also logged it on (not) parkrun, my second slowest time ha ha 😀

[Hidden in reply to dijep]

Ah, the Surrey Heathlands are only a stones throw away from me! I can see them from my favourite hills 😊

I had always thought the south east of England was just commuter-belt-suburbia until I moved here 18 years ago. How wrong I was!!

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Yes it's what most people tend to think! I went back a couple of years ago to look round old haunts and I'd forgotten how wonderful the wind sounds blowing through the pines.

Oh I'll l have to stop thinking about it, makes me nostalgic even though I haven't lived there for 40+ years 😊

[Hidden in reply to dijep]

There is nothing quite like the smell of the pine trees and the sand on a hot day. It always reminds me of camping holidays!

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

Will ye go lassie, go! Yes you will D-d - good running and a lovely picture as well!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That’s a good pace and just shows the plan is working, love the photo too

[Forest_Run_Beginner Graduate10]

A fab time for your 5k D-d, it shows the longer runs are paying off, well done. 🥳

A beautiful photo too, that colour is wonderful, thank you for sharing it 😊

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Well done on your run and lovely photo Delly-dot! 🙂

[Mum22boys Graduate10]

Beautiful picture, well done for getting out there 😊

[Sybilw Graduate10]

There was a chat string on here recently about great Scottish words (don’t remember if you joined in) but bahookie wasn’t one mentioned. I need to add it to my “must use” list with my English grandchildren. They know several of course but their favourite is oxter!

[Hidden in reply to Sybilw]

I love “bahookie”! I learned it from my Scottish in-laws and always used it with my children when they were little as it always made them laugh. They are older now but it still gets used now they are teenagers, mainly in the phrase of getting your bahookie into gear!!

[Sybilw Graduate10]

Or off the couch! Another favourite of our family is “it’s fair stottin’ “ to describe the rain.

[Hidden in reply to Sybilw]

I’ve just asked my husband to translate “oxter” (shall be using that with my teenagers 😂) and “it’s fair stottin’ “ 😊. I love “mockit”, often used to describe our dog 🐶!