LEJOG5 Day 1 and Magic Plan W4 8k πŸŽ† - Bridge to 10K

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LEJOG5 Day 1 and Magic Plan W4 8k πŸŽ†

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πŸ˜… Finally got round to posting my first LEJOG5 and Magic Plan run. I have to convert my km to miles in order to upload the evidence for LEJOG. Hopefully I'll be better at km to mile conversion after a year of this!

According to the LEJOG map my virtual self is just north east of Catchall. I'm there on the map somewhere! Meanwhile my real self and Isla, my cockapoo had a lovely walk this morning before she headed to the groomers (looking lovely now!) and then an 8k from the Magic Plan this evening. It looks odd seeing my distance in miles in the photograph, as I now think completely in terms of kms for everything to do with running now 😊.

I have enjoyed reading all the LEJOG posts today. Everyone's doing brilliantly! 🌟

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CBDB profile image
CBDBGraduate10

Oh fabulous!! Love the pics! πŸ‘πŸΎπŸ™ πŸ–Ό and what a brilliant start. Oh, I’m so looking forward to your future posts! πŸ˜πŸƒπŸΏβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈSee you on tour!

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TimoteaGraduate10 in reply to CBDB

Great photo collage. Yes it’s a bore the mile thing. 3.2miles does not sound as good a 5k! Happy running.

in reply to Timotea

I know πŸ₯Ί going from km to Miles is a bit deflating numbers wise, but then think how high the km distance would be - 1406.567 kilometres!!! I’m glad it’s in miles now πŸ˜†

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TimoteaGraduate10 in reply to

Gosh....not sure.........1406.567 Kms does sound phenomenal! Better go and do a few walks today.

in reply to CBDB

Thank you 😊. I know my local scenery is a little different to that area of Cornwall. I’m wondering when/if our virtual route takes us along the coast? I might be tempted to jump in the car and do a real run by the sea 🌊.

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply to

I think you’ll pass quite a few beaches during the first week (or weekS for tortoises 🐒 like me), so plenty of opportunity! πŸ–πŸŒŠ

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BlackberrypieGraduate10 in reply to

I was a bit disappointed by my first streetview photo, it was a bit of a dull stretch of A30 - hope that there will be better views along the route. Though I imagine a more scenic route would be longer...

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Lizzibeth78

I’ve set Strava to miles but my Garmin is still recording Km. I’m like you, everything to to do with running is in Km. It was strange seeing it in miles on strava - although it did tell me I’d run my quickest 15k πŸ˜‚

I also signed up to do the virtual great north run on 13th sept so been trying to increase how far I run. My furthest run was 16k so I thought it’s only another 5K on top. I must be mad.

in reply to Lizzibeth78

Mad? No! You’ve just become run-crazy πŸ€ͺ, that’s all! I think it’s a wonderful target to set yourself. Go for it!

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate10

Nice start... 8 is easy to convert as it’s 5 almost exactly... same with 16km runs in a little while 🀣

in reply to UnfitNoMore

Teehee 😜

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RoxdogGraduate10

Well done on that 8k! That must have felt great, plus a great pace for such a long run! I know what you mean about converting the distances, Strava gives me miles, which I have to convert to K! I love the way you just casually dropped into your post that you ran 8k!

Doing 2 challenges at once, the LeJog and magic plan, is keeping you busy!

About to go out for an early morning dog walk myself, no running today for me. Take care.

in reply to Roxdog

Thank you Roxdog 😊. There wasn’t anything casual about the 8k πŸ˜…!! It was hard work. The first 1k was fine as it’s slightly downhill, but it was hard going for the first half and I got slower and slower. Then my legs found their happy pace and I did the rest in negative splits - it must have been the late blackberries I found πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‹ !

Enjoy your dog walk. It’s Pilates and dog walking for me too today 😊

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

That’s a great start and love to see your photos

in reply to SueAppleRun

Thank you πŸ™πŸΌ! How’s Willow’s injury?

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Scruff5560minGraduate

Good going DD. Nice to think there might be a few beach runs ahead (virtual of course) keep posting the pics they look great. Happy running πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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BlackberrypieGraduate10

Great start and good work on the 8k, you're really flying through that magic plan! I'm hoping to join the September Magic plan and get my distances up too. I have my garmin linked to mapmyrun in miles so I can get my screenshots without all the messing around with conversion (I decided against using the strava option as I prefer sharing runs with followers only)

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I agree, I only share Strava with two other people and this forum is the only social media thing I do. The switching to miles in Garmin to take the quick screenshot was easier for me to cope with than I thought πŸ™ƒ, so I shall just stick with that .

Good luck with the Magic Plan - it really does what it says! I did the timed version first to reach 60 minutes (I managed 7.9k), then after advice from ju-ju and others I joined the distance version of the plan at week 4, which was yesterday's 8k run. I'm glad I did the timed version first - it was a good transition from consolidation, and then moving onto the distance version afterwards has been another good transitional step. I'm really enjoying it.

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BlackberrypieGraduate10 in reply to

I confess I haven't been consolidating properly - snuck in a 7k last week so hopefully I'm in a good place for the distance version.

I've always preferred miles πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Well done though, I like the way you have got it all into a collage! Keep on going!

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Thank you GTFC! I like making up the collages πŸ˜ƒ. Hopefully they will get a little more artistic as I go along πŸ“ΈπŸ–ΌπŸŽ¨!

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Over62

I agree my head only works in K. Google is great for converting!

Great start love the graphics

in reply to Over62

Thank you! I'm enjoying a rest day today - 🐾 dog walks for the miles on LEJOG and πŸ§˜πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ yoga for the legs!

Blackberrypie profile image
BlackberrypieGraduate10

I have been taking a virtual saunter along the route on streetview (navigation is easy once you find the A30 ;) , quite interesting to see what the route looks like.

in reply to Blackberrypie

That’s a great idea! Might do the same πŸ˜ƒ

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FionamagsGraduate10

Going great there - great start with your 8k!

in reply to Fionamags

Thank you 😊

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David_G

Well done Delly-dot, I’m on LEJOG4 so I started about 16 days before youπŸ™‚ I love the challenge so far and there are so many of us on here taking partπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ Good luck to you and everyone elseπŸ™‚πŸ‘πŸ€ž

in reply to David_G

Isn’t a brilliant idea. I’m loving all the chats and company. Long may it continue 😊

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Fabulous450Graduate10

Fantastic Delly-dot!! 🀩🀩! Look at you at position 81!! πŸ™ŒπŸ½πŸ™ŒπŸ½πŸ’₯!! Sounds like you’re off with gusto!!

Love the photo!! Enjoy Catchall! Sounds as though it’s a fleeting visit! 😁🀩❀️

in reply to Fabulous450

Hi Fabulous! I enjoyed that 81st position while it lasted πŸ˜‰..... πŸ˜‚

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to

🀫 Never say never Delly-dot!! 81st it is!! πŸ˜‰πŸ€—πŸ€—β€οΈ

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