Week 5 done

[SueAppleRun]

That’s a third of the way through our 10k plan,

Look 👀 king back we are stronger we feel better on the longer runs and apart from yesterday we have increased our speed each run by a few seconds

Yesterday was a pig, started the day with a 3 hour staff meeting then home 🏡 off for our 4.83 run 🏃‍♀️ which was very slow and nothing to shout out about, then laundry ironing and back at work at 4.30pm covering a shift for someone on holiday, I’m not jealous at all, works got to be more fun than 10 days in Turkey 😂 😂

Finished and had a clear desk at midnight and up again before 6am so a bit shattered

Finally arrived home at 3.40pm and yay 😀 it’s a weekend off

but before we can slob on the sofa in our pj’s oh my goodness today’s run is hill repeats

Poor Willow thought we were on a rest day 😂

These were better than the last hill repeats and although hard we ran faster

We have a beautiful wood to warm up walk through the trees are huge then out into the open, up and down 6 times then for our cool down walk we went to the top, walked back down through the trees again,

I just couldn’t help myself, honest, I started to jog slowly swerving nettles and jumping the tree roots, I hear a thunder of someone running fast and Willow of the don’t run downhill because your knee is still tender raced past me I sped up and we had a wonderful time

I did yell out that one day we would come a cropper running down through the wood but we really couldn’t help ourselves 😝

Rest day tomorrow and have a fantastic weekend everyone, the sun is coming back

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

What a wonderful way to finish off what would otherwise have been a meh day! Have a great weekend!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thank you, yes it really makes us feel different

[59er Graduate10]

Wonderful!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to 59er]

It was

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That's how you finish the week👏👏👏

You two are a couple of absolute crackers. Celebrate tonight as you're a third of the way there 🍷🍷🍷

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

We have chocolate 😂 😆 😝

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

What a great run you had today, but be careful when running through woods with tree roots on part of your running route, you could get a nasty fall, not a thing anyone would want.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

I know, I keep saying that, but it’s such fun

[Fionamags Graduate10]

You sound like a pair of kids running with gay abandon. Great!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Fionamags]

I know, we just can’t help ourselves, a couple of years ago when we walked up that hill we had to stop and test half way up, and I used to creep down through the woods carefully trying not to fall over lol 😂

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Changed days!

[Roxdog Graduate10]

That sounds like loads of fun! Doing all that on top of work is real commitment!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Roxdog]

It’s what keeps me sane

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

A long couple of days , running up and down the woods . Now some chocolate and your weekend off . Sounds a great way to end a Friday . Good luck with the rest of your plan 😊🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🍫

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks, we ran up faster than last time, looks like we get hill repeats once a week now, it would be easier if we did them on a non work day but it is what it is and we are enjoying the plan

[OldSpeckledHen]

Ahhh brilliant! Am beginning to think Friday evening runs are awesome 😳😳 Run off all the stress of the week!

Glad you’re back on form 🙂xx

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to OldSpeckledHen]

Thank you and you are right, it’s my weekend off and I’m nice and relaxed

[Fabulous450 Graduate10]

Fantastic WillowandSola!! 🤩🤩🤩!

5 weeks, stronger and faster. Happily running in the woods. Sounds perfect. I was thinking about going to the woods myself tomorrow...well now you’ve both just confirmed it for me. It sounds far too good not to! 😉 I’ve got a 2.5miles run tomorrow with 10 minutes warm up and 10 cool down. So it’s a long run for me.

Of course you might prefer to be in Turkey ☺️, but the woods sound amazing to me!! Well done to you both! 😁❤️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Those woods hold so many memories of walking through them with various dogs over the last thirty plus years, to run down laughing and feeling young again is true magic

Enjoy your run tomorrow Fabulous

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Ah it sounds magic!! 🤩🤩🤗

Thank you!! ❤️

[Tillybeach Graduate10]

Ahh love your posts. So nice that you can enjoy your runs together!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Tillybeach]

It is thanks

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10]

What a fab post and your sheer enjoyment shines through all the way.😀👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hareshaw-Granny]

Thanks, we are lucky