Hump Day 🐪 5K

[PhoenixRise]

Short, slow recovery run 🏃‍♂️

5K 🎯

No PB’s today - just a cool, calm & collected recovery run to flush the lactic acid build up and to get some more miles in the legs 🦵

Today’s run was for my mental health 🧠

I’m sure everyone is experiencing waves of uncontrollable emotions & all of us have many issues that we are dealing with that are valid & relevant to our individual situations in response to this never ending pandemic.

Well, yesterday I hit my personal wall - everyday is feeling like Groundhog Day now and I’m emotionally drained. NW Tier 3 restrictions suck and prevent a cheeky pick me up pint 🍺 without being required to order ‘substantial’ food as well 🙄

The news yesterday was particularly depressing with the number of deaths jumping up again and the terribly sad news of the situation in the Channel.

Today, I’m limiting my access to the news until one of the evening news programmes and instead opting for music as a playlist to my life. 🎵

I’ve a virtual job interview this afternoon (finally!) so I’m going to prepare for that and try to ooze positivity! Good vibes and hints & tips welcome! I’ve not had an actual interview since the early naughties! 😈

Happy running all you amazing humans 💪 #BeKind

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10]

Another great run and time for you. Completely with you re the current situation were all in. Dark mornings and evenings don't help and we're in a completely different state now compared to the summer. At least running helps slightly with it all. The news programmes certainly dont help. Fingers crossed for your interview 🤞🤞.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Your easy pace is faster than my flat out 30 second run, I hope it cleared your head. Good luck for the interview

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

I totally get the down days PhoenixRise and my thoughts go out to everyone now in Tier 3.☹️ I too am trying to limit time spent looking at the news.🙈

Masses of good luck for your interview this afternoon - we will all have our fingers crossed for you of course...and well done on another good run! 🙂

[Juliet202 Graduate10]

Slow ?!?! I can only dream of such speed 😆 good luck with the virtual job interview ! (Virtual job or virtual interview ?!?!). Remember if you feel you’re struggling, you can always plead ‘poor connection’ and ask them to repeat the question while you buy yourself time to think ! 🧐

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Well done with your run today , .and I certainly can relate to the mental health situation !

I am personally finding it rather difficult at the moment .

I think I also need to limit my exposure to the news !

Good luck with the interview 👍🤞

[Hidden]

Great medicinal run PhoenixRise 👍 at an almost🐢pace for you 🤭

I'm with you on the news it's grim 😬 good luck with the virtual Interview 👍

[Hidden]

Good luck this afternoon!! Absolutely be your authentic self! Look for the positives and recognise what you can control as opposed to what's out of your hands. Mention running if it comes up as I believe it mirrors lots about life. Best wishes 🙂

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

Great run, great post! Best of luck this afternoon, we're all rooting for you 😃👍

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

Great run. You set a cracking pace even for a recovery run! 👏👏👏

Completely with you about the current situation. I’m limiting my access to the news as well. There’s no point in obsessing about it all day.

Good luck with your interview! 🤞