The bright blue skies and scuttling white clouds said Yes Run !
My slightly tired body said Nooooo ! Tomorrow. 🙏
The day won , it was a very lovely day , maybe a little cold ?🤔🤷🏼♀️ ( I thought on my quite sheltered 5 minute walk home from work 😂😂 )
Today was my long run , 44 mins and I needed to get my pace slow and steady from the outset ( deja vu 🙄 I think I say this a lot 🙄😂) my longest run so far has been 39 mins and that requires a bit of ‘doubling back ‘ once I’ve run down to the lighthouse and back towards the village . This coastal road has been ‘my friend’ from the start of C25K , it’s flat, long and offers the distractions of the sea on both sides with shipping , leisure boats, tiny local fishing boats and of course lots of noisy seagulls, oystercatchers and the odd curlew. There are the ‘hardy golfers’ hitting balls from morning until night in all weathers in the adjacent course and dog walkers on their way to the beach.
I got my slow start and managed for most of the run to keep it that way. I still find lots of periods in the run that are ‘hard going’ but they seem to pass as I regain rhythm. I knew to get 44 mins done I’d need to double right back to The Point again and I was happy enough to do this because I’d finish right at the benches at the lighthouse so I could pause awhile and enjoy the sky , the sea and the views before a long walk home 🤷🏼♀️😂 .
I did increase my pace over the last 2K and I did find that extra 6 minutes a bit of an ask but I was also determined not to be looking at my time so actually it was a nice surprise to find I’d done 45 mins as I got to the road end.
The way out was cold but I still had to peel off my top layer once I got into the run, when I did my u turn and came back on myself it was Baltic with a sharp north east wind. I dithered about putting my top back on as I passed a couple of walkers with hats , gloves and winter jackets on, as I thought I must look ridiculous in a t shirt .
Luckily they weren’t the same ones I passed on Tuesday in the pouring rain 😂😂It’s a small village they’ll be getting concerned 😂😂
So all done 👍 5.5 K in my 44 mins , longest I’ve run . Had a lovely 5 mins rest and then headed home , that’s when I really felt the cold, had stuff my hands up my sleeves 🥶🥶
I have a bad habit of dawdling home instead of walking briskly , today I was positively power walking home 💨🌬🥶🥶🏃🏻♀️
Happy running = Happy Days 🙏🏃🏻♀️
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Thank you 🙂 Definitely need to consider the ‘winter wardrobe’ 😂, gloves for sure my fingers were painfully cold on way back . I’m going to give that arm workout video you shared a try 👌 keep off my wee tired legs 😂
I was in two minds Wednesday on whether to break out the leggings or not. In the end I stuck with my usual Capri 3/4 shorts (have pockets!), running vest and fleece. Concession to the wind was woolly hat and fingerless gloves. Gloves stuffed in pockets and fleece tied around waist after about 2km 😂🥵
How are you finding the longer runs? I’m surprised to find that I’m quite enjoying them 😳
I know the only day I took gloves they were redundant in ten mins . Really could’ve done with them yesterday though . Might get a warm lightweight pair to go in my belt. The wind chill made it 1 degree and there’s the ‘first snaw on the Ben’ ❄️❄️ so need to think about winter running .
I don’t think I’m quite as comfortable as you with the runs but I also think that’s down to pace and the psychology of the run.
I slowed down but maybe not quite enough .
Sometimes 8pI feel I may trip if my feet go any slower 🤷🏼♀️ So a bit of work still to do on pace .
I might use my short run for pace & hills 🤔 just to try and improve.
I also need to work out some longer routes , I’m not a big fan of going round in repeating loops .
It makes me feel like I’m just ‘putting in time’ 🤷🏼♀️
Very happy though with my 45 minutes and again it’s all about trusting the programme .
Indeed! I’m lucky to have a choice of 3 flat routes 😊 The RiverWalk is a 2 mile loop...ideal for the short run. The Park Run course...5km obviously...using it for the 30 minutes, with a bit of extra walking.
The Canal gives me the ever extending there and back long route...it’s actually about 30 miles to the basin at Brecon...I’m not likely to make it there any time soon 😂
Strava gave my running pace as 9:34/km on Wednesday...that’s how slow I go 😬
Hoping for a small dryish window this afternoon for my quick (!) short run 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
Plenty mileage there then 👌😂 looks nice too .I can loop over to the next village and back or take my usual route and take a detour round the other side of The Point .
It will be good to try it as I feel it’s me that’s sort of restricting myself , need to just get ‘out on the open road ‘ 😂😂
There’s a lot of nice countryside behind us but we are at sea level and it’s all uphill ( very uphill 🥵😳) to get to that level .
I’m very lucky really I can just go out the door and run , I’ll work away at pulling the pace back and try and get the whole run to be ‘just so’
I enjoy reflecting on it and thinking of what I need to do next ..... keeps me out of mischief 😂😂🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️
Well done, it’s great to catch up on your progress 😎
Sounds like a great run! 44mins.. 👏🏼👏🏼 Today when Coach Bennet told me at 20mins I was halfway through, I squealed. How far we’ve come eh?! 😅
I know exactly what you mean about running in loops. The longer my route is becoming, the more I’m finding I have to run and loop around the housing estate in the village and I don’t enjoy it one bit. (Unless it’s nighttime and no one is about).
Just a thought on winter wear: you could look for tops with cuffs that have thumb holes which help hold the sleeves over your hands to keep them warm. (Until you’re ready to push them up to your elbows of course) 😊 Beats gloves when it’s not quite cold enough.
I also wear a Buff (brand of thin snood). It’s cosy around my neck, or as a beanie or ear warmer/headband. Handy bit of versatile kit 👍🏼
Thanks 🙂 I’m going to have to find longer routes 😂Also in knowing tha5 the key for me is a slow down of pace , not listen to the gremlin 👹 saying ‘ gosh you’re so slow ‘ 😂😂
Sounds like a definite improvement there RitS! Running gear in the cold is tricky, I've tried so many things. Gloves, and fingerless gloves, that mostly end up stuffed in a pocket, but my fingers turn blue if I don't start out with them on. Another good wheeze is those tops with extra long sleeves, with a thumb hole. Great to protect you from a cold wind.
Thanks , not quite there yet but must remember be grateful for any progress 😃I couldn’t run at all a few months ago for goodness sake 😂🙄
Thumb hole sleeves sound good , ordinary long sleeve tops seem to be made for very long armed people and I look like my mum got me two sizes bigger so ‘I’d grow into it’ . 🙄
Mostly it was my fingers really , didn’t mind still being in leggings and t shirt , although people were looking at me like I’d maybe ‘wandered out’ from somewhere 😂
That's fanatic! Well done Racingingthesteeet! Your post made me shiver inside at the thought of the cold but I would take that any day over being too hot lol. It sounds like you're making brilliant progress and I love the power walk home haha! It just shows how much you've enjoyed it 😁
So nice to see you on here again 👌😃 I’m sure life is busy for you , tricky working everything in now . Hope you’re still getting out and working through B210K .
Your last post was showing great pace and distance , doing it with ease too 👌🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️
I’m still sitting procrastinating , I’ve let the day slip away and it’s now dark, cold and raining so I’m just going to negotiate with the dog to get him out a walk and then cosy in for the evening .
Cosy evenings in autumn are just what the doctor ordered lol so I hope the negotiations weren't too tough! I'll try and post an update maybe next week as it sounds like we're at the same point in the magic plan. If I can make W4, R3 I'll add something lol. If not I'll read yours haha! 😂
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