Cheating on Jeff 😳

[Juliet202]

Well, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it (yes I did !!) I won’t do it again (..... actually I might not !!). It’s just they the mind is weak the flesh is strong !! 🤨

Today was my long run, week 4 of HM plan with Jeff Galloway - run-walk-run method. Well, I know we’ve been persuading each other that it’s not cheating, but..... the plan was 8k walk run walk with 10mins either side warm up cool down. I reckoned that could be 11k altogether - it would be a new record for me. Yey ! But can I really call it a record if I Jeff it ?!? Hmmmm. Decided I would try to run continuously to the half way point at least - it’s nearly a month since my second 10k - I need to prove I can still do it !

Long story short (it was quite uneventful !) I just carried on running and thought I’d make sure I do 11k - the training programme finished just before I got there but I continued it. Anyway 11k whoopeeee ! But I hit 11k the top of a hill in the park and thought - ah go on then, keep going - it’s all down hill from now on - AND it’s freezing, don’t wanna get a chill walking home now, might as well run. So 12k came and went and by then my brain was probably oxygen starved cos I was thinking - hey - 10miles is 2*6.42k so that means 12.84 - I might as well keep going !! And to make sure I went all the way to 13k by which time I stopped cos I was at the gate. Even walked 4 flights up the stairs (slowly). I’m going to regret it aren’t I ?

And of course, I totally miscalculated - 10k is 6.42 miles not 10miles is 2*6.42k ! Doh. But 8 miles - not bad. Now for a lie down and stretch. Something’s clicking....

Ok. Back on the wagon next week - run -WALK-run !! 😝

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Great effort, shame about the arithmetic but a fantastic distance all the same and you have now worked out how far to go for 10 miles😂 I’m with you on not walking more than necessary at this time of year but do laugh as I run past walkers wrapped up in puffy jackets with me just in shorts and T-shirt. Keep warm when your out on your next run-walk-run Happy running 🤗

[Juliet202 Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

! Having had a nano second of disappointment when I saw it was ‘only’ 8 miles, I think I would have been mad to try 10 ! Not quite there yet !!!! I did have a warm fleece around my waist so could have covered up but..... it was getting nippy. Unfortunately now I have a bit of 🤧

[Whydothis 60minGraduate in reply to Grannyhugs]

I laugh at myself about the wrapping up warm for walking, as I am a runner 3 days a week, and very much a walker on the other 4 days. I must look like two very different people!

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

Wow that's an amazing effort! Very well done 💪👏👏👏I think Jeff will forgive you when he sees those stats 😉

[Juliet202 Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

Thankyou ! Ooh I only just noticed the ‘100 minutes’ milestone too !! 😁

[Beatlesforever Graduate10 in reply to Juliet202]

Nice one! 👌

[Week7 Graduate10]

Sounds like "one of the good runs!"8 miles is brilliant. 100 minutes of running none stop_that is even more special I think!

Congratulations

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Juliet202 Graduate10 in reply to Week7]

Yey ! Thanks ! 😇

[linda9389 Graduate10]

Fabulous! I'm the same with running=oxygen deprivation=poor arithmetic. Once upon a time I had enough oxygen to obtain a maths degree, so it's definitely the running that creates the problem.

But it's also the answer. So catch 22!!!

Well done on the run - that's the important bit 😍