Boxing Day Blowout 6km 🎅🎄😊🦌

[Runforurlife]

The gremlins were at me this morning, not even Coach Dyer got a look in.. I wasn’t able to shake them off for a good hour 😈 but I finally made it out the door at 10am. Plan was for a cheeky 5km. Within the first 2km, I was doing the usual revisions in my head and wondering if a 3km would be acceptable 🤔 (no). One of the many things I’ve learnt through C25K is not to give up, not to stop and keep going.. just slow down. It works! I slowed a bit after the dreaded under rail track ramp down and up and pressed on.. My new 80s pop playlist really giving me energy.. I just love the fun with a new playlist of wondering what’s coming next...

I decided to carry on my usual route to see if I could do a loop route and not have to retrace my steps. All was going well until I realised I’d be having a mini tour of the local industrial estate and not quite the scenic route 😂😂 but on the plus side, there was no one about except for a lone cyclist so that was a win and no extending dog leads or kids on scooters to navigate 👍🏻 I rejoined my usual route home and looked at my Garmin... which was dead. 😳Argh!! Totally out of juice, not sure how far I’d come.. I’d have to get my phone out of my sports belt to check Strava while running... ugh.. managed it and I was pleasantly surprised, heading for 6km.. No energy for any final sprints, 6km done and happy with that. Christmas excess run off (well, some of it lol) and feeling energised and happy to be out in the fresh air doing what I love best, RUNNING!!

Happy Boxing Day everyone. Hope the running is good where you are 🦌🦌

[Bambi2020 Graduate10]

Well done on getting out and nailing another 6km. 👍🏻🦌I did a treadmill 5k this morning- no fun but did the job-looking forward to some fresh air and longer runs 🙂

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to Bambi2020]

Thanks, Yes I was glad to get out. Being outside is so much of the experience for me with running so I feel your pain with the enforced treadmill time!! But good you got another 5k done and you’re keeping up your fitness 💪🏼🦌

[GailXrunning]

Well done - overcoming all the obstacles (😈👿👹) and then finding a route without obstacles (if less than scenic)! 6k is a great distance. I’ve been exploring things like mapometer today, just to see where we could go at different distances... and the Lee Valley is now coming into running range. That’s added motivation!!! 😄

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

Thanks 😊 ooh Mapometer sounds interesting 🤔 I’ll check it out. Quite fun now to be researching new routes! Lee Valley sounds good 👍🏻

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10]

Yay!!! Well done Runforurlife ...the gremlins were at me this morning too and they rolled me back over when I thought about getting up at 5:55am when I woke up and my first thought was running...I haven’t run since Monday so that a long time for me!!! Blummin Christmas just takes over..the Christmas Eve run I wanted to do did t happen, I was meeting myself coming backwards all day!! I even had my special takeaway supper and zoom meeting with friends in my running kit as I’d been in it all day just incase I could snatch a quick run...but it just didn’t happen...then yesterday was yesterday and the day ran away with me instead of the other way round!! 🤣 but you’ve inspired me to get out of the door later...I’ve just been on a lovely, cold 4k walk with hubby but I am def getting that run in and everything back to normal later today 👏🏻👏🏻 Thanks for your post 😉

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

Ah I am so glad I’ve been able to give some inspiration!!! Go for your run, you just know it makes sense 💪🏼 I honestly didn’t think I’d do it today but so glad I did. You never regret a run 😊 Hope you had a good run!!

[Peter44 Graduate10]

Well done, you got out in the end! So a cheeky 6k in 40mins 🥵 what are you like, that's a pretty good pace! ☺Although it was really nice, running yesterday, i could have done with a run of all yesterdays food, today 🤣 might go for a walk instead.

Anyway, you seem to be smashing most of your runs now, know what you mean about not stopping, just cant be done, although it's nice to just go out, with no special distance/time, just see how it goes! 😀

Enjoy the rest of your day! 🎄

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

Thanks 😊 With the Garmin fail and scrabbling for my phone to check Strava, I was all over the place and thought I’d be losing pace but maybe not. I have so many runs that keep surprising me and I suppose that’s part of the fun! After yesterday’s Christmas excesses, I was glad to get out and I’m planning another run tomorrow because.. well, that’s what we do isn’t it when we’re loving our running 😂😂 Hope you enjoyed your walk 👍🏻

[Peter44 Graduate10 in reply to Runforurlife]

Someone must have hid our scales!!! 🤣

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

I hazarded onto the scales this afternoon just before showering after my run. No change to my weight two days ago. Odd!

[Peter44 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

I'm sure i'll be the same, when i find them! 🤣

[Jericho2332 Graduate10]

Well done you! I'm sat in my pants eating leftovers and drinking beers 🤣🤣🤣 the knees not hurting today but maybe that's the booze 🤣 may try a 5k in the morning 🤞🏻

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to Jericho2332]

Lol 😂😂😂 Coach Dyer is going to be out for you tomorrow, you know it!!! 👍🏻

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Sounds lovely and 6k good distance, out gremlins won today and we lay around eating and wishing we hadn’t, we are calling it a relax day

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Lazy days are good! And it is Boxing Day after all 🙂 Sure you will soon be out for a run 🏃‍♀️