5K Run - Wednesday December 30th 2020

[Dodgylungs]

So my last run of 2020 was not quite a PB but was my second fastest time on my FitBit watch. The Nike Running Club time was a minute faster at 37:52 - it’s a shame that there’s such a big discrepancy as I’d rather take the faster time but I don’t want to cheat myself. The first 1K split time of 7.13 is my fastest 1K to date while running outside. I’m going to be running on the flat on New Year’s Day bright and early with other much faster runners so I expect to run faster then, providing having other runners around doesn’t distract me.

My progress this year since I started running the C25K has been slow and steady. I still don’t find 5K easy to do and on Monday I ran with a much faster friend who developed a stitch and kept walking and running and it distracted me to such a degree that I stopped running at 3K. That’s the first run I’ve bailed out on for a while.

So what have I discovered about myself? I think in the main I prefer running alone, though I do tend to run faster when running with a friend. I like to run early in the morning and in colder weather. I’m hoping this changes in 2021 but I know I don’t like running where there are people to distract me.

Anyway, 2020 has been the very toughest of years but is ending on a more optimistic note despite this new strain of the virus ravaging us all. The vaccine is here and we should all be in a much better situation by the summer and without doubt this running journey has been a blessing to my mental and physical health and one which I intend on progressing further. 10K here I come.

As happy a New Year as possible to everybody on here and beyond. Stay safe and well and keep running to health.

[pr0fess0r Graduate10]

Nice work David, that pace is great!

[Dodgylungs Graduate10 in reply to pr0fess0r]

Thanks Lucas, hopefully more to come!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Lovely post, great run. I'm with you on running on my own - that sounds weird🤣 I like to own my run and do it my way. I wish you all the best for your 10k journey, slow and steady is definitely the way to go. Happy running 🤗

[Dodgylungs Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thank you! Happy New Year!!

[Pnegirl Graduate10]

Lovely post and all the best for 2021 to you too! 🙂 Looking back on the twelve months, it certainly has been a trying time that I don't think any of us saw coming but I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that c25k has not only had a significant positive impact on lifestyle but I'm also grateful to have made lots of friends on here too. 2020 would certainly have been harder to deal with without this forum and the lovely people on it 😁.

[Dodgylungs Graduate10 in reply to Pnegirl]

Absolutely PNEgirl. This tough year was made so much more bearable by running and this forum. I feel inspired by your amazing times to step up my own speed. Not sure I will be at split times of 6mins per km any time soon (and certainly not over 10K) but it’s definitely something to aim for. I’ll see what time I can do on the flat on Friday, surrounded by runners who can do anything from 22-32mins for 5K. If that doesn’t get my pace up nothing will. Hope things in Preston are cool regarding the virus!

[Pnegirl Graduate10 in reply to Dodgylungs]

Yes things are OK thank you 🙂. Although we've only just moved to tier 4, we were in tier 3 for ages so it feels like a return to that really. I hope things are OK where you are too