Up and out promptly this morning as the weather forecast said it was going to snow. Chilly enough for my jacket and gloves. I decided on ‘A 10K Run’ with Coach Bennett, no music.
Started easy as per instructions from CB 😊. It makes the run so much better! If I’m chasing a PB, I still start easy, but maybe not quite so easy. It doesn’t seem to be an exact science. I head out of the village and it’s very quiet this morning, not much traffic, so no diving into the hedge required! It’s a main road, but not particularly wide, so I have to be prepared. I turn left onto the more rural part of the run, 3K done and I’m feeling warmed up. First 4K all over 8:00 mins/km but I don’t mind, just taking it steady. I feel myself starting to increase pace, but I back off if I think I’m starting to go too fast. I note that I’m actually getting a bit fed up with this guided run. I’ve probably done it about 7 or 8 times. I’m just thinking that I need something different and my mobile rings and pauses the run! I miss the call with all the faffing about and decide not to restart CB.
I’m getting warmer and off comes the jacket! I realise that this run seems harder than usual and decide that there’s no reason for it, it’s just one of those runs. I debate cutting it short. If I leave out the Deadend Track, I could just do 8K 😈, no-one would know 😊. I come out of the lane and turn left onto the main road. I’m approaching the turning for the track! Should I? Shouldn’t I? Although it’s more of an effort, I’m right into the run now. 10K was my plan and I’ll be disappointed if I don’t do it. I kick the gremlin into touch, turn right to go up the Deadend Track and look down it. Seems to go on forever today - but I run on right to the end and turn round to come back. I’m almost at 9K and like to finish strong so I pick up the pace. Out again onto the main road and it’s all out effort as a flock of Whoopers fly overhead. I glance at my watch and I’m in heart rate Zone 5. For some reason I think about getting a notch for my bracelet ‘If I collapse, pause my watch’ 😂.
The run is over and I’m not far from home! Perfectly timed.
Looking at the stats, my last 6 kilometres were all faster than 8:00 with the last one the fastest at 6:53. I’m happy with that. 👍 But is that sweat on my brow? Surely not 😂.
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That sounds so good, I’m struggling to run round all the people at the moment, going to try a village run tomorrow rather than park, has it snowed yet?
Great run, how did you enjoy running without your coach and music? I've run" naked" for over a year, empowering to be in total control. Happy running 🤗
Thanks, I’ve tried running ‘naked’ a couple of times and like it! Today, I hardly noticed the absence of Coach Bennett. Sometimes I’m just in the mood for the silence. I’ve been debating going for a run and not receiving any notifications from my watch, except maybe for one for the end of the run. That might be interesting!
I keep trying that, but as I've been running to HR I do kind of have to keep looking although I'm convinced every time I look HR goes up a bit. You wonder how we managed all these years before technology told us everything about ourselves 🤣
Great results. I knew all along that you’d not give in to those interruptions and gremlin voices. This is J, I said to myself; she’ll bag this run. And you did, of course! Imagining you running that final stretch with the power of the flock of flying whopper swans in your stride. 👍💪🏼🏃🏼♀️
Thank you. It didn’t feel that good while I was running it, but Strava tells me it was my second fastest time. Although I know I’m pretty slow, it still pleased me 😊
Thanks, Diane. There’s no gate at the end of the Deadend Track, it’s open to the fields beyond. It’s the other track near the river that has the gate. I no longer touch it with my hand, but with my foot!
Heh, well done, and not listening to that naughty gremlin 🤣 6.53 on the last km 🥵 and overall a decent time. I've turned of notifications on last few runs, which has been quite nice, and not listening to music much, as i've my daughter with me. I feel like we're running with you, down that dead end lane, always sounds so peacefull, your running routes! 😊
Thanks, Peter. It seemed like hard work this morning! My routes are mostly peaceful and quiet, it’s very rural here. I’m very tempted to turn off notifications! I’ll try it for a shorter run first, I think. Im not sure how I’ll cope 😂
I was just like that, so used to it, ever since start of c25k! Oh, the tights came out again today, thought it was colder out, but i too got a bit warm, my PC t-shirt, is thicker than my usual running stuff. 🥵
Thanks, Rebecca 😊. That last km was tough. There really is a notch that says that! I’m tempted to buy it. I have all the milestone notches for the distances I’ve run and a friend bought me two motivational ones as well. Love my notch bracelet 😊
Oh wow that is brilliant, oh you should treat yourself to that you deserve it you are doing so well continuing to run 3 times a week. That is so lovely that you have all your milestone notches you must feel so proud of all your achievements it is such a great idea. Take care
Well done that all sounds good. I have not had good runs recently. Breathing bad etc today I returned to the trusted C25k Last run with jo Wiley and some running music. Seemed to go alot better. I guess it’s the mixing it up that helps! Hopefully I will get back to a 10k soon. Thanks for inspiring post xx
Thank you 😊 Mixing it up certainly helps. I just keep plodding on, shorter runs in the week, longer at the weekend. Sometimes I suddenly see an improvement. Sometimes I don’t, but I always feel better for getting out there 😊
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