3.5K and 3 years off fitness age and Zombie mission 1 completed 😂

[Instructor57]

So today was 3.5K when I went out I had no idea how far I was going to run !

But with the weather forecast for the next few days looking bad I thought I would at least get one in !

I set off fine and the first km was a decent pace , I started to warm up after 1 km and soon realised I was going to be too warm .

I was wearing a long sleeve top and very light jacket just to keep the wind off and running tights (think that was a mistake)

I decided against wearing the sports bra I picked up on the first zombie run 🤣🤣🤣

Anyway I was completing mission 1 which I started on my previous run , this was completed at around 1.5k .

I then decided to just do 3.5k today as I want to start mixing my runs up a bit again so hopefully my next one will be either 5k or more (undecided yet)

I noticed (as expected) that this shorter run improved my fitness age by 3 years and VO2Max went up by 1

It is still some way off what it was at its best but at least heading in the right direction again .

I'm still running positive splits but noticing that the pace is naturally picking up again .

As long as I don't start off way too fast then I'm happy to continue with either positive or negative splits as long as I can finish my run 😁

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

We seem to be running in sync again! Both doing shorter runs to mix them up. Almost the same pace, as well!

I was wearing a jacket, too but the run wasn’t long enough for me to get hot. Hope you enjoyed the zombies! 🧟‍♀️ 🧟‍♂️ 🧟

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

Yes, I noticed our runs have synched again 😂And yes I want to keep the mix , need a few longer ones now again ! 😁

[Jools2020 Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

The old system worked well, it’s good to get back to it again. That short run today was so good. 😊

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

Yes, as you say , it works .Strange though how easy it is to drift away from it though !

I think we will be out of sync again 8b a few days as the forecast is not good .

I'm sure you will run through it but I doubt I will 🤣

[Jools2020 Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Haha, I wouldn’t be so sure! I don’t like running on the wind.

[nowster Graduate10]

You could use the bra as ear warmers? 🤣

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Now there's a thought 🤔😂

[GigglyBFC Graduate10]

Amazed you didn’t try out the zombie bra 🤣🤣🤣Is the VO2Max a good measure? I have it on Apple Health and it says I’m 39.4 at the moment which is above average for my age which surprises me as I doubt think I’m very fit at the moment 🤣

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to GigglyBFC]

It's been suggested I use the bra as ear warmers 😂I'm not sure how accurate the VO2Max is from a watch but it does seem to generally track my fitness.

It has always had me below my actual age but the last couple of months I have been leaving longer and longer gaps between runs and noticed VO2MAX suffered .

It's started to improve again now as I have built my run frequency up again .

Also it appears to like regular shorter runs ,😁

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

Well done Ian! 👏👏👏You finished your mission. Any more sports bras? 🤣

You managed to impress Mr Garmin today, He didn't like my 3.5k run at all and deducted one point from my Vo2max and added one to my fitness age! He is so fickle

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

Thanks !No, no more sports bra's haha.

A few other bits and pieces but can't remember what haha 😁

Yes Mr Garmin surprised me .

As you say, fickle

[9weeks2Run Graduate10]

Well done on completing your mission and 3.5k 🏃‍♂️

Enjoy your next run x

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to 9weeks2Run]

Thanks Rebecca, enjoy your next one also 🙂👍

[9weeks2Run Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you Ian, planning to go out today for Week 1, Run 3!!

Have a lovely day x

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to 9weeks2Run]

Great, I look forward to hearing you completed the week 🙂👍

[9weeks2Run Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you Ian x