Another hilly 5k

[Fionamags]

Met up with a friend yesterday to tackle Arthur's Seat again. This time we gabbled away the steepest part of the hill and then went at our own pace after that. I did another spot of Jeffing to get to the top and then enjoyed the downward canter.

We met up at the end and had a great chat huddled against a wall out of the cold wind, sat on my camping chairs. Ah the lockdown life and small pleasures!

Despite walking a lot more of the hill I was one minute faster!

[Allbarron 60minGraduate]

Well done. Improvement is great however it comes. Not sure I would attempt that run tho. Hills ....aaarrgghh😱🙈🙈

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Allbarron]

Yes not too pleasant going up - but I'm so crap on hills I figure it must do me some good...

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Glutton for punishment! A whole minute off your time is an excellent result 👍 well done.

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Thanks! Although this brings me down to the lightning speed of.....42.24 😂😂😂

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Fiona, it’s UPHILL, what do you expect? I’d be v happy with that!

[Hidden]

Lovely Fionamags, especially the canter downhill bit and of course sharing it with a friend 🤗

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Yes I love going downhill - used to be a bit of a speed demon on my bike on the downhills as well. Equally as challenged on the up though...

[Hidden]

Fortunately, for every uphill, there’s a downhill on the other side 😊. Sounds like you enjoyed your jeffing and your canter. Happy running 🏃🏼‍♀️

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10]

Sounds like a lovely run with your friend. At least it has stopped raining, just very windy here today in Ayrshire.

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Hareshaw-Granny]

That will be those windmills going great guns then. Lovely day here but still cold.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Amazing, and what an after run treat! chatting to a friend even though outside

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Well done again Fionamags you like your hills especially steep hill. Did you up the right hand side from Hollyrood or up past the waterside of the hill. When I ran went up the water side of hill👏🤗

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Doris8]

Started from Holyrood car park and turned left - with the duck pond on the right then up, up, up!! Same direction as the 5 and 10k events. Is that what you meant?

[Doris8 Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Yes that’s it we run that way in the Big Fun Run some fun run🤣🤣

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Doris8]

Yes I'm doing it because its "good for me" 🤣🤣

[dijep Graduate10]

Sounds a great run. It's so weird how we can be faster when we walk more....Lovely to be able to run with a friend

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

Yes totally - being able to have a wee catch up is brilliant. But this whole Jeffing thing is quite amazing, isn't it????

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

It is brilliant and give you built in time to wipe your nose properly 🤣Have you noticed any difference in your cadence? Mine is much more in the green than when I just ran.

[Peter44 Graduate10]

You do love a hill Fiona!!! 🥵🥵🥵

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

Steady on - I wouldn't say that.

[Peter44 Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

🤣🤣🤣Does look a nice area to run though!

[Banana12 Graduate10]

Way to go Fi. Faster - up hill. Respect.