What a glorious morning for a run! I wasn’t sure if I was going to go, after a rather large Indian Takeaway last night, with second helpings involved. I was sure I would be feeling sluggish, but I was up and the sun was inviting. Still a little chilly. Although I knew I would soon warm up, I don’t like to feel cold at the start of a run. Short sleeved t-shirt with lightweight jacket, neck buff, running tights and sun visor. I dispensed with checking in the mirror until after I’ve had my hair done 😂.
Of I go on my slightly uphill warm up walk. ‘Hills are your friends’, I tell myself! I didn’t really want to run 5K so I would keep my options open, with this route I could. Off I go. Freddie singing ‘It’s a Beautiful Day’ 🎶 . First 2 kms are slightly downhill and I’m not feeling sluggish. I don’t know what it is about the 3rd km on this route. It’s an incline, but it’s not much and I should be able to deal with it without being a drama Queen! I decide after all that I will do another 5K today.
The 4th km is more of an incline and I plod upwards ‘Hills are your friends’. I deal with this one much better! I stop briefly to take off my jacket and take a photo.
Now I’m at the top of the lane where I live. The 5th km is slightly uphill at the start, then downhill to the end of the run. This time I feel like I’m flying. Past my home, cross the road and down a steeper bit until I reach 5K. That felt good! I enjoyed this run more than I have others since I moved. 😊
Home for stretches and coffee. I notice that my brother and father are still sound asleep!
Splits: 7:58, 7:39, 7:47, 7:24, 6:34
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I love your hills are your friends mantra 😊. It sounds as though you had a lovely run - you made the best of an early start while your family snoozed! I did my own horrible hill this morning and it wasn’t very friendly - I shall try to look on it in a different light in the future 😄👍👏🏼🏃♀️.
Thanks, nowster 😊. Yes, I was pleased with the negative trend. Just need to deal with that 3rd km and stop being a wuss about it! Then I’ll try a different route.
Thanks, Al. The photo was the only scenic part of the run and a view from the road! It’s very built up round here, I was running through housing estates for most of the run. In time, I will drive to a local park to run. 😊
What a lovely run, I found myself smiling as I read and the photo is beautiful, sounds like you are getting to grips with those hills, great progress, I’m slightly jealous of your pace but hey I will get faster now I’ve found my enthusiasm
I can relate, I’ve never run over the railway bridge before, not what you’d call a hill but it goes up, and I did it today albeit rather slowly but it will get easier and faster, it took me back to my 20’s when i couldn’t peddle my bike up with a 5yr old on the back and then one day i managed it and felt so happy
I’m sure that’s what will happen with my slopes. I’m on a mission now! I did much better today and I’m looking forward to feeling like you did when you successfully managed that hill on your bike!
How super satisfying that must have been to return to a house still aslumber with 5k under your belt for the day!
Take extra care on those downhills, though... I was reading only yesterday about their role in IT Band Syndrome, which is common in runners. We tend to wince at the thought of uphill (for obvious reasons), but the risk of injury is in the down.
Aaaaah...I’m glad that hills are becoming your friends 😉
I was talking to my son on Saturday about my 10k Lockdown route...when I said I run up hollyBush way, he said “no way! That’s a horrible incline”...I felt quite chuffed ☺️
Hope you have had your hair cut and looking abd feeling gorgeous!!
Sounded like a lovely run, well done I enjoyed so fabulous to hear that you really enjoyed that run, sounds like you are settling into your new running routes. Loving yiur hills are friends mantra!!
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