Lovely sunny, chilly early morning run! Thought I’d do a shorter run this morning. Still needed my lightweight jacket and not yet warm enough for shorts, I set off at 7.30am having been distracted chatting to my brother. So I forgot to do my stretches and stopped halfway through my warm up walk to do them.
Off I go and set off a little too fast, but I’m just going with the flow this morning. 2nd km is a little slower than the first as it’s slightly uphill. I miss the flatness of the fens but I do feel I’m making progress with the slopes.
As I’m running, I hear the whistling of Red Kites calling to each other. I look up and see them soaring and circling, familiar sounds and sights of this area. One spots something and dives down to investigate; I’m able to catch a glimpse of the markings on the top of his wings.
3rd km is a little faster as it’s downhill, but looking at the stats it was quite a slow run this morning. Mr. Garmin, however, was mightily pleased and rewarded me accordingly!
Back home for stretches and coffee! 😊
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Yes, they are - and I’m older than you! Nowster posted a chart and it seems it’s a lot easier for me to achieve these numbers, perhaps because I’m not expected to 😂
Mr Garmin is sexist 🙂 I only get “good” for 38...,doesn’t he know how ancient I am 😂😂😂😂.
Well done Jools 👏👏👏👏. I love red kites. Mainly confined to motorway corridors up here, so it has been a while since I saw one. We saw them everyday when we stayed in a mountain side villa in Corsica; Called Milan Royal over there of course. More in keeping with their regal bearing.
Great stuff -- ignore any scientific claims your Garmin makes about your "calculated vo2 max". The only way to find out what your vo2 max is, is to go to a clinic where they measure how much oxygen your lungs consume whilst exercising. Take the Garmin number as motivation, its a very rough measure of your fitness (if you run less and/or slower, it will likely go down and vice versa if you run more and/or faster).
Vo2max is simply a measurement of how much oxygen your body can consume, and is measured in litres per minute. For example, Chris Froome (pro cyclist, multiple TDF winner) had a vo2max of 84.6 when measured in 2015, and in that same year he won the tour de France.
I do know this really, but it’s nice to believe the Garmin figures when they are in my favour! 😉 I need all the help I can get! To be told by Garmin that you have a fitness age of 22 when you are 67 is amusing 😀 and of course I don’t really believe it.
See what moving has done for you Julia, age 22 now!! Naughty, forgeting your stretches 😉😉 hope things are ok, i'm lagging behind for our 10k, lot's going on, need to get a run in tonight. 😀
This was my first run this week, so I’m lagging behind as well. I can’t find a 10K route that doesn’t involve a steep hill. Going to try a slightly longer run, 7 or 8K, at the weekend.
Thank goodness I have a Fitbit and don’t have to worry about my age! 😂
Drove up to Hay on Wye this morning, saw lots of Red Kites on my journey. They have been seen as far south as Cwmbran...but I’ve not seen one here yet 🤞🏼
Great to hear you’re getting to grips with those hills!
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