Today is the day. It’s been a while since my last longer run at the beginning of March. I’ve been doing shorter runs just to get out there, sometimes when I haven’t felt like it, just to keep going. I woke up this morning and thought I’d run for an hour, so found a guided run on the Nike Run Club app with Coach Bennett. I like to think about what he says as I’m running and I’m much less likely to zone out than when I’m listening to music.
Long sleeved top and shorts! It’s so nice to run in shorts again 😊. I could have managed wearing a tee shirt, but I don’t like to feel cold at the start of a run and for me, the long sleeved top was just fine.
Stretches and warm up walk done and off I go! Running easy and following CB’s instructions. My pace is steady, ebbing and flowing as I like to do on longer runs. The air quality is ‘fair’ which is probably why my heart rate went up quite quickly into Zone 4, but I keep going. I decide not to be a drama queen about the inclines!
I set out this morning a little later that I would have liked, I must stop the chit-chat with my brother on the mornings that I run! I met all the parents taking their children to school and the pavements were quite busy.
The last km is downhill so it’s easy to pick up the pace (7:02). The guided run ends, but I carry on past ‘home’ and down a side road for the 8K. I’m happy with this longer run and walk back up the slope. My Dad is obviously having a lie in this morning as the house is quiet! Stretches and coffee ☕️ 😊
