40 minutes

Hiya,

Went out this morning just before 10 am. It was already a little warm (18 degrees), but as I have to get up on weekdays at 6 for work, I really can't force myself to get up at 6 in the weekends too. Had breakfast just before 8 and waited 2 hours to avoid spasms.

Put coach Bennett in my ears for 40 minutes and set off. Loads of sour people out and about who did not say g'morning back, even a couple of other runners who ignored me. Luckily a few people did say hello back, including 1 very enthousiastic runner near the end of my run, which made up for all the walking lemons.

I had planned for 40 minutes, thinking to build up my long runs back from 30 minutes to 90 minutes with an increase of 10 minutes each weekend. I am starting to think that this might be too much though. My fitness has really suffered hard when I took an involuntary break of 3 weeks.

At 30 minutes I wanted to stop. But I pushed on, thinking I could stop at 35 minutes. At 35 minutes I thought to push to 40 minutes to reach my goal. But I was breathing hard and felt like I had run a marathon. But I succeeded in getting to 40 minutes, finishing with 4,52 km.

Coming home I admired the tomato color of my face in the mirror, thinking that people who saw me running must have thought I had run much much longer to look this red and tired 😹.

But hey, I did my 40 minutes! Can't run Tuesday (got my 4 weekly IV againgst reumatic artritis and I prefer not running after it), so it will be Wednesday (hopefully).

Cheers, Evy

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Hi Evy, I managed 40 minutes this morning too! It was my best run to date. Happy 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

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Well done! 👍

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

If I run past someone who doesn’t return a greeting I stick out my tongue at them. They don’t see this but it makes me feel better. Childish I know 🤣

Sounds a great run, good for you! I turn very red too but we should be proud - it’s a sign of a body hard worked 🥵

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Haha I should remember that!

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Well done Evy and for completing your goal of 40 minutes !And yes, some people just don't seem to want to respond to a good morning ! As you say , even other runners sometimes !

Ah well 🤷

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Just went for a walk and now more people did say somethink back or a nod. I guess at 10 am people still have a morningmood? 😹

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Good run for you Evy . It doesn’t take much just to say hello or good morning. Lemons as you say. Only one person I saw this morning on my long walk as out early but she never spoke as well. Most folk do but must be too early on a Sunday morning to see anyone. Good luck Wednesday 🤗👏

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Yeah, maybe 10 am was too early still, morningmood or such. On my walk just now more people said something back or gave a nod.

[sparky66 Graduate10]

Well done on pushing on for the 40 minutes.. Laughing when you say about other runners not saying hello..haha I love getting a nod in recognition that I am too a Runner 🏃‍♀️

Someone once gave me a high five🖐️

Made my day 😆

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Last week 2 kids on bikes passed me and yelled 'going good, m'am!' It made my day 😸

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Hi Evy, a good run even though a few people too wrapped up in themselves to bother returning your good morning greetings

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Yeah, walking or running lemons I call them 😸

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

Yeah those lemons can do their thing

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10]

Great run report. Whas up with those sour pusses???? Love to say hi out on a run 🏃🏼‍♀️😀

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Me too! It just makes a run more pleasant, right?

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Too right!

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Well done Evy! Tomatoes 🍅 are very good for you, and brilliant you got to that 40 minutes. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

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😅

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

Well done Evy! It's fantastic that you managed your 40 minutes this morning, not easy after that break. And well, tomatoes are great and they beat lemons every time! 🍅💪🍋👊🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

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Tomatoes for the win! 😁

[Lifluf Graduate10]

Well done Evy. Sounds like a good run even though you had to push yourself. I too turn into a tomato at the end of a run, even a short one but, hey, it shows we're doing something!

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True, I do always think that people must think I ran a marathon or so, haha!

[Lifluf Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Haha. Yes I don't tell them the distance - just let them think I've been running for hours 😅

[Scruff55 60minGraduate]

Great run there Evy. 40 minutes is a nice time to run I’m trying to get back there slowly so I don’t set my hip off again did 27 minutes this morning and felt good could have made it to 30 really but I had arrived back home so came in and did some stretches. Well done. 🥵I recognise that face too 🤣🤣🤣

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