A (Very) Early Morning 5K Run 🌞🏃‍♂️

[Instructor57]

So the forecast was for a hot one today so an early morning run was on the cards .

The prediction was 14 degrees at 05:00 and 17 by 07:00 so my plan was to leave the house at 05:30 .

Up at 5 and it felt warm in the house despite an open window and a fan in the bedroom (an electrical fan , not some weirdo 🤣)

Anyway, cup of tea made Misty the Cat must have heard me and came in for some breakfast , (pic of Misty the cat included)

Lightest running kit on , Dynamics done and out of the door at 05:35.

It was so pleasent on my warm up walk , lovely cooling breeze which felt nice in a running vest .

I decided to do the NRC recovery run , not that I needed to recover from anything but it was just about 35 minutes so great for a 5K run

My watch had locked on straight away , thanks I think to the tip from nowster to 'Synch' before going out ! 👍

I wanted to set off with a pace around 8min/Km and achieved 7:52 on the first split so that's fine .

The one grumble I have with the forerunner 45 is that the instantaneous pace is a bit laggy !

I've learnt to live with it but it's a little frustrating at times .

Getting settled now coming into the 2nd K and also up to temperature !

The sun is already getting above the tree tops and it's warming up !

I notice a couple of hot air balloons up !

It's perfect for them at this time before the ground heats up too much and the thermals become active !

No pictures of the balloons so i have included a picture of the one I used to own and fly .

This 2nd K split came out at 7:43

Getting warm now and the uphill towards the church into the sun , I can feel the temperature picking up but try and maintain a slight increase in pace , the last part of this split is a slight downhill and the pace comes out at a slightly quicker 7:32

The next part of the run is again up and down and tricky to keep a steady pace but this part is at least sheltered from the now rising sun and the pace comes out at 7:24

I'm getting quite warm now I come out of the shelter and on to the last Km

I am picking the pace up again and have plenty left in the tank as I started nice and slow ,

Round the loop of the last Km to finish with a final split of 6:31

I'm happy with this run as I managed to get it done before it was too hot , also happy with the splits .

Back home for some water and the kettle on for a mug of tea .

Breakfast and shower to come 😁

Happy running !

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Misty the cat is beautiful, perfect negative splits, glad you got your run in before the heat hit

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you ! And yes Misty is gorgeous , and she knows it 🤣

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

Parker is too but i wish he’d stop biting us, have followed all the guides and he’ll still suddenly grab and bite,

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Oh Misty is just the same !She never grew out of it 😁

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

Oh flip

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Haha, sorry 🤣

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

Read all the guides, got flappy toys toys on wands crinkly toys goes outside and has made a friend to play with comes in lays next to me al happy and relaxed looking then pounce!!! grab and bite but hand cream stops most of them he doesn’t like it when hands and feet are covered in cream 😀or vicks 😂 our home smells lovely

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Haha, Vicks is a good idea ! They certainly won't like that !Misty has a game where she tries to run around the lounge as quick as she can without using the floor 🤣

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

Yup Parker does that too

[Beatlesforever Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Our old cat would be the same, we rehomed him from a rescue centre when he was about 9 but he still tried to bite us. Luckily for us he had very few teeth 🙂 he was the most loving cat, we still miss him every day 😻

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Beatlesforever]

We do miss them, I’ve had loads of cats over the years and remember them all fondly

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

Very well done! I’m already too hot 🥵

I’m glad there was no weirdo in your bedroom 🤣

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

Thanks Tasha 😁Well, no weirdo other than me 🤣

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

That a great run, Ian! Early to beat the heat, sub 40 minute 5K and negative splits! That has set you up nicely for the weekend. Well done 👏👏👏👍😊

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

Thanks Julia , I to was certainly worth it , I enjoyed the run and glad I didn't leave it later !

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

Brilliant run for you Ian with perfect negative splits. Well done on getting out there nice and early 👍Nice to see the hot air balloons up

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

Thanks Diane, yes it was lovely at that time , and a perfect time for balloons.Glad I didn't leave it later !

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Ah what a super run, well done. Wouldn’t it be lovely to be up in a balloon today? I had meant to do the same as you and get out early but slept really badly, even with my fan (like yours, not a stalker 😆). Hopefully I can do it tomorrow instead. It’s amazing how hot it gets so quickly, you did well to beat it today! 👍👍👍

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

Thank you !It was so nice at that time .

I also didn't sleep too well , never do in the heat but had already decided 2 days ago that i would run this morning so that was it ! 😁

And yes I was looking at the balloons with slight envy and remembering when I had mine 😐

Hope you manage to get out tomorrow, 🤞 😁

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

I love Misty, she's absolutely beautiful 😻😻😻 that's a great run and brilliant splits, you deserve not just a fan but a whole team of cheerleaders 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️ 👏👏👏👏😁

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

Haha thank you 😁So do you for your 13k 😬👍

And yes , misty is a darling ❤️😺

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

Found this kitten and now picture of Misty 😁

Misty

[Beatlesforever Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

My heart is totally melting 😍😍😍

[Hidden]

What a gorgeous Misty! You should post more often some pics of her (I'm a cat fan girl, hèhè). Did you have a problem with your Garmin? What kind of problem and how does the syncing help? Is it just pairing phone and watch to get the latest stats? I sometimes have a problem that my watch takes long to catch the gps signal...

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, and yes misty is adorable 😁The problem with my Garmin was it took a long time to lock on but this was after an 8 day gap between runs .

nowster suggested synching it with my phone before going out and that appears to work , I now do it each time and locks on much quicker

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

Gotto keep this in mind, mine locks slow too...