Early morning walk and 5km walk

[Doris8]

Hi did a 9.69 walk this morning in 1 hour 37 minutes. My first 5km was 47 min.32. Got my 5 km badge July and 300000 steps July . Cold at first only 9degrees but went in T-shirt and shorts, thought I would warm up because mostly 2/3 of walk gradient. My walk consisted of pavement at first and then onto side road up hill where I took some pictures. Back by the river and saw some other friendly walkers think getting morning papers. Back home and passed bya lovely I think national trust garden full in bloom . Still not running and wish I could but walking for me. Was lovely and sunny here but now cloudy . Have a good Sunday 😎

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

What really beautiful photos, a good long walk for you too

[Doris8 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank u

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

More lovely photos from you Doris8, The Scottish Borders area I think, congratulations on that walk and of course your 300,000 steps in July. 😊

[Doris8 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Yes Melrose area from the Gattonside side of it. Photos taken of android and transfer to ipad where pictures are better. . Thanks as well 👍

[Mormor1 Graduate10]

That 9" sounds a fabulous temperature, hope you warmed up, it's such a bore carrying surplus clothes after 5".

[Doris8 Graduate10 in reply to Mormor1]

Yes wasn’t too bad. Sunny 2nd half walk☀️

[Mormor1 Graduate10]

Do you get wild swimmers there?

[Doris8 Graduate10 in reply to Mormor1]

Sorry u mean swim in open water. No we don’t get much here

[Mormor1 Graduate10]

It would be hard for me not to throw myself in that beautiful water at the end of a run.

[Doris8 Graduate10 in reply to Mormor1]

I can’t I would drown I can’t swim . A paddle maybe🤣

[Hidden]

Nice pictures! I fully understand your wish to be running. I did not run for almost a week now, due to my knees feeling a bit achy. I am honestly wondering at the moment what would be most healthy for me: running 30 minutes or walking 30 minutes (or more). In any case, you are on the move and that's what counts!

[Doris8 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, sorry to hear your knees are giving u bother. Walking is low impact , bu.t to benefit brisk pace for 30 mins to raise your heart rate. You could try and see how your knees are after one day a week run the rest walk. Will your skipping not affect your knees with the jumping ?.. or just walk slow to start with with your knees been sore.

[Hidden in reply to Doris8]

The skipping has been stopped, at least for now. Might be a cause of the 'tired' knees or might not. In any case it won't help with healthy knees I fear. So that is stopped for now...