A long slow 60 minutes

[Fionamags]

I've been feeling good about my running lately and thought today was the day to up my duration. It was hot but there was a cool breeze so it seemed ideal conditions to up the ante a bit. So, I gathered up hat, sunnies, assorted pharaphenalia and a few haribos for sustenance en route and off I went.

I set off on an 'out and back' run along the cycle track, Garmin doing it's thing (unlike the last run when it froze on me....) and some good tunes playing on the headphones. I decided that I would aim for 60 minutes by going 30 minutes out, with the option of a longer walk if I needed to on the home leg. However, the legs and the puff felt marvellous and at 50 minutes I was confident that 60 mins was not pushing it too much. When I checked my distance I thought that I might manage to reach 7k if I upped the pace a bit since I was doing my magical slow plod. The marvellous thing about my running recently is that I seem to have slipped into a great, slow pace that leaves me with plenty in the tank at the end of a run so I decided to speed up and see if I could do it.

At 60 minutes I was still a bit short of the magic number - so I carried on for another minute to bag the 7k. It would have been rude not to, surely???

I got home with a great smug glow about me since this is the longest run that I've done in a very long time. It feels like getting back to 10k is not so very far off. I then remembered the haribos and thought I'd have a few to celebrate my marvellousness. Unfortunately, since they had been sat in a zipped pocket on the waistband of the back of my shorts they had been soaking up the sun and had turned into a sticky blob. Smuggery eased somewhat as I scraped them out of my shorts....

[PeggySusi]

Fantastic run Fiona!! The question is.. were the Haribos still edible..? and would you ever admit it if you ate them..? I suspect we’ll never know the answer..🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to PeggySusi]

Well actually i DID try one but it was horrible - I've never tasted shorts before, but that must have been the added flavour.... 🤢

[PeggySusi in reply to Fionamags]

🤣🤣.. 👍even more kudos for honesty.. I hope there were some left in the packet to reward you for that and for the run..😊

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to PeggySusi]

I've gone off haribos 😆

[PeggySusi in reply to Fionamags]

🤣understandable in the circumstances.. I much prefer jelly babies myself..😊

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

That sounds like a lovely run and you clearly enjoyed it…. not sure about the Haribos though 🥴

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess]

Definitely not to be repeated....

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Haribos😘😂, not heard from you Fiona for a little while, congratulations on that run today, onwards and upwards to your 10K, but take it slow and steady until you get there. 😊 🏃🏾

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

I certainly will. Thanks Al. Slow and steady is definitely the name of the game in this weather, isn't it??

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

👍 🏃🏾

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Ha ha ha ooo that sticky mess, what a good run though, it’s great when you hit the right pace

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Sure is! Not so sure about the haribos though...

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Fionamags]

You have to eat them early on before they melt 😀

[Skiddle1 Graduate10]

Fantastic, well done. I have done two 5k's this week so my next one I'm hoping to add the advised 5% 🤞

[Hidden]

Fabby-doo! Sounds a wonderful run and well done for your increased time and distance. ⭐️ I hope you are still enjoying feeling smug 😉

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Totally. Hope the washing machine can cope with those shirts though 😆😆😆

[dijep Graduate10]

Oh no Haribos melted into your shorts does not sound good 🤣😂But seriously congratulations on your 7k it's great to see those distances getting longer again 👍

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

A great feeling. Long may it continue 🤞

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Wow! Well done. Shame about the Haribos though 😐

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Yes shirts flavour doesn't do much to improve the taste....

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

Well done! Those longer slow runs are delicious, shame the same can’t be said about those Haribos! 👏👏👏👍😊

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

Yes - shorts flavour just isn't the same.

[Jools2020 Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

😂

[Chesterlove Graduate10]

🤣

[Scruff55 60minGraduate]

Wow what a great run for you FM. Shame the haribos got in a sticky mess though 🤣🤣🤣🤣 7 k is a good distance and 10 k is not too far away. Well done 👏

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Scruff55]

Thanks! Really happy with that run and even more so that so far I'm niggle-free.

[Scruff55 60minGraduate in reply to Fionamags]

Great news. I’m still taking things slowly in the gym managing 20 minutes on the dreadmill. Then making sure I do some stretches and strength work too. It seems to be helping the old hip plus some rolling on the rollers at the gym. I must invest in my own🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Scruff55]

I think the cross training is key! I've been cycling recently and it's made a massive difference. Good luck with your comeback too!

[Scruff55 60minGraduate]

🙏🙏🙏