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I went to bed last night with the intention of running 5k this morning!

I was fully hydrated and tech all charged up and kit ready !

I woke at around 05:40 and decided I would go and make a cup of tea !

Had a glass of water while the kettle was boiling and fed Misty the cat ! (Yesterday she decided on a takeaway for breakfast) 🀣

It was of course still dark so I took my tea back to bed ! ...... Big mistake !

The Gremlins loved this opportunity to fill my head with negative thoughts !

It's still dark , why don't you go back to sleep ! ..... It's Saturday , you can rest today and run tomorrow !

You need 2 days rest after your work !

I battled these negative thoughts untill around 06:30 when I said to myself no !

You are all set up to run , go and do a negative split 5K !

So that is whaf I did .

Out of the door around 06:55

It was quite warm so had on just a light running vest and light shorts and set off on my warm up walk .

I even had a shower on my warm up walk !!!

A neighbor has a sprinkler in the front garden on a timer and it overshoots the hedge so I did my warm up walk through this cooling shower 😁

Got to the end of the road, turned around, watch started and off we go back towards the sprinkler 😁

A nice steady pace for my first K as I wanted to make sure I could increase as the run progressed.

It's a fairly flat first section and it came out at 8:01

On to the 2nd k and a slight downhill , letting the pace increase slightly but not letting it run away on the slope .

This 2nd k came out at 7:49

So far so good !

I'm settled into the run now and feeling good , no more negative thoughts !

Around the corner and onto the hill up to the church , this for me is often a tricky section to maintain pace but I was feeling ok and this section came out at 7:39.

The next kilometer is down, flat and then up hill , again tricky to maintain pace .

My watch buzzes to tell me 4K done and my split was 7:28 ... So far so good !

The last K was also undulating but I usually manage to pick my pace up quite easily here , possibly because I know it the home stretch !

Watch buzzes at 5K and the split was 7:07

So success! Negative thoughts banished, and negative splits achieved 😁

Back home , stretches done , and more tea drank 😁

Breakfast and a shower to follow !

Happy running ! 😁

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Beatlesforever profile image
BeatlesforeverGraduate10

Woohoo πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ very well done on that neg splits 5k and on defeating your gremlins! You're officially a gremlin slayer πŸ’ͺ what a great feeling, best start to the day 😊

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toBeatlesforever

Thank you 😁Definitely worth getting up for πŸ‘

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

Go you.. I love negative splits...like flying feet photographs...often elusive, but so pleasing !Well done!

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toOldfloss

Many thanks πŸ˜πŸ‘Yes, always satisfying to achieve 😁

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Jools2020Graduate10

Ooh well done, Ian! What a fab run. Maybe I don’t want to know what Misty’s takeaway was, but I enjoyed your write up! What a positive way to start your day with negative splits πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ’ͺπŸ˜‰

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toJools2020

Thanks Jools πŸ˜πŸ‘Yes misty had left half her takeaway on the kitchen floor next to her bowls , I guess she wanted to save it for later but I decided to bin it 😁

Yes the run was good , worth getting up for 😁

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roseabi

Awesome!

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toroseabi

Many thanks πŸ˜πŸ‘

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ComfortnotspeedGraduate10

Nice going! Perhaps it wasn’t gremlins, perhaps it was some nice extra prep time! I only get negative splits by accident so am envious! Well done πŸ‘

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toComfortnotspeed

Thank you Yes, extra prep time , I like that 😁

, I occasionally get negative splits by accident but for 5k or longer I really have to concentrate 😁

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IrishprincessGraduate10

I love the thought of your shower half way through the run πŸšΏπŸ˜‚ How fab would that be on a hot day?

Well done on the splits πŸ‘

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toIrishprincess

Haha , yes could have done with the sprinkler a week or 2 ago 😁

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IrishprincessGraduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

I did once get caught in the middle of a sprinkler when I was on holiday and I didn’t see it until I felt it. Bit of a shock that was 😲

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toIrishprincess

To be honest , this was a bit of a surprise ! I saw the wet pavement and assumed there was a water leak 🀣

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IrishprincessGraduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Birdlady64Graduate10

Nicely done Ian. We'll done on kicking those gremlins into touch!πŸ’ͺI hope Misty's takeaway didn't have feathers!

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toBirdlady64

Thank you Diane , and no , her takeaway had a long tail 😐

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toBirdlady64

This one had feathers but she was scared of it 🀣

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Birdlady64Graduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

Oh wow that's close!We had a pheasant in our garden once which is really unusual for us

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toBirdlady64

Yes it stayed around for a while and had lunch with my chickens 😁

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toBirdlady64

It was ringed

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Birdlady64Graduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

Of neck and of leg!Saw a male without the white neck ring once - I think it was in Georgia where they are native

Run46 profile image
Run46Graduate10

Well done...those are brilliant negative splits πŸ‘As you've done 5k today I wonder if you can upload it to the Vitality Running World Cup as they're doing a Guinness Book World Record attempt today for the most virtual 5ks in a day. πŸ‘

Also...love your comment about Misty, my Bailey occasionally does the same, never considered it a take-away πŸ˜†

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toRun46

Hmm.... Maybe it would count but the website says over 5k .And yes Misty is partial to a couple of takeaways in a week 😐

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Run46Graduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

I think it would, my email says to go a little over 5k just coz if it registers as less ie you think you did 5 and it says 4.99 then it won't be counted so as yours is 5.01 it should be perfect.David just replied to me that he did his at Parkrun, and that if your tracker won't link up you can manually send the details πŸ™‚

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toRun46

Just submitted it thanks πŸ‘πŸ˜

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nowsterGraduate10

Well done! And those elusive negative splits too.

I also know the "why don't you go back to bed it's too early" gremlin. Maybe there are two of them.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply tonowster

Thanks πŸ‘

And I think there is a herd of them (or whatever the collective term is for Gremlins ) 😁

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Instructor57Graduate10

addition to post : As it was 5k I have just entered the run for the vitality running world cup πŸ˜πŸ‘

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduate

Well done Ian! The amount of times I’ve thought the same thing, especially oh I can always do it tomorrow. Bad gremlins. I like the sound of the sprinkler - it was fairly muggy today, well, where I am anyway. Another great run with great splits! 😁

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toFrenc

Thanks Kate ! Yes, the Gremlins were tempting me

The sprinkler was nice 😬

Shame it had finished as I ran along the same road at the end of my run 😁

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

That’s rather mean of them 🀣.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toFrenc

Haha yes, I need to have a word with them 😁

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Sisteract5

A brilliant read - thank you for sharing . So good to know even you have the β€˜gremlins day’ to overcome! Makes it all seem doable 😊

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toSisteract5

Thank you πŸ˜πŸ‘The Gremlins are relentless

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Rayblade900Graduate10

Good morning Instructor57. Well done you. I know EXACTLY what you talk about with negative gremlins! Misty the cat with a takeaway "a garden bird by any chance"? πŸ€”πŸ€­A piece of advice... make sure you take your shower gel with you on the run! 🀣

I'll post my run and gremlins shortly.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toRayblade900

Yes, the Gremlins are always looking for an opportunity to spoil a run !They are relentless !

No, it was not a bird (This time) , more like a Shrew 😐 (There were a few clues left 😐)

I'll remember to put shower gel in my running belt πŸ˜πŸ‘

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FionamagsGraduate10

Brilliant run - whacked those gremlins and got those negative splits!!!

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toFionamags

Thank you πŸ˜πŸ‘They certainly make it difficult sometimes

Well done on banishing the negative thoughts and beating them gremlins!

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply to

Thanks ! They are relentless sometimes 😐

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RunBrianRunGraduate10

A an excellent progression run. Well done πŸ‘

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toRunBrianRun

Many thanks πŸ˜πŸ‘

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