Mojo returned

Following my recent disagreement with Mr Garmin I went in search of my mojo at my favourite parkrun location. A single lap 5k around the Reservoir with just one goal - to go and run at my pace with my rules and what a fabulous run it was.

The first km as usual was a battle with the gremlins but at my steady pace I had a great time. I had one stop during the run to pull my phone out of my pouch to capture a photo of the deer grazing but hey! My run and my rules not Mr Garmin's.

Having watched the deer I was uplifted throughout the rest of my run. Also quite pleased with my splits:

6.06; 6.01; 6.13 uphill in the cowfield; 5.55; 5;41.

Happy days. Mojo returned and i have proven to myself I don't need to die at a super fast pace to enjoy a run. Yay.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Well done to Alan99 on running that 5K, I am sure that was just under 30 minutes, you took a lovely photo of the deer.

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10]

Excellent stuff. Happy days are here again! 👍 (For me too since I offered Coach Garmin unpaid leave). 😀

[Hidden in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Cmoi Graduate10]

Fantastic news Hidden . Envious of the deer pic - the ones I see in the forest scarper before I can get a photo. Though in fairness they probably think I'm a hunter reaching for a gun!

[acountrycabbage 60minGraduate]

They look so chilled 😍

By the sounds of it, you were too ☺️ Whenever I have to stop for a car, tractor etc, my head screams ‘nooooo!’ So well done for getting over it!

[Hidden in reply to acountrycabbage]

Yes, I know what you mean but, these are now my runs with my rules. Yay. Its so liberating.

[tmbtrain Graduate10 in reply to acountrycabbage]

😄 same here, totally grudging the extra few seconds! Would love to watch the deer tho!

[tmbtrain Graduate10]

Fab sounding run! So nice to see deer and they're not running away either!

[Hidden in reply to tmbtrain]

They have been there for many many years as far back as when I was a youngster. I guess they are just used to us two legged creatures looking at them and pointing oblong shaped things in their direction 😀

[tmbtrain Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Lovely! I saw a heron on my run this morning, was so amazed 🙂

[Hidden]

Those times are still superfast (to a snail like me) 😉. Nice to see deer on a run!

[Yesletsgo Graduate10]

Mr Garmin's not quite as clever as he thinks, you show him who's boss! Seizing the moment and taking the photo is the way to go 😁

[Hidden in reply to Yesletsgo]

Oh yes indeedy. It really was liberating to do it, stop my watch take some photos and then carry on. No more pressure, just pure enjoyment.