BUPA 10miles programme Beginner - week 5

[RunGirl1989]

I love golden Autumn! Oh just look at those leaves! Everything from the temperature to the colours around, makes running so pleasurable.

Anyways...I completed week 5 of the plan and I am oh so happy!

Run1 was 30mins Interval Running - my very first ever Intervals ( apart from C25k walk/jogs ). I was both excited and anxious about them as I did not know how my body will react to the fast short sprints. I set up the Intervals on my Garmin watch as follows :

8x 30sec fast / 2min rest.

And I loved it! I had 5 minute warm up light jog, then 5 minutes cool down jog after intervals. The result was Distance 4.68k and burning thighs after. But I took a bath soak with an Epsom salt and seemed to be ok next day, no aches.

Run2 40mins Easy - I ran the same hilly route as last week, distance 5.55k

Run3 was today - 4 miles! I chose to run familiar route in a local park, at first. However I felt adventurous and I took a turn over to the old golf course, which is not in use anymore, so felt it was safe to do so.... oh dear what a mess! The grass field was disastrous! Not been maintained for over a year I guess, so I had to raise my legs really high and the running suddenly became challenging. Adding to that - I got lost! I did not know which way to go to get to the public pathway close to the train tracks, so luckily I had my phone with me and checked my whereabouts on a google map 🤦‍♀️

Well...altogether distance this week comes down to 16.66k - quite a devilish number, explaines a lot about me getting lost.

Ready for the Week 6, which is introducing another new experience - Tempo run! Can't wait!

Thank you for reading and stay safe out there!

Happy Running x

[Ian5K Graduate10]

It sounds an interesting plan. I may try one of theirs after I’ve finished the garmin one I’m doing. 🙂

[Hidden]

What a fantastic carpet of autumn colours to run among, great post 👍

[RunGirl1989 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you! I love to run on leaves, which tells me it is a matter of time before I slip on them haha

[GailXrunning]

Lovely read! So good to be enjoying the autumnal surroundings and the plan’s challenges. Totally with you there. The disorientation on the old golf course sounded a bit of a ‘mare.

[RunGirl1989 Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

What's more annoying....the golf course is about 400m from my house.....only I can be lost almost at my doorstep 😅

[Hidden]

Your plan sounds fantastic. I like the way you are mixing it up. I felt for you in that long grass though. That sounded properly energy sapping.

[RunGirl1989 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

It was! I was out of breath haha

[CBDB Graduate10]

Great report. Sounds like a great plan! (And I love a good plan!)

16.66k oohhh 👹👺👿😈 leftover Halloween remnants?

[RunGirl1989 Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

Haha yes, looks like it 😁 tbh when I've seen the number I did not automaticly think of Halloween, but yeah, could be x

[Rennur Graduate10]

So you've surpassed 10 miles already - this week...Keep it up.

[RunGirl1989 Graduate10 in reply to Rennur]

Ahh yes! And each week getting closer to running the distance in one go 😁