My lovely sister has entered us both for a 10k in the village where we grew up and where my parents and she and her family still live. Itβs not until the beginning of March 2022 but is something to give me a focus over the winter. I do struggle to keep running when I donβt have a target. My daughter Dabby-dotβs C25K journey was my challenge for the summer, so this is my winter one.
Plus thereβs nothing like sibling rivalry π€£! I say that very tongue in cheek π, as my sisterβs best 10k is 55 minutes, and my one and only 10k is 1 hr 17 mins - can you can see where Iβm going there?! My sister is rather competitive but fortunately thereβs a big enough gap in our times for her to just be competitive with herself π !
So, as my sister registered us both this morning, I thought I had better get my bahookie in gear and get out the door. I have to own up to it being nearly 3 weeks since my last run, though I have been doing yoga and Pilates. My shifts with the vaccination team have all fallen on run days recently, but not today. I settled on a Jeffing run with 3:1 intervals and my dog Isla came too. Sheβs getting pretty good at this Jeffing business and we seem to have dealing with the necessary requirements of running with a dog off to a fine art now.
All was going really well for the first couple of intervals. My route takes me onto the local common for some wonderful running on the trails among the trees and where the autumn colours have been stunning this year π. And that was my downfall, quite literally, as I went flying over a leaf-covered tree root and flew forward, dog lead dropped, hands first, down onto my right side narrowly avoiding my chin hitting the ground. I had knocked the wind out of myself completely. My gorgeous little dog reacted amazingly, running right back to my side and jumping up to put her paws on my shoulders as I pushed myself off the ground. Having dusted off the leaves and inspected myself for damage, the sum off which was two muddy palms and a slightly bumped right knee, I counted myself very lucky. I found the offending tree root and cleared it of leaves in the hope others could avoid it.
Thatβs only my second running accident, the first being in a similar place and also involving a tree root which I tripped over while running and blowing my nose. π. Lesson learned - I stop to blow now π€§!
Well, the reward for my tumble was a big improvement on my previous Jeffing 3:1 with the same number of intervals. With the interval repeats and my two 5 min walks either side I covered 5.06k in 42:06 mins. Iβm happy with that. Itβs my first 5k since January (that was 38min consecutive running). Maybe I shall be competitive with myself in the run up to this 10k in March, but Iβll never hit the dizzying heights of my sisterβs 55 minutes.
Well done DD I am back to square 1 although played a lot of golf and walked but determined to get back to running. Not quite sure how to do jeffing? Keep it up and stay away from nasty tree roots!
Thanks Timotea. Iβm liking the Jeffing. I kind of do my own thing, but thatβs half the fun. Enjoy your golf β³οΈ and walking and I am ready to cheer you on when you are ready to lace up your trainers once more. π€
Ouch! I'm very familiar with the hidden tree root fall π glad you were ok and it was nothing serious π€ well done on that 5k! πͺπππ That's halfway to 10k with plenty of time before your March race. You'll be aiming for a PB at this rate ππ
Thatβs brilliant, I tried 1 minute run 1 minute walk, actually it might have been 30 seconds each, once and got a reasonable 5k, I will be back running with friend on Saturday so may try that again or longer intervals,
π€£Defrosting!?! Where did that come from? Stupid, silly autocorrect! You must have wondered what on Earth I was going on about. Obviously meant βdefinitely β π
Actually read this as 'defrosting', meaning you have got it out, having not used it for a while and are thawing it, ready for use on your next run (ie, the jeffing)!!! π€£π€£π€£πΎπΎππ€·ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈπββοΈπ
Ouch!! Not sure my dog would be so attentive. π Tis definitely the season for blowing the nose while running. For some reason I generally wait til I'm going B uphill - maybe as a distraction. Anyway, well done on your run!
Ouch! I'm so glad you weren't badly hurt! Sounds like it didn't spoil a lovely run on an autumn day though and so sweet that Isla came to the rescue! Sounds like a good time too! Onwards to that 10k!It's interesting how many people on the forum have had the wobbles recently and gaps in their running, but we keep each other going!
Thank you! It's such a great forum! Take care and look put for those tree roots! Sounds like you now have a goal to get back to a 10k and you do love z plan!
Thank you! The wrist of the hand that went out first and broke my fall is starting to feel a bit niggly, but thatβs it. Recapturing that 5k more than makes up for it ππββοΈ
Thank you π . Itβs something to keep me getting out there as the weather turns. Though I do enjoy running in the cold, which I never, ever thought I would!
Those tree roots are pesky things especially when covered by leaves, so glad that there wasn't any damage. Despite the fall you had a good run in the end, and now you have that 10k race to aim for. Having a goal to work towards always helps.
That particularly pesky tree root was treated to an outburst of a few words I canβt possibly mention on this forum! Itβs great to have a goal again. π
Oh dear - sounds like a lucky escape - that could have been very nasty! Great time for your 5k after that tumble. Having that 10k deadline is a great target to keep you motivated. Good luck!
Thanks Fionamags. Hoping to be running up in Scotland π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Saturday morning - hubby & son off to Murrayfield for the rugby π . Iβm travelling with them and heading off to see my in laws π.
Well done glad you are not hurt. My dog will not run she like to sniff every 2 yards.π so I have to take her when fir a walk when I get back..Not conquered the 10k yet but perhaps effing would help.
Glad to hear you didnβt hurt yourself too much. Hope you donβt ache tomorrow πI nearly went yesterday when I thought I was on the curb but wasnβt quite. Pesky leaves π. They look lovely tho.
Ooh ouch DD, sorry to hear about your tumble - but how nice that you werenβt on your own! Enjoy your training for your 10k - come the day, that sibling rivalry might help you with a PB ( though I probably wouldnβt recommend trying for 55 minutes!).
Enjoy your journey back to 10K. I'm doing the same (slowly) after a month off injured. I will miss a local 10K I was eying up at the end of November. Too soon for me. But I can now concentrate on just running and maybe getting quicker next year. I think 10K is a great distance. I think on the shorter runs I am doing now, I spend more time on warm-up and warm-down and faffing than I do actually running!
Good luck! I also signed myself up for our local village 10k in Feb, having never run, or wanted to run, a 10k before. Why do we do it to ourselves? Still, I'm sure it will be awesome!
Hope you're OK after your fall Hidden . I did something similar a while ago. While I carried on and completed my run, over the following days I kept finding bruises, and realised I'd pulled my hip a bit. It shook my confidence too as it happened on a really simple path, not one of my weird and wonderful forest routes. Do take it easy if you need to. π€
Autch, hope you had no scrapes or bumps with the fall? So kind of your doggy though! Autumn is gorgeous, but dangerous too! I use my walk intervals (I Jeff 4min30 / 0min30) to blow my nose. I have a very snotty nose when I run π.
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I like your Jeffing intervals. Think I might have to progress towards that. Sore wrists after the fall - I obviously jarred them more than I realised - and a bruise or two, but nothing too awful. π
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