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πŸ˜ƒ first 5k since January!! And a fall πŸ™„

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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. It’s 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 don’t have a target. My daughter Dabby-dot’s C25K journey was my challenge for the summer, so this is my winter one.

Plus there’s nothing like sibling rivalry 🀣! I say that very tongue in cheek πŸ˜›, as my sister’s best 10k is 55 minutes, and my one and only 10k is 1 hr 17 mins - can you can see where I’m going there?! My sister is rather competitive but fortunately there’s a big enough gap in our times for her to just be competitive with herself πŸ˜† !

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. She’s 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 🍁. 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.

That’s 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. πŸ™„. Lesson learned - I stop to blow now 🀧!

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. I’m happy with that. It’s 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 I’ll never hit the dizzying heights of my sister’s 55 minutes.

Happy running everyone πŸ˜ŠπŸŒ²πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ•πŸΎπŸ

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Timotea profile image
TimoteaGraduate10

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!

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Thanks Timotea. I’m liking the Jeffing. I kind of do my own thing, but that’s half the fun. Enjoy your golf ⛳️ and walking and I am ready to cheer you on when you are ready to lace up your trainers once more. πŸ€—

Yesletsgo profile image
YesletsgoAdministratorGraduate10

Well done you for carrying on.Of course, the most important question is...did anyone see you???

Just make sure you don't trip over when you run with your sister, if she's anything like mine you'll never hear the end of it

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πŸ˜† I was fortunate to just have an audience of one, the dog!

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YesletsgoAdministratorGraduate10β€’ in reply to

...and we all know dogs are much more sympathetic than humans 🀣

Beatlesforever profile image
BeatlesforeverGraduate10

Ouch! I'm very familiar with the hidden tree root fall πŸ˜– glad you were ok and it was nothing serious πŸ€— well done on that 5k! πŸ’ͺπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ That's halfway to 10k with plenty of time before your March race. You'll be aiming for a PB at this rate πŸ‘πŸ˜ƒ

β€’ in reply toBeatlesforever

Ha-ha! πŸ˜† Don’t you go getting me all competitive with myself. First target after today - run next time without falling over!

Beatlesforever profile image
BeatlesforeverGraduate10β€’ in reply to

That's a great target! 🀣🀣

Sybilw profile image
SybilwGraduate10

Bahookie!! Love it - haven’t used it in a while (note to self). It’s quite a shock to hit the ground is it? Glad you’re ok.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Very pleased you aren’t injured those leaf covered tree roots come as a bit of a shock don’t they? your time is great and jeffing is good too

β€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

I love Jeffing! I’m defrosting going to use Jeffing in some of my training runs, just so I can keep going out with Isla really as she loves it!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply to

That’s 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,

β€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

🀣Defrosting!?! Where did that come from? Stupid, silly autocorrect! You must have wondered what on Earth I was going on about. Obviously meant β€œdefinitely β€œ πŸ˜†

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply to

Oddly enough i read it as definitely πŸ˜€

apatsyf profile image
apatsyfGraduate10β€’ in reply to

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)!!! πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸΎπŸΎπŸ™„πŸ€·β€β™€οΈπŸ€¦β€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ•

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apatsyfGraduate10β€’ in reply toapatsyf

Ps, glad you were okπŸ€— - roots are a real ...... 🀨

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Mormor1Graduate10β€’ in reply toapatsyf

Exactly how I interpreted it?!

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LizcanrunGraduate10

Ouch!! Not sure my dog would be so attentive. πŸ™„ 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!

Roxdog profile image
RoxdogGraduate10

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!

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We do. Have just read your post and sent you a hug for moral support x

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RoxdogGraduate10β€’ in reply to

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!

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Plans πŸ₯°

Roxdog profile image
RoxdogGraduate10β€’ in reply to

So many typos- must turn off autocorrect! 🀣

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduate10

Well done on getting that 5k done πŸ˜πŸ‘So sorry you had a fall ! But good to hear you are ok πŸ™

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Thank you! The wrist of the hand that went out first and broke my fall is starting to feel a bit niggly, but that’s it. Recapturing that 5k more than makes up for it πŸ˜ƒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply to

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GailXrunning profile image
GailXrunning

Glad to hear you’re ok after the unexpected tumble. Best wishes for your new target and for the journey to get there.

β€’ in reply toGailXrunning

Thank you 😊 . It’s 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!

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GailXrunningβ€’ in reply to

Agree. It came as a surprise to me, too!

dijep profile image
dijepGraduate10

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.

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That particularly pesky tree root was treated to an outburst of a few words I can’t possibly mention on this forum! It’s great to have a goal again. 😊

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FionamagsGraduate10

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!

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Thanks Fionamags. Hoping to be running up in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Saturday morning - hubby & son off to Murrayfield for the rugby πŸ‰ . I’m travelling with them and heading off to see my in laws 😊.

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FionamagsGraduate10β€’ in reply to

I'll be through in the West at the weekend. Would be lovely to meet up some time when you're up this way.

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I’ll be in the west with family, the boys are heading east for the rugby on Saturday. 😊

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FionamagsGraduate10β€’ in reply to

Will PM you.

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doggytailGraduate10β€’ in reply to

Well done glad you are not hurt. My dog will not run she like to sniff every 2 yards.πŸ• so I have to take her when fir a walk when I get back..Not conquered the 10k yet but perhaps effing would help.

Happy running

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Frizzbomb67Graduate10

Glad to hear you didn’t hurt yourself too much. Hope you don’t ache tomorrow πŸ˜–I nearly went yesterday when I thought I was on the curb but wasn’t quite. Pesky leaves 🍁. They look lovely tho.

Oldgirlruns profile image
OldgirlrunsGraduate10

Ooh ouch DD, sorry to hear about your tumble - but how nice that you weren’t on your own! Enjoy your training for your 10k - come the day, that sibling rivalry might help you with a PB ( though I probably wouldn’t recommend trying for 55 minutes!).

β€’ in reply toOldgirlruns

Thanks OGR. Nooo! I won’t be working towards that 55 mins! I’ll leave that to my sister 😊

Rennur profile image
RennurGraduate10

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!

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Ah, yes! My faffing around got worse when I started taking the dog along, but I’ve learned to make those runs tech free and that helps!

Couchsurfer profile image
Couchsurfer

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!

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Good luck with your training g. I’ll be reusing the Magic Plans, time first then distance. 😊

Cmoi profile image
CmoiGraduate10

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. πŸ€—

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Thank you πŸ™πŸΌ! You are right! A few bumps and bruises have revealed themselves today πŸ€•

Roxdog profile image
RoxdogGraduate10

Hope you're not too sore today after your fall. 😊

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A few bumps and bruises have emerged but I’m okay πŸ‘πŸΌ. Thank you 😊

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acountrycabbage60minGraduate

Sorry to hear about your tumble but congrats on the 5K! I haven’t ran one since January either but I’m hoping it’s just around the corner for me too 🀩

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Go grab that 5k!

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 πŸ˜‚.

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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. 😊

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