A Sunny morning 5K 🌞🏃‍♂️

[Instructor57]

It has been a while again since my last run for several reasons which I will not go into here but today everything was in synch once again and the weather was too good to miss.

It was bright, dry and 4 degrees when I went out at just before 8:30.

I decided not to use an NRC run and also not to watch my watch !

I set off with Pink Floyd's ' Meddle' on my playlist and appropriately, 'Breathe' was the first track ! Always a good idea as you start to run ! 😁

So once I set off I didn't look at my watch at all .

I set my pace simply by my breathing and kept the entire run at a conversational pace.

It actually felt so much more relaxed without looking at splits .

I was simply running by feel , enjoying the music and enjoying the weather and surroundings.

The crazy thing is when I got to what I know is 5K and looked at my watch I was surprised to see it was a very similar time to my previous recent 5K's but without the pressure!

There's a lesson there surely!

Back home , stretches done and porridge eaten !

And Misty my cat looking at me as though to say , Where have you been ! ? 😁

Now for a relaxing bath before a 1.5 hour driving lesson after lunch !

Happy running !

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Nice run for you today Instructor57, glad you enjoyed it without any pressure, I like your 🎶 music choice of Pink Floyd, great music to have a great relaxing run, as for me, I didn't go to parkrun today instead I ran a short 3K after running my 89th (not) parkrun on Wednesday.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Al, yes it was enjoyable!And for me that's worth so much more than numbers on my watch 😁

Pleased you had a good run also 👍

[roseabi]

Lovely! xxx

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

Thanks Abi x 😁 👍

[GailXrunning]

Beautiful morning for running and a beautiful way to run. Misty is beautiful too, even if she is miffed by your wrecking of her routine.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

Thank you !Yes I enjoyed that one but next time I need to get Misty's permission before I go out and make sure she has had breakfast first 🤣

[GailXrunning in reply to Instructor57]

You mean you didn’t serve up breakfast first? 😬😱🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

😐😐😐

[GailXrunning]

Watch out! The cats of the world will have you marked.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

Did you realise that Larry, the No. 10 Downing Street cat has a Twitter Account, he's been there for 11 years.

[GailXrunning in reply to AlMorr]

Do tell: is Larry always served breakfast first? And before anyone does anything else? This includes going for a run. And does Misty tweet her deep concerns with the drop in service quality?🙀🙀

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

Larry the cat is by far the most important occupier of No. 10 Downing Street, far more important than any human who lives there, I am sure the first thing anyone does is to give Larry his breakfast.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

Why do I get the feeling I'm in trouble here 🤔🤣

[GailXrunning in reply to Instructor57]

That’s ok; we all make mistakes. 🙀The point is to learn from them.😽😻😉😂

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

Haha, this morning I fed her at 6am !!! 😁

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

I follow Larry on twitter 😁

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

So do I Ian👍

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Well done, I agree it's a good idea not to look at tech while running as it can free us up to just run! That sounds like a great run!

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Thanks !The thing is I absolutely know this but sometimes you just get sucked into the numbers game and it can be such a waste of an enjoyable run.

But I guess we all want different things from our runs so horses for courses I guess 😁

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Definitely on my longer runs I barely look at the watch, and that's only usually to find out what time it is.

Towards the end it's to see how much it reckons I have left of the scheduled distance.

On shorter runs I'll glance to check that I'm not going too fast.

Well done for getting in a (not) parkrun today.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Yes, I tend to look less the longer the run (not that I've done any long ones for a while) hope to start getting some in soon 🤞

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Great you got out there Ian 😊. There’s something really liberating about not looking at Mr. Garmin - I try not to but he’s sneaky. It’s been perfect running weather the past few days, long may it last! 😊😊😊

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

Thanks Kate !Yes, it was really nice, especially after another break

[Pymander10]

Excellent! It’s a beautiful sunny day here in Dumfries and you’ve really got me excited about going out and doing the same thing. Putting some music on (good choice by the way) and just taking in the surroundings! Well done on your run that sounds like an exceptionally good one!

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Pymander10]

Great ! Go for it 😁👍

[Oldlady64]

Great post! I read it and it helped me get out the door and run today, so thanks! I haven’t managed to get out for 5 days and had been putting it off. Today I went out and focused on the scenery and the beautiful spring weather and not on the time. It worked well 😄

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Oldlady64]

Great to hear !Well done 😬👍

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Sounds ace.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Thanks, I enjoyed it 👍

[Hidden]

Maybe Misty was wondering why you exhaust yourself when ending up at the same spot as where you began, haha. Sounds like you had a good, relaxing run. One of those runs to remember and take lessons from when having a hard run!

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Haha, I guess misty has a point there ! 🤔🤣

[Fabulous450 Graduate10]

Congratulations Instructor57! I know the feeling of not being out for a while. 😂 It’s been too long a while for me, but I had my first comeback run yesterday. Well done to you!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

Thank you !

Ooh, and good to hear you are back ! 😬👍

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Trying!! Never one to give up!! I really enjoyed my run yesterday. Back out in the woods with the sun shining!! Slow…😂…but Bliss! Happy to start from where I am. Non-stop, so I was very happy with that indeed. There is still life in the old girls legs! Just needed a reminder! 🤣🤣❤️

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

That's great to hear !Don't rush it and take care x👍🙏