Taking it easy

[Yesletsgo]

The other day I told my husband I wanted to do a long run today (one day I'll manage that elusive 10k!! 😂)

I woke at 7.30 wanting my breakfast but don't like eating before I run. By the time he was ready to run it was nearer 9.30. I think I may have been a little hangry, especially as it had clouded over and started raining lightly by now. Overcame my grumbles and we set off gently. My knee problem seems to be receding and I don't want to overdo it.

Long story short, we ambled along for 5 km during which time my mood lifted. Normally I start slow and speed up as I progress. Today my pace was much more constant. My first km was at 8'30", my last at 8'08" but the final km felt like the same easy effort as the first, if anything easier as I was over the Toxic 10. This is really encouraging, if I can work on this constant easy pace the prospect of getting to 10km without doing myself some damage seems a lot more likely.

Oh, and that nice Mr Garmin knocked another year off my age so his estimation is that I'm 20 years younger than my last birthday cards told me

[HeavyFoot Graduate10]

Good pace there, Ylg. What’s the next distance you’re aiming for?

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to HeavyFoot]

Thank you! I want to get to 10k before the 1 year anniversary of completing c25k which is next month.I've been meaning to do this since January, the furthest I've managed is 8 km. Time to stop making excuses 😅

[Mormor1 Graduate10]

My daughter sent me a birthday card this year celebrating my fitness age..54... Not my real age..71.... I love the concept!

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Mormor1]

What a clever idea!

The older I get, the bigger the disconnect between my chronological age and the age I am in my head. That nice Mr Garmin is definitely on our side

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You started running at 9:30 for 5K without breakfast? I think that if I do that, they can come mop me up somewhere. I need breakfast, though then I do have to wait 2 hours before running.

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate10]

I suppose it's just what we're all used to. I have to wait an hour before I eat anyway so another hour isn't that much.Having said which, if I'd known we'd be this late starting I might have had a snack

Better not to run hangry 😂