With the forecast for temperatures in the high 20's today I decided on an early start.
Out of the door around 05:40
Wearing thin shorts and a running vest , even then i could tell it would be warm .
On my warm-up walk I spotted the Peacock in the picture !
It was just perched on a garden gate as I walked down the road , as I got closer to take a picture it flew up off the gate onto the garage roof .
Not something you see all the time on your warm-up walk !
It has been seen around the area now for some time .
On one occasion I spotted it in my back garden sharing lunch with my chickens π€£
Warm-up finished, watch and music started .
Today's music was Pink Floyd 'Animals'
I have been following the NRC HM plan now for several weeks , however over the last couple of weeks I have had a few issues, I have followed the plan except for the last 2 long runs now as I have not felt ready for them and I have been keeping an eye on a back issue .
So today was off plan !
It was just a steady run to see how my back held up .
Started nice and slow as I was concerned about my back but all was ok .
I soon started to warm up , within the first half K I was quite warm and the sun was coming up .
I'm on my usual 5k route so i know exactly where each km ends and it was looking like an average paced run .
By 3k I was in full sun and heading up the climb towards the church , it's not particularly steep but it a longish tiring incline , especially in full sun .
3.5k done and back in a little welcome shade .
My back is ok and my pace is around my average.
Another incline to go just before 4k then it varies untill the end of the run .
5k done and definitely sweating now !
A 3 or 4 minute cool down walk back home , and done and dusted and back in the house all by 06:30 .
I have a day off today so will just have a lazy restful day .
I'm not one for being out in the mid-day sun !.
Right , stretches done , where's that porridge π
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I too have been out already this morning, left home at 6:15 and felt really warm, took things slowly after warming up indoors. Iβm pleased most of the uphill effort was at the beginning of the run! Running through the golf course and park provided some lovely cool shade, so picked up pace ever so slightly, finished off a nice 5k, after some stretches and breakfast it will be on with the day. Love these early morning runs
Very well done! 5k I these temperatures is more than impressive π I was out before 7am with the dog and it was 20C, warm but nothing compared to what's coming - the forecast is 31-32C this afternoonπ₯π₯΅
Well done on getting out there nice and early Ian πππ Sorry that you've been having back troubles - I know how that feels! But good that it seems to be holding up ok now π€
Thanks Diane, I've had a few varied issues to be honest , I get the feeling I'm allergic to 10 miles and everytiime I get close then something goes wrong π€
Enjoy the rest of your day off and well done on your run. Itβs a lot cooler here. 19 degrees and overcast. We were blessed with natural air conditioning here in Ireland. π
Thank you!It's now 24 so I'm glad I was out early .
Even your 19 would be too much for me to run (although I remember similar while doing C25K 2 years ago) π
I was out about 5 minutes after you for a 5K. And like you, found the temperature was warming up then. By the time I got back it felt more like the middle of the afternoon than early morning. I am glad I didn't wait until after the school run!!I hope you back improves, a nice lay out in the warm sun may help!
I see your track (on Strava) is your classic rabbit. π
This morning was a nearly 10km walk for me, starting about 8.30am. It was very warm even by that point. At one point I'd stopped to take a photo (of a group of clover flowers) and shooed away a horsefly just about to have a nibble on my arm.
I persuaded my GP to give me a course of antibiotics to keep in standby just in case it happens again. This was my fourth case of infected insect bites in three years.
I have bad reactions to horse fly bites too. This year I am even more wary, as last year I ended up with the weirdest rash in my arm pits, bra and knicker line (yikes π¬ π³) it appears I was attacked by harvest mites, or chiggers as they are known in the US. Honestly is there nowhere safe?!I feel I should run in netting .
Sounds great. Early morning runs are the only way to run in the relative cool. It's over 30 degrees here and no run today! Not sure about porridge on a hot day though π€
Yes, it was the best time to go !I can eat porridge all year round , although i do actually have a summer menu as well of homemade muesli with Almond milk and grated apple π
Oh my goodness, that is early - I can't even imagine what that looks like π΅, but well done you π. So good to hear that your back is behaving π€
I think if I ran that early I would have gone back to sleep after, the peacock is beautiful, fancy sharing your chickens food though I didnβt run today as have a niggle knee but itβs not too bad, maybe after work tomorrow.
I hadnβt thought of skipping the long run of a week, so far completed each one, next long run is Tuesday but will see how i feel then
The only reason I missed the long run was the back problem.I won't skip them and then go into an even longer one but I will do then slightly out of sequence .
Iβve got a bit of a knee problem,hence me thinking tuesday might be too soon for the 8k, Iβve run that distance many times but not with a problem and donβt want to push it. Mind you Iβve planned my route already
That's exactly where I was , ready for 15k !Route planned and everything but it would have been foolish for me to go ahead .
So I have stepped away from the plan but will keep up with some speed work and vary my runs but I'm not just going to increase distance weekly if I have an issue .... I'm in no rush and I will build the distance back again slowly when ready π
Every post I am seeing is about how hot the weather is and wondering if we could swap, lol. I dont mind running in hot weather but I try to avoid mid afternoon run.Have you tried overnight oats? I love them as my Summer breakie..nice & cool π
That was an early run but sensible too. Itβs way too hot to run after 8 or 9 oβclock at the moment. I did an early for me run yesterday just after 6-30 ish and it was hot π₯΅then too which is very unusual for north Cumbria. Take care of that back. They are strange things backs a law to themselves π€£
Great to hear that you had a successful run, and that the back held up. Look at that peacock on the gate! Itβs a wonder itβs tail didnβt unbalance it. I bet that sight made you smile. Oh, and going off-plan has its own unique joys, I find.
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