I did the triple-Bennett!

[CBDB]

Quick run report from this morning. As part of my consolidation post ZR C25k (the second time around), I’m still going through the NRC Starter Plan, taking a few runs at a time. Today I got out there at 7 am-ish before it got too hot and managed to complete the…

NRC’s Week 1 leftover Short 5 min run,

NRC’s Week 2 leftover Short 7 min run and

NRC’s Week 3 Next Speed Run of 25 min.

I like this way of ticking off the runs on this plan; it works for my sense of needing to complete a plan. (And boy, do I love seeing those completion ticks ✅🥰).

An additional perk is that I normally don’t have the opportunity to do these little 5-minute or 7-minute runs, so adding them to a normal length is just perfect!

So I did the “5-minute run” as a warmup, and the “7-minute run” got me to the top of my local hill, which I wanted to avoid for the following “Next Speed Run” anyway.

I loved the chatter by Coach Bennett about how every 5-min run is still a run and how it still makes you a better runner than no run. A little goes a long way! It was great to hear, even though I didn’t stop with the 7-min run….

… because … I was ready to hit the start button of the “Next Speed Run” by the time I was on top of that hill and had the gently downward sloping trail path in front of me, helping me focus on my speed intervals.

These were quite challenging:

Run Details:

5:00 Warm-up

1:00 5K pace

2:00 10K pace

1:00 5K pace

0:45 Mile pace

0:45 Mile pace

2:00 10K pace

1:00 5K pace

0:45 Mile pace

0:30 Best pace

0:15 Best pace

My bandwidth of different speeds of my ever-so-slow-joggling pace is so narrow that I sometimes cannot tell the difference between a 5K or 10k pace. Or a mile pace.

So I was looking forward to this one with a bit of trepidation, aware that even lovely Coach Bennett might not think of me, the Queen of Slow when he was devising this one.

But of course, I should’ve trusted in him. The first few pace changes were tricky; I have to admit. But by the end of the session, I had discovered the sweet spots, yes, very close to each other, but discernible. I could pinpoint my 5k pace and my 10k pace. And yes, both being slower than my 1-mile pace!

Voila! The magic of a triple-Bennett!

Happy speeding, all you speedsters out there running!

(P.s. pic shows someone cut the grass on my running trail. It must be love! 🥰)

[nowster Graduate10]

And here was I thinking it was about something by Jane Austin. 🤣

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

🤣🤣 don’t think they were into running, though. On this forum I’d say Bennett denotes the one and only loveliest of audio running coaches!

🤣🤣🤣

[Debsyp Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

Coach Bennett is certainly my Mr Darcy 😘

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Debsyp]

🤣🤣👍🏽

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

That sounds like a fantastic run! I love the idea of doing the short ones as part of your whole run. I’m nicking that idea.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Yeah, works well! 👍🏽😃

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Well done you’re very determined. I would be Queen of Slow jogging now. It’s trying to go faster that hurts my hip and back. You have a very caring hubbie. He must have found his scythe he left behind. How romantic 🥰

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Doris8]

Scythe is still lost. We’ve put some signs out. 😞 🪧But yeah, I’m so thankful for his clearing of paths. 🥰🥰We’ll have to get a 2nd scythe. (There are a few other walkers who do the same 😃😊)

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

This sounds so much fun ! Well done you and...finding those nuances in pace too...brilliant.

I think maybe I can trust CB with you until I am fit to head out again... can I???🤣😉

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

He’ll be safe with me … 🤥🤭 he he hee 😼

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate in reply to CBDB]

Hmmmmm!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

🤣🤣