Believe it or not I can run a bit faster

[SueAppleRun]

All I needed was a tempo run and a bit of Paul Simon.

Wind back to start and the duvet gremlins started their grumbling so I left them playing with Willow and headed out the door.

It was a 7 minute warm up which I decided to take at a brisk walk rather than a slow run I know if I warm up with a slow easy effort run I’ll never get any faster I’ll just plod along.

The warm up got me to the bottom of the railway bridge and a fastest time over the bridge,

The rest of the run passed in a blur of “keep up the effort, don’t drop back to my easy pace” think i’ve gone far enough so turn and run back again. The bridge almost defeated me on the way back but of course this is the one I used to have to walk over, yup there was a step or two of walking near the top and weeeee run down the other side.

Coach is counting down the minutes and almost home,

That was lovely 😊 even though i might regret it later when I’m at work but I wanted to get out.

I’m going to London tomorrow and hoping I can run while there, back Tuesday so it might be pushing it.

Happy run everyone, rest well if you can’t run and wave July goodbye 👋 with a smile, each month brings more adventures see you in August

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Well done! It’s always lifting to get new records 💪 Enjoy your break in London 🙂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you, there will be singing and dancing but the pavements around where we are staying look flat and wide, here they are lumpy narrow with lots of gateway ups and downs

[Irishprincess Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Ooh I like the dancing and singing bit!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Irishprincess]

And dressing up 😀 I’ll add it to a post once we’ve been

[Irishprincess Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Sounds a blast!

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Well done on that run WillowandSola - a PB I downloaded every track that included run, walk and fly in the title from our iTunes library to make up a run playlist, and I just love it when that song comes on.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Dexy5]

I was going with Joan Baez and at the last minute decided she’s not for a tempo run, I’ve never done one before and felt good just not plodding

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Well done on your PB!And enjoy your time in London 😁

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

We are so excited, daughter and I, not sure the men are as keen but dressing up in 70’s clothes and makeup lol and can’t decide on blonde or red hair

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10]

Well done Sola! 👏👏 Which Simon ditty did the trick? I might have to add it to my playlist! Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard?🎶🏃‍♀️

There's a track I like to run to by his Mrs, Edie Brickell, singing with the Gaddabouts ...

youtu.be/6mSoWz9i4p4(Not working as expected?)

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

Diamonds in the soles of her shoes, Graceland oh any of them really, that’s a good track I’ll add it to mine, 😄

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

That's a good one. Maybe You Can Call Me Al would get the feet flying as well? Hmm ... must set up a Simon playlist! 🙏

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

They are bouncier than I remembered and happy 😃

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

Oh I assumed it was Can’t Run But …,,, (I can walk much faster) from your title. 😂 It’s on my playlist

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Great way to start the day - with a new PR! Well done!👏🙂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Sandraj39]

It was a bit exciting as i’ve been plodding along slower and slower with hardly any effort lately

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Ah, well I shall carry on with my own “plodding along” then! 🤞

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Sandraj39]

Plodding is great i just wanted to see what i could do and it was still slow

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

I know those duvet gremlins well-well done for vanquishing them! It’s great when all those lovely slow running miles pay off with a PR. Enjoy celebrating!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to MissUnderstanding]

I haven’t pushed myself for ages it was great

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

It feels great doesn’t it! Hold on to that feeling!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to MissUnderstanding]

I will thanks, my next run is intervals which I’m looking forward to

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

A great run and who doesn’t like a personal best! Well done 😁. And well done for beating those gremlins, pesky little blighters that they are. Enjoy London!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Frenc]

Thank you, I’m home from work now so can get excited about our trip away

[LottieMW Ambassador]

Ooo…a PR! Well done you! 🏃🏻‍♀️🙌🏼🎶

Enjoy London…can’t wait for the pix!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to LottieMW]

Thank you, me neither

[CBDB Graduate10]

Woohoo! I haven’t had a PR in ages! It gets harder the longer we run, so ultra-well done!!! 👏👏👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to CBDB]

Thank you, it does doesn’t it? I usually start real slow then get slower and slower so it was fun to go faster

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Great run for you, enjoy your time in London, you could go for a run around the famous St James's Park near Buckingham Palace

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

I doubt if I’ll get that far but just to run in London first time for over 40 years is very exciting

[Martlet76]

Oh Graceland, Memphis, tennessee, great album.

Enjoy London.

As for me, we've had 7 weeks of 30+ deg every day, too hot for me.

This week I head out to the mountains, maybe I can get back into good habits.

M76

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Martlet76]

Oh my I’m so jealous, love mountains, it was grey and blowing here this morning but still very warm

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Well done on your PB. Enjoy London and dressing up out of running clothes 😀

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Doris8]

Thanks 😊 I briefly wondered if I could go in my running shorts and call them hot pants 😂😂

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

Congratulations on your run SueAppleRun , especially the fastest time over the bridge. You must be very happy with your progress. 💪👏👏👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

Thanks Brian, I’ve been plodding along further and it was good to push myself a bit 😃 nothing like the speed you run though, that’s impressive

[RunBrianRun Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I’m only fast for a few seconds then I’m all done in. 😂 I doubt I would make 5k now. 😬

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

10k took me nearly 2 hours but I ran most of it, it’s just different, Willow runs as fast as he can for 1k then stops I’m happy to plod all day and hopefully with a few shorter ones i will get a bit faster