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Thought I’d have a change this morning

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so I did an old faithful.. C25k+Speed. It’s a long time since I did this one and I have obviously slowed down since 2 bouts of Covid….

I have been quite chuffed recently to find I have been running at below 14 mins a mile. And when she said “ We’ll start with 5 mins slow running, then do 6 x 1 mins intervals of fast and 6 of slower. “ I thought oh that sounds ok. Well I started off and the warmup walk was fine and then the 5 mins “slow” run started and it was faster than my usual running speed 😂. And when she said “Here we go with 1 min of fast running” I could barely keep up. I did get into it by about the 3rd one and then after that it was just a blur … “and then walk” . Thank goodness!! I did manage to keep running for the first 3 mins of cool-down to round it up to 20 mins as it seemed such a short run.

But then when I got home and uploaded my run I realised that I had run at least a whole minute a mile faster than usual. @ 12:21 min/mile. So that cheered me up. I don’t mind that it was a struggle now.

And as it was before 7 when I ran I also had time to do my Pilates session with Ruth via ZOOM, when I had got back home and eaten my breakfast , as a cooldown and stretch exercise. So now I feel nice and loose and limber and ready to face the day …. Well I will after I’ve showered anyway 😁

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Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessGraduate10

That’s a great start to the day, it’s good to mix thing up. Well done 💪

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limberlouGraduate10 in reply toIrishprincess

Thanks IP. I might try to do that one once a a week as I actually managed to run faster width it

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misswobbleGraduate10

The Stamina podcast in that trio is a blast! 😀

Sounds like your run set you up for the day 💪🙂🏃‍♀️

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limberlouGraduate10 in reply tomisswobble

Yes it is!!! Yup, since I finished Pilates and showered I’ve taken down, folded up and put away my gazebo, moved all my cuttings back behind the greenhouse, dug some new potatoes for a salad later, eaten lunch and now sat with a cuppa, a cat and a kindle

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misswobbleGraduate10 in reply tolimberlou

Marvellous! Newly-dug taters 👌😋

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Wow that sounds good, a bit of faster running is exhilarating is t it?

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limberlouGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Indeed it is. My poor legs didn’t know what hit them 😂

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply tolimberlou

Mine get surprised when I move faster than my usual plod

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Birdlady64Graduate10

It's great to mix it up isn't it. Those runs take us out of our comfort zone but are great fun

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