Every Training Plan is developed by an Optimist

[CBDB]

 Beautiful long (for me, presently) 6.4k run this morning, passing allotments (blackberries season is over), young cows in the fields, leafy autumnal (already ?!😱) woods, and sunny field paths. 

Coach Bennet, on his “Four-mile Head Starts” run, told me that every training plan is developed by an optimist. Thus every plan needs a good coach (self-coach) to amend the plan as you go along. Amend it because of rain, or heat, or injuries, or work, or all sorts of things. I really liked his ideas, and the interaction with his sound engineer was brilliantly funny.

The link is here :   Four Mile Head Starts Audio-Guided Run on Nike Run Club. nikerunning.app.link?%24ran...   

And then, while I was enjoying the beautiful green and leafy surroundings, the perfect sunny fresh-morning weather, a song from Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds came on: Brave New World. It reminded me that we here in the 21st century also are in peril and that we have to undergo the daunting task of rebuilding our civilisation along more environmentally sustainable premises. And how far away we are from achieving that necessary, existential basis. (“It may not sound like heaven, but at least it’s not hell.”)

But even though it was a sobering thought, I couldn’t help but enjoy this perfect running weather and this perfect route!

Link to Jeff Wayne’s Brave New World: open.spotify.com/track/0xNS...  

And after finishing the run, I discovered I bagged a 3rd fastest run in the 6-8k distance category on Runkeeper, which has now 330 tracked activities!

Even this ultra-slow snail is getting faster! 🐌💨

Happy running, everyone!

[Doris8 Graduate10]

very well done on your run this morning . Your runs looked easier to run on than my pavements all the time. And u got the sun as well. Is there not apples on trees ? Ours a failure this year, only 10 apples not sure what’s happened, usually loads. Go go snails 🐌. I will put my walk on active 10. 😊

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Doris8]

thanks. Yes, great route but as I prefer trails over roads, I do have to accept some out-and-backs. So it’s not a circular route, which would be even better.

Yes, although blackberry season is over, I’ve spotted hazelnuts, elderberries, overhanging apple trees.,.. must do a walk with some bags. 😃🍎🍏🌰🌰

[Doris8 Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

yes I see some on main road but not sure about taking them from there, might get into bother. Apple crumble for Mr D.

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

well done and looks a lovely place to run 👍

Ooh, ive not heard the war of the worlds for ages !

I have it on vinyl somewhere 😁

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That sounds like a great run, and the pictures are beautiful 😍