Self discovery

[Chinkoflight]

Today I ran my second 60 minute run. It was a smidgeon less distance than my first effort but it was a much more even pace and I felt as comfortable at the end as the beginning. No where near '10k pace' but only a fraction less than my 30 minute and Parkrun paces.

As I pondered the data I was thinking about how far I might go, and should an improvement target be pace, distance or time. I have an ambition to celebrate discovering C25K and the contribution that has made to my health, as well as the NHS for enabling me to discover C25K! So I am working up to a 10k in March 2023. I know increasing time gradually is the key to improvement so that is my current strategy.

As for the discovery, running for me is like driving a car, always good to finish the run with plenty of fuel left in the tank, driving near empty is very stressful. I feel for those struggling in rural environments running their lives on or near empty. Been there, done that and survived, but I don't take anything for granted.

Today the weather is wild, and I'm very content and about to grab a cup of coffee. Good running everyone and if you're on empty you probably need to slow down a bit! 😉

[Gwenllian1 Graduate10]

know just what you mean about running on empty! I did a run the other day where everything felt dreadful. Decided not to stress about it and had a couple of days off. Went out again and all went well. Sometimes what you need is sleep!

[Chinkoflight in reply to Gwenllian1]

So true! 😴😴😴