A bounce in my step

[Yesletsgo]

Yesterday would have been a perfect morning for a run but I had a bad night's sleep, caused, I thind k, by my new osteoporosis medication. Last night was better but not great, my body battery was way lower than normal at around 50, but it wasn't raining and so off we went.

Yesterday would have been perfect for a run but I had a very bad night's sleep, probably caused by a reaction to my new osteoporosis medication. Last night was a bit better but my body battery was low, around 50 when I woke up. Never mind, it wasn't raining so no excuses, out we go.

Once we got outside the sun was warm but there was a chilly north easterly wind. We only did our warm up walk for about 3 minutes then started running to avoid freezing to death, aiming for 3km. We'd seen puddles on the road so thought the ground might be muddy but it was fine. We followed the path and there, haloed by the morning sun, was the llama! Had to stop and take a pic!

As we approached half way we started talking about doing a bit more than 3km. Husband wanted 5km, I was worried the path was going to get muddy (there's a patch about 2-3km in that turns into a bog after heavy rain). I told him that 5k was ok but I was going to turn back if it got messy. It didn't.

We carried on to a cement road used by the farm vehicles. It's a nice level surface in good condition and the pace was easy so I thought back to the bouncing runner I saw last week and decided to try and channel him again. How did he get the bounce??

I concentrated on my feet and lower legs and worked out that if I used my calf muscles a bit more this would add power and lift to my stride with very little effort. Consciously keeping my cadence the same I tried it and very quickly caught up with Mr Y who'd been way ahead of me. An interesting (and successful) experiment. If I can train my calf muscles to a point that they can maintain this I think I could speed up without doing much extra work (not that speed is a priority, it's more about running efficiently and having fun with it).

After the concrete road we headed to the sea wall. The tide was out and the sun was shining on the sparkling water. The rest of the run followed the river and I reached 5 km just as the footpath reached the turning to our road. Mr Y carried on for another half km, I walked home so much better than when I woke up and the feeling has lasted all day

[Sulley101 Graduate10]

Sounds like a lovely 5k in the sun and I bet you were glad you went out after all. Nice to see a llama on your run too! Nothing that “exotic” where I am!

[Yesletsgo Graduate10 in reply to Sulley101]

We don't see him very often, maybe he's been kept inside over the winter

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Well done Yesletsgo - and I love the Llama photo!🙂

[Yesletsgo Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

Thanks 😁

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Well done for ignoring your body battery stats and enjoying a lovely run. 😁

[Yesletsgo Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

Not sure how much I trust that Body Battery, this morning it's on 29 after 8+ hours uninterrupted sleep. I felt ready for anything until I saw that😂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That's interesting, I'll try that bounce 😉 faster you say? That would be good

[Yesletsgo Graduate10]

Not just faster, it sort of feels good. I'm hoping to have another run along the seafront tomorrow, I'll be looking for Mr Bouncy to see if I can learn some more. This guy has no idea how much of an influence he's had (in a purely running context I hasten to add, husband has nothing to worry about 😂)