Still running…

[CBDB]

Just a quick update to hold myself to account. I’m still running, but rather quick short bursts, and thus I am happily stuck in week 5 of NRC’s 8 week 10k plan, yes the week that has 10k for a long run!

Annual leave, still digesting a death in the family and garden work has - one could say - disrupted or rather made me adapt my running to accommodate extra life stuff. So I am back to weekly 5-7ks with short runs in between.

There also seems to be a pattern in my 10k training planning, always getting a bit stuck around the 8k mark for a few weeks, and I’m assuming my body just has to catch up.

So rather than worrying about this, I’ll embrace it!

This early morning’s short jeffing 30 min at a sunny 6:30am start was glorious.

Happy.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Sounds to me you are just where you need to be in your running journey

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Such a nice way of putting it! 😊☺️

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Great morning for an early morning

[Doris8 Graduate10]

sorry messsge not finished. You can only do what u can, and with all what’s that’s been going on you’ve done well. Lovely morning for a run , out at same time as you but walking 5 km. frosty and cold 0 degrees. . 🥶 back to the winter togs again.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Doris8]

yeah, I was missing my gloves! 🤣🤣🥶

[dijep Graduate10]

Sorry to hear about your loss, but it's great that you've still been getting out there.

What a lovely spot to run, especially early in the morning. Not matter how long or short your run I find just getting out helps me deal with all those issues that life throws at us.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

It does. Thank you.

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

I often find the same-after a few weeks of increasing, I really benefit from either a bit of consolidation or a really light week. Getting to 5-7k is great and you’ll have that 10k when the time is right. Embracing where you are without judgement is so important,

Keep taking those steps forward in whatever way works best for you 🏃‍♀️❤️💪

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

love that! Thank you.

[Rabbit561]

Wondering whether you are stuck or just content to be where you are? To me that sounds like a good place to be especially after all you’ve had going on

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Rabbit561]

a great way of looking at it. Content, at least for now,