If anyone tells you that good preparation for a speed run is to eat a massive curry with a ton of spicy lime pickle, you can tell them from me that they’re bonkers. Maybe they’ll then say the best time to go and run hard when all the flies are out so you swallow them as you’re running along. At that point you can officially call them a wazzock.
Well, this wazzock had a great time! This evening’s outing was only going to be a quick, gentle walk to finish my step total for the day. That evolved into a quick, gentle run to keep the legs turning over. That evolved into belting along the lane just an hour and a half after a curry and feeling fantastic about it. Sometimes you get the urge and you just have to follow it. I had the internal debate about what was the worst that could happen (being sick in a bush) but figured I’d get some warning that dinner was sitting unhappily before that point so I’d try it.
My running is strange at the moment because of my IT band. I’ve had a lot of input from my physio so I’m happy that I’m doing the right thing by doing more short, pacier runs. My goodness it’s fun. This one was “first speed run” because I’m sort of working through the NRC HM plan. Warm up, 8 x 1 minute 5km pace and a final flourish. Coach Cory said this was to be a track workout, whatever your “track” looked like. I was just running along my usual country lane in the picture, but it was great to have the mindset that this was a different sort of run. He said to channel “strong” through the intervals and I focussed on finding a pace that would be sustainable through all of them. I tried to sneak a glance at my watch and was pleasantly surprised at how quick (just relative to myself!) and consistent they were. Tough, but I felt like I judged the effort better than usual-I ran hard but not absolutely all out which I’ve done in error before. Breathing hard meant taking in a fair few flies (yuck!) but the recovery minute was enough to get back to feeling comfortable. One final push brought me a couple of minutes gentle jog and a walk home to cool down. Full on stretching routing inclining massage balls, foam roller and a massive smile.
Perhaps I’ll categorise this run an “experiment with nutrition”! Late curry and flies as fuel during the run is certainly something! I’m not sure it’s a fuelling strategy I’d recommend trying but with some sunset intervals, it hit the spot here tonight!
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That’s brilliant and must definitely the most sensible order-run then curry!! It was a rest day so I resisted running after eating the leftovers of mine from last night!
Wazzock... never...not YOU! Loopy maybe, but wonderfully so...!
The run sounds ot have been necessary, useful and enjoyable...apart from the files!
Yukkkkk I do not like them... !
Well done on the run itself. it sounds to have been one that had a lot of positivity there, essential in this great comeback from your knee issues!
I have only run at sunset time once... when I did a December Marcothon on another running forum... I did enjoy some bits... especially all the Christmas lights and of course the sunsets... but I did find it hard...heading out before 8 is my usual time, with the odd exception... but, I can see the beauty and the calm of doing something like that.
I will find the right time and give it a go maybe, but NOT after a large curry with lime pickle!!!
Thank you! This injury has certainly shaken things up with my runs-normally I’d be doing more miles at a slower pace and I’m missing the chilled out long runs. It’s been eye opening to cut the distance and up the speed though. Lots of fun. I’m really glad to have my physio telling me what to do!
I was worrying about that curry but it seems to have stayed put and the added flies didn't cause any harm either. Sounds like a fantastic run, I enjoyed that run but my usual empty stomach and fewer flies so no where near as exciting 😉
Thank you! I was sure I’d done this run before but when I scrolled back, I couldn’t find it. I wonder if it was your run report that made me think it was my run! I really enjoyed it. Is your app working today?
My app is back! 😃 It might have been my run report made you think you'd done it but my completed runs come and go so yours may too, I'm gearing myself up to pop to the shops but not a lot of enthusiasm, was making a gluten free vegan cake for granddaughter I have egg replacer but no vegan buttery stuff, she arrived home from Malaysia this morning and is sleeping, maybe I'll do cake tomorrow, shopping isn't high on my list on this sunny day
Thank you, she's home for good, she did year 2 of uni in Malaysia, now she'll have the summer off then a year placement then back for heer last year if uni in England, so we get to see more if her, she's talking about running with me as well 😂at this rate I'll be running several times a day with several different people
Ha ha! This made me laugh!😂 Sometimes all the good advice in the world can still result in a bad run,..and sometimes, when we least expect it, come the good ones! 🙂🏃♀️💪
The G and T was after but it could easily have been before the run-it felt like the sort of slightly reckless decision I might have made after one too many!! I don’t have that excuse for my loopiness!! Put me in a great mood though! Sometimes you just have to follow the rebel instincts!!
😂😂😂 I can just imagine! We live and learn… I nearly barfed in a hedge after eating a cheese pasty too close to a run. No idea how I thought that was a good plan!
Another NRC fan. Love those guided runs. I find doing different kinds of runs keeps the motivation high. After C25K I kept doing the same thing every run. Then Audiofuel made it even worse, constant cadence every run. Mixing speed runs, recovery runs, long runs, and having the coach chat to me, I love it.
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