Home, autumn and an unexpected soundtrack

[Yesletsgo]

Looking out of the window this morning there's no doubt it's autumn, is there? Puddles on the road, clouds in the sky, the only question was whether to have another coffee or...go for a run. No contest really

It didn't look like shorts and vest weather so I rummaged through my cold weather clothes, still packed away under the bed, and found my 3/4 leggings. It's been a while since I've worn those. Dithered between long or short sleeves then gave myself a reality check, obviously it's not cold, just gloomy. Then it was out into the fields, if it was too muddy we'd just find a different route.

Long story short, it wasn't that muddy at all. We soon warmed up and I realised shorts would probably have been fine. Even a short sprinkle of drizzle didn't dampen our enthusiasm.

The one thing that was a bit weird was the sound my leggings were making. I'm not sure what was rubbing against what but I realised that there was a regular squeak, in time with my cadence. It sounded just like the tinny noises you get when you sit next to someone on the train who has badly adjusted headphones and is listening to loud music. Funny how it isn't annoying when you're making the noise!

Nice little graphs on the Garmin Connect app too - cadence was more or less a straight orange line for the whole run, heart rate was steady and not too high, less than 2 minutes in the maximum zone. It's good to be home, running on the flat in the beautiful English countryside

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Good run and nice photo of you Yesletsgo, you don't look too tired in the photo, well done 😀 🏃🏾 ✔️

[Yesletsgo Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you, that's one of the great things about embracing easy runs - you still have energy at the end

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Welcome home, lovely run too

[Yesletsgo Graduate10]

Thank you, it was really good to get back out there to the familiar places

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

Got to love those easy runs! Well done 😊

[Yesletsgo Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

Thanks, it's not always about pushing as hard as you can, is it?

[Yesletsgo Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

Thanks, it's not always about pushing as hard as you can, is it?

[Jools2020 Graduate10 in reply to Yesletsgo]

Absolutely not! If it was I would have failed 😊. The programme that I’m following now is mostly easy running, with fast intervals and hill reps thrown in. I’m loving it!