6k run

[SueAppleRun]

I'm very aware how flat it is round here, but realised recently the road I drive along to visit family undulates upwards.. .... So this morning I'd set a 6k run in Garmin with a 5 minute warm up and cool down.I aimed to keep my heartrate in zone one but that went out the window as the road went upwards, on and on a gentle going up, with parts flattening out. I went slow mostly so I could run it all and I did, when I got to the top of the road I turned right and right again back to the original road which was now a gentle downward slope and my heartrate was dropping, but then I passed the park, that undulates, and it's not square so I decided I'd run round it to see how far it was... .forgot to check as I sprinted up the final up bit and back on the road. Under the underpass and a kilometre from home on the flat, heartrate dropping as I slowly plodded on, such a lovely run, and with runs I've covered 16.5k this week, up 27% on last week, each week is more than the week before and I ran more this March compared to last March 😁 not that I'm comparing 🤣🤣🤣.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you are doing and run happy or rest well

[Wavy-chick28 Graduate10]

Going from strength to strength 👌🏼💪🏻

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Wavy-chick28]

Slowly but yes, I don't mind mostly running slow if it means I can keep running without walking breaks

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Fabulous run SueAppleRun . You really are getting back in the swing of things. 💪

You’re like me. I’d rather sacrifice any semblance of speed to avoid walking. It simply doesn’t do it for me. I know others put speed first, but isn’t it great that we’re all different! 😀

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to cheekychipmunks]

It really is great, be really boring if we were all the same, my aim nowadays is to just keep going, but the parkrun we are doing in April I will probably do intervals because I can go a bit faster 😁

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Back on the track and doing so well... you are finding those running legs again, wonderfully!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldfloss]

They are feeling it this evening Floss,

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Gentle massage and feet up.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Hot water bottle and feet up but they aren't too bad 😁

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Congratulations Sue on running 16.5K this week, you should be very proud of yourself, onwards and upwards 🏃✅

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Al I'm getting there

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Well done SueAppleRun - clocking up the miles very nicely!🙂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Sandraj39]

Thanks Sandra, hoping eventually it'll help me run a bit faster, at the moment it's all about keeping going

[Scruff55 60minGraduate]

Well done 👏👏👏Sue that’s an amazing run for you and 16.5 k this week is brilliant. I’m still walk bound after my fall but I’ll be back🤣🤣🤣

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Scruff55]

Take it steady, you certainly will be back 😁

[Week7 Graduate10]

Perfect! Spring is here and your runs are getting longer with the days . So pleased for you

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Week7]

Thanks, it's great to be out this time of year especially

[Gwenllian1 Graduate10]

Wow! That's impressive sue! At 6k you are way ahead of me. I've only got to 4k but onward and slowly upward!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Gwenllian1]

It's very very slow but that means I can keep going but thank you 😁

[LottieMW Ambassador]

it’s the sneaky undulating runs that get you!

Most of my runs are allegedly flat…but do undulate…some more than others!

The canal and River Walk both have a gentle slope, which I’m aware of…so the River Walk is generally run a specific way, so I’m psychologically running downhill at the end 😂

Here’s an example from my last River Walk/Boating Lake run!

Elevation graph…rises to peak in centre, then drops down again.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to LottieMW]

More undulating than mine, I was looking for somewhere that wasn't totally flat and found it, not particularly pretty but it went a bit up and down 😁

[RunKRun]

What amazing progress you’ve made. There’s no stopping you now! Xx

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunKRun]

Thanks K, I'm so enjoying being able to run xx