5x50 challenge, day 32: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly...

[greenlegs]

Well, oldish anyway. But I didn't try the spider etc, I just sang the song under my breath as a distraction from the sensation of fly in the throat (song took 0.3 km).

As I've not been outside much this week (letting my sore face calm down a bit), I thought I really should get out and run, as it wasn't windy any more. Decided to do the mile run from my house to the edge of the village, as fast as I could. On Saturday it took me 12 minutes. Today - just 10 1/2 minutes - and it felt fine - no horrible heart pounding, or gasping for breath! My best running ever. Happy me!

Then I did some cooldown walking, but after about 3 minutes I was ready to run again! So I did - another 16 minutes, at a good pace for me too. It was in the middle of that, that I caught the fly.

Anyway, maybe for me, doing shorter runs for a bit, and plenty of rest days (yoga days) is just what I need to build pace. It was a real bonus to enjoy it so much too!

Slow and steady can speed up eventually, perhaps.

[Malcy Graduate]

Excellent story. And a bit of extra protein at no extra cost!

I don't know why you swallowed the fly. Perhaps you'll die?

But not for a long, long time (:->)

[PastyMan Graduate]

Some of the Running mags say latest scientific research suggest swallowing a spider. Not tried it myself YMMV Good luck!

[Anniemurph Graduate]

Yuk! Why are they always so bitter? Can't they at least make sweet-tasting flies?

Just look at that increase in speed! As you say, perhaps shorter runs and rest days/yoga might be the way to go for a while. Hooray for enjoying a run

[Beads Graduate]

Yay! Good run! I can sympathise with the fly thing though, nasty!

[RainbowC Graduate]

Other than the fly, sounds like a really good run

I've done some intervals bits since graduating, and am gradually speeding up, but have wondered about going back to the start of C25K and re-doing the whole thing (or at least the first few weeks) as an intervals plan, with slow/steady pace for the walking bits, and fast running for the run bits. It won't be for a while, if I do this, since I've just started a different workout plan on RunKeeper, but I guess it ought to work...

Anyway, whatever you do, happy running

[sfb350 Graduate]

Well done - what an impressive increase in pace. Fly = extra protein so has probably done you good. The best medicine tastes really bad !