Longer, faster...not sure about stronger...

[Tadaruns]

Went out this beautiful, sunny morning with the aim of running 5k, as have only fully run 5k once on my graduation run - I did that in just over 36 mins.

Today I ran while listening to Stepping Stones and after 30 minutes I checked and I'd run 4.3k so I ran on, now listening to my own music, and did 5k in 35 so I was more than a minute faster...

And then I was pleased with that and thought, I'm not completely done, so I ran on and completed 5.7k in total.

Was very happy at the end of it all though I was tired, hot, and after gulping three glasses of water, felt quite sick. On a plus side, it only took me seconds to recover my breathing, but a bit longer for the slight nausea to go...

For the last bit, I did it by telling myself I could stop at the end of the road...the hospital gates...the corner shop...the start of my road...and then I was home! I didn't do the final 5 minute walk though, just some stretches, so I may pay for that later....

Hope everyone running today has a good one!

[misswobble Graduate]

Hi Tada

Like you, I was out with Laura and Stepping Stones yesterday. Good innit. I like some of the rythms, which helped keep me in time and helped regularise my co-ordination for once

I hope your aches will soon pass

[Tadaruns Graduate in reply to misswobble]

I'm fine, thank you, just had a mini bagel and some grapes. It was only 5 minutes of feeling a bit sick, think I pushed it really, as mostly I seem to complete 4.5k in 30 minutes, but my aim is to run 5k regularly rather than '30 minutes' and I carried on, just to see if I could - and I could!

I do quite like the podcast as the beats are good for my pace and it does make me think of technique as I run but not sure if it's a distraction having Laura tell me I'm halfway through a track etc or not...would I crumble if I just ran to music... Maybe stick with it for now!