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I'm coming for you, Week 7 - and I'm carrying bananas!

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Week 6 Run 3 completed today! Loved it. Had a rough nights sleep and was sure I was going to get out there and run out of steam, but knuckled down, mentally took it in 5 minute chunks and cleverly (or not) tucked 2 x banana lollies (sweeties for you UK peeps??) into my back pocket in case I felt like I needed a hit of glucose. My plan was to eat one at the halfway point and then another at the end. I got so into the run I forgot about the banana stash and kept on going.

By the time the run ended, I remembered about my stash and reached around and found two squishy bananas and decided I'd earned them and scoffed them down. Now I can't say decisively whether it was a sugar high or post run high but by the time I got back to the car, I was pumped! Maybe a little from column A and a little from column B!

Friday sees me start Week 7 and I'm quietly confident that each time I step out, I'm going to get faster, and stronger and increase my distance to get closer to that 5KM mark.

So thanks super magic banana lollies, you were my friend today!

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Dunder2004 profile image
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By what possible definition are those "lollies"?

Well done nonetheless!

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Kel_macGraduate in reply toDunder2004

Haha! They are super common and popular here. They're a little banana. Sort of a soft, not too chewy lolly. Not rubbery like a wine gum but they will sort of melt away in your mouth. Super strong banana flavour! Totally not good for you, but an instant sugar hit. I come from Far North Queensland, so bananas are everywhere here, but these are a lot less questionable when tucked into your pocket :) :)

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Dunder2004Graduate in reply toKel_mac

Yeah we have the same thing here (foam bananas) albeit our ones are ridiculously sweet.

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Kel_macGraduate in reply toDunder2004

Really? Awesome, so no withdrawals for me, once I move over! Hooray!

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Bazza1234Graduate in reply toDunder2004

:) OUR lollies are nothing like your lollies!!!! For a start, your lollies are all frozen????

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Kel_macGraduate in reply toBazza1234

Frozen? Not these ones...

Bazza1234 profile image
Bazza1234Graduate in reply toKel_mac

Nah - we have our wires crossed :) The lollies in the UK are all frozen!! :)

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Kel_macGraduate in reply toBazza1234

Aha! Gotcha ☺

Curlygurly2 profile image
Curlygurly2Graduate in reply toBazza1234

No - lolly means it comes on a stick...chupa chups are lollies..

Bazza1234 profile image
Bazza1234Graduate in reply toCurlygurly2

OH - now you DO learn something every day!! :)

Curlygurly2 profile image
Curlygurly2Graduate in reply toBazza1234

Ice lollies are frozen, sugary ones are lolli-pops, lollies for short!

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Rolyat_AdnamaGraduate in reply toCurlygurly2

if you're from Liverpool they're lolly-ices, not ice-lollies just fyi :)

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PerkP14

I never even thought of having anything ready for a sugar high mid run. Aren't there special glucose tablets? I've never thought about it as I assumed they were to pros!

Well done either way.

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Kel_macGraduate in reply toPerkP14

Well I'll admit, I too thought "This is for people who run WAY further than I am" but because I had a rough nights sleep (4 hours or so) I figured, anything that helped me out was going to be a bonus. In the end, I used it as a little reward :) And yes, there are glucose tablets, but as an ex Type 2 insulin dependent diabetic, I only tried them once. Once was definitely enough.. they were icky! :)

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Bazza1234Graduate in reply toKel_mac

Whatever gets you out the front door!!! :)

How's the weather up there in Cairns? - in Brisbane this morning it was unexpectedly COOL!!! 18C - and I felt like I needed gloves - ridiculous , I know - but it has been a stinker here this summer!!!! I am acclimatized to 27C and 80% at 6AM!!!!!

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Kel_macGraduate in reply toBazza1234

Ooh that is a bit cool!! Was 23 here this morning at 5am when I set out, which is definitely cooler than we have been. Still 32 during the day. A few more weeks and you could very well need those gloves! 😀😀

in reply toKel_mac

Was around 5/6C here at 5am this morning, and I considered that warm enough to ditch my running jacket haha! :)

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islandrunnerGraduate in reply to

LOL ! same here. But ran at lunch when it was around 12c. Left the gloves at home cause it was so warm, wished I'd left my hat and jacket at home too, ended with them around my waist.

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12C - positively balmy!

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Bazza1234Graduate in reply to

That is nearly as cold as inside my refrigerator!!! :(

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Sarah-AGraduate

Nice one!

If I had those sweets stashed on my person - I wouldn't be able to concentrate running on anything at all but eating them. (I can't believe you forgot about them - ha ha).

You definitely deserved them though - well done. :)

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Kel_macGraduate in reply toSarah-A

I am shocked that I forgot about them too. Normally I'd be able to hear them calling my name...haha

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misswobbleGraduate

Well done Kel. Keep on ticking off those runs. You're doing great!

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Kel_macGraduate in reply tomisswobble

Thanks misswobble..its good to know I've done more than I have left to go!!

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misswobbleGraduate

Absolutely! It will soon be here! The glorious day.

Shuffles off to start making preparations. Cor blimey! The cobwebs in ' ere, tsk

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Hmm - Week 6 Run 3???

I think it is time for you to visit your local Parkrun!!! :)

parkrun.com.au/cairns/

facebook.com/cairnsparkrun

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Kel_macGraduate in reply toBazza1234

No, not quite. I'm not at the 5KM mark yet.. but give me time. :)

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Bazza1234Graduate in reply toKel_mac

You don't have to be !! :) When I was doing C25K, I incorporated a day of each C25K week into Parkrun -- I think I started at Week 2. I just did what I was supposed to do - except that I did it at my local Parkrun instead of by myself -- including the 5 minutes warm up and cool down walking. :) I obviously didn't do a complete 5K doing this - so I just did whatever I felt like doing to get to the finish line. I believe that my first parkrun time was 43 minutes -- I am down to 32 now :)

It is good fun and I found the added "excitement" to be just another motivation to complete the course.

Jellybabies are good too, I believe. Not that I've ever tried eating anything whilst running :) Making a mental note for future reference! :)

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Kel_macGraduate in reply to

I think jelly babies would be a better choice actually.. the bananas got squished whereas the jellybabies would survive that :)

fredl profile image
fredlGraduate

Great job! According to plan My w6r3 id tomorrow morning. I hope for an royal success (minus the bananas). :)

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Kel_macGraduate in reply tofredl

Way to go.. enjoy the run!

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poppypugGraduate

Good going Kel ! I always have a stash of jelly beans or jelly babies in my pockets . I have them on my cool down walk xxxx

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Kel_macGraduate in reply topoppypug

Yep - I reckon these might be regular guests to accompany me on my runs! :)

dagshar profile image
dagsharGraduate

Well done! i did mine today too (slightly behind with the time difference etc) and in fact Laura made me run for 31 mins instead because the phone went to sleep for a while (and didn't I feel it!).

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Kel_macGraduate in reply todagshar

Wow.. 31 minutes.. way to go! At least you know you've got it in you!!

dagshar profile image
dagsharGraduate in reply toKel_mac

That's true, but i wouldn't recommend it and am gladly going back to proper 25 mins later on. Need to have a look for some sweets - might have some Haribo in the house..

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