W8R2!!!!!! ('only 2 1/2 miles..')

[MVeganlatte]

I was slightly apprehensive going into this one as had found W8R1 very hard, but I think that was because I had been poorly and had been in bed for a few days, and so my legs felt very weak when I did that one..

Anyway, today was a busy one so I decided to take dogs with us instead of taking them out afterwards, especially as we run in a woods that they like a lot, and that went OK apart from having to run on the spot as I picked up after them and also tripping over them a couple of times..

The run was easier than the first 28 minute one, but the only slight negative was that I had downloaded Strava as had spent weeks trying to convert the steps on my pedometer on my fone into distance run, and so I thought I'd find out by using Strava... so... the slightly disappointing bit was that it turned out to be only 2 and a half miles... which included the first brisk walk, but not the one afterwards...

I can't believe I'm writing the words 'only' and 'two and a half miles' together... it was just that all my googling and calculating had made it come up further.. so I ended up feeling a little deflated...

We only have 4 more runs to do to finish Couch 2 5k and as a new goal we running in an event on World Vegan Day on 1st November, which has a lap of between 3 and 4 miles ... and you have to do a lap to get a medal... which of course we want... So it suddenly seems like that might feel very hard as it is only about 3 weeks away..

Anyway... not looking past this week, it was a successful run today, and I am completely in awe of my 9 year old son's energy... he was bounding ahead the whole way.. and in fact when I did W8R1, 2 days ago, he did it with me to keep me company, even though he had done it the day before with the rest of my family..

[MrsLis Graduate]

Well done - nearly there!

2.5 miles is over 4 k, so you're definitely nearly there!

Love the look on your dog's face - 'Pick me up? Really? Oh well, if you insist. I'll just lie here looking gorgeous, shall I?'

[MVeganlatte Graduate in reply to MrsLis]

Thank you!! If only I hadn't done any of those silly calculations from the steps on my pedometer, I wouldn't have ended up feeling disappointed today!!

Haha... she was still capering around at the end of the run, and I hadn't got treats with me so we had a job catching her... but then she suddenly looked rather tired when we got back home!!

[McFitty Graduate]

Hi MV, isn't it funny when you write something like that 'only' and 'two and a half miles' and then realise exactly what it means! Imagine someone saying that to you half way through week one😂 You're doing amazingly well. I'd take that 9 year old bundle of energy with you to the World Vegan Day race and he can pace you! Only one more now and it's Graduation week!

[MVeganlatte Graduate in reply to McFitty]

I know.... even as I wrote that I thought how mad that was... I had just muddied the waters by trying to translate the steps on my pedometer which had made it seem we had run further... But ... actually.... it's amazing!!! TWO AND A HALF MILES!!!

... and we are ALL running in that event! I checked and kids are allowed!! The event is open for 8 hours and you can run as many laps as you want... so I think the difficulty will be stopping him....