Having planned to run tonight, then been told I probably couldn't as some furniture needed moving out of DD2's room and was likely to be a huge hassle, I got home to find that she and Mr Rainbow had managed it so I was free to run after all! 
So quick tip-up charge for my phone, and off I went - having failed to persuade Miss Rainbow 1 to come with me.
My calves were feeling tired at the end of my warm-up walk - because I'd gone quicker than normal! - but I didn't listen to the gremlin telling me this would be bad.
From the start the running felt good. I decided not to worry about trying to go slowly, since I just can't tell how fast I'm going anyway, by instead to just go at the pace that get comfortable, even though that was a bit quicker than my deliberately 'slow'. After a couple of minutes the gremlins tried telling me that I wouldn't be able to do this, j was hungry, my ankle felt tight, but I flicked them off my shoulders and stomped on them firmly.
Time ticked by, I got a compliment from someone on how visible I was - and that with only my new chest torch, no arm or shoe lights! And all of a sudden Laura said I was half way through Somehow I feel that if I can get halfway, the rest is manageable! And it was! I think the technical term is I smashed it! 😀😀 *And* did an extra minute on the end, just because I could! Roll on week 8 - I'm coming to get you...
Hopefully a few days' rest will do the trick and I'll be able to keep going without missing much!
The zone vs running cheat 
Heart rate zone training
Heart Rate Zones and VO2 Max.
W5R2 I’m in the zone!! 
Heart Rate Zones Screenshot
