W7R1 - slow and steady does it

[iain-strachan]

Having completed W6R3 last Friday, I thought I'd take it a bit steadier today rather than trying to push myself too much (also first thing Monday morning!!)

TBH, the last 5 mins or so of W6R3 were quite a struggle; I'd eaten a banana (for energy!) about half an hour before, and felt slightly nauseous at one point towards the end ( probably better to have the banana AFTER rather than before!) Strava showed I had covered 4.4 kms, which was much further than previously.

So this morning I decided to ease up a little so as to finish with a bit more left "in the tank". No discomfort, no nausea ( empty stomach!) and covered 4.1 km (still the second greatest distance. I'm typically taking 7:50 to 8:00 per km, which would be a 5k in about 40 mins, and folks have told me this is a good time to aim for on your first parkrun.

The only real annoyance today was blinkin' traffic ( running round an industrial estate), so lots of traffic at junctions slowing me up ( like slowing down before a junction so the cars get past).

I've found a really nice circuit around a reservoir local to me that is 4.6 kms and NO TRAFFIC, just a well tarmacked path all the way. Might be a good one to do without disturbance.

[SC1472 Graduate]

Well done Iain - sounds like the reservoir is the place to run! Enjoy the rest of your week 7 runs.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Good work Iain..keep going😊...

[Dpsl Graduate]

Once, when I was on my cool-down walk, a driver very kindly stopped so that I didn't have to interrupt my workout. I felt obliged to jog across the road and carry on even after I had reached the pavement, until the car had turned the corner and was out of sight...

Looks like you're learning something new with every run. Have fun running around the reservoir. Sounds good!