There goes the last of my morning runs with a scheduled walk in them, from now on ANY walk is unscheduled and thereby illegal, joking there.
W6R2 done, I managed to do W5R3 at 20minutes jogging, if I can do that while having doubts then I'm going to do my utmost to ensure I complete W6R3 with it's 25 minutes (EEEK) of jogging!
Mrs LeeU and myself were out and about in Matlock on Tuesday and we found a specialist running shop, spoke to the guy in there and for the first time I didn't get any smirks, stifled laughs or exclamations of really? when I said I was on the C25K program and was looking for a larger sized technical t-shirt, the guy Mike was very helpful and even helped when I asked about the sizing on the Garmin watches, he took one out of the box and let me try it on.
So, I've decided, when, NOT IF, I graduate there is a Garmin ForeRunner 735xt with my name on.
Target is set, goal is in sight and a nice little present waiting for me when I get there.
To quote an excellent movie, Cool Runnings!
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Fantastic, it's great to set goals and treat yourself when (quite right, not if) you achieve them! Well done on your progress and I hope you enjoy your longer runs! ☺
It is RunForest, Mike is a top guy and the type of place that I will use as my running career progresses.
The 'shoes' look very nice and really tempting, the footwear looks great too
I know what you mean about Garmin prices but, I don't drink, I don't smoke, I have a car and my hobby which is also my job plus I now have my jogging. I'm really lucky, I have a great job that is well paid so I can treat myself once in a while, so far, I've spent the following over the last 6-7 years:
- first treadmill I bought Ebay £61.11
- second treadmill I bought JTX brand new £450
- Heart rate monitor Lidl £13
- Nike ankle supports £20
- Skechers GoRun400 £15
Over a 6 year period I don't think that's excessive to be honest, of course I've had more than one pair of trainers but I've never had a dedicated pair (couldn't afford it to be honest with you).
Even Mrs LeeU liked it in RunForest and she's the one pushing me to buy the Garmin, honest guv'ner
Lol, that's my problem though, I do like cake, I know a good one when I taste it and then I tend to eat too much of it.
Once I'm up to 5k 3 times a week I may treat myself to a slice of cake or maybe even a slice when I buy my Garmin, now that's a plan, a double treat for graduating!
I make my own as a rule 🙂 There is a good recipe on here for power flapjack which you get to eat once you are running further than 10k. It's lush too 😋
Ohh, interesting, I'm partial to a piece of flapjack too
I may need to check that out, it may take me a while to get to 10k, I've got to get to 5k first but I'll get there, especially if it means I can eat flapjack!!!!
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