Just 5 runs left! 😀

[Snodi]

Went out yesterday a.m. to run Wk8Run1 with my Stepdad. Once again decided against using the app, I've enjoyed having Jo W coach me along the way, but I find, now, I run better without the updates of how many mins are left. I started Map my Fitness, at the end of 5 mins walking I set a timer on my phone to 28 mins. The run was lovely,sun shining, and we changed our route a bit to makeit more interesting. When the timer sounded at 28 minutes, I got a pang of disappointment, my legs and lungs were engaged in their happy pace, and I knew we'd be walking a lot longer than 5 minutes to get back to our starting point. My Stepdad suggested running up to the main road, but one of my weekly haunts, the local Scout hut, where I'm an assistant Cub Leader, was 'up to the main road and over the canal bridge'! So I did what we're all advised against doing, & pushed on! We ran the extra bit to the Scout hut and I triumphantly (and embarrassingly for my Stepdad) hugged the corner of the wall 😂 My timer indicated an extra 4 minutes running! To say I was over the moon, (and admittedly a bit knackered) having run for 32 minutes, just doesn't cut it, I was ecstatic! We worked out, once we'd walked to my car, driven to Wetherspoons, and begun tucking into breakfast, the run itself covered approximately 4.9km. I almost ran a Parkrun!!!! 5 runs to go now, and feeling pretty confident that I shouldn't struggle any more, hoping that each run from now until graduation, will feel more comfortable and relaxed each time. Massive thanks to everyone who has been here along the way, advising, encouraging and running with me! I've always got OldFloss in my head reminding me to take it slow and steady! I'm pretty sure that has been the best advice for me, as I've got this far having never run before, and still want to go further after graduating! You are all fab! 😀❤🏃 For some reason I can't upload the photo of my stats 😕