Week7 Run1

[SendWine]

Can't believe I'm on week7 but that's it first run in the bag 🏃‍♀️

Very sweaty, swallowed a fly and headbutted a butterfly 😁 but happily I survived, even if the fly didn't.

I'm starting to wonder what I'll do when this is finished, I think it's the structure of the plan that's kept me on track.

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Well done. I’m planning to keep doing W9 until I get up to 5k and start doing Parkruns to see how long my 5ks take before I can do them in 30 mins. Then I’m looking to try to build up to 10k by this time next year.

[SendWine Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

Sounds like a good plan, the local parkrun is on the same trails I currently use. If I'm left to my own devices I'll probably end up strolling to the visitors centre for a brew and a butty.

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to SendWine]

🤣🤣🤣 I know the feeling.

[Marvo69 Graduate]

Well done you!

(Are you sure the fly is dead?!)

[SendWine Graduate in reply to Marvo69]

I hope so, don't want to have to swallow a spider 🕷

[Marvo69 Graduate in reply to SendWine]

Haha 😆

My kids love that story.

[Hidden in reply to SendWine]

Well done on your run, sounds like you're doing fantastically. And I just had to comment because I was singing that song in my head! I'm very glad the horses in the picture look to be with us still... based on the last verse lol

As for your post-grad running career, it sounds great, and always good to have something to aim for and motivate you.

All the best, Neil

[18Windmill Graduate]

There a song here!! Well done you and a great photo too. 👍👍👍

[HoagyM Graduate]

Well done, and another nice pic of the route too.

Yeah, I've been wondering about what to when this is finished too, will probably follow the advice of the experts on here and do more 30-minute or so runs to consolidate, and then fairly quickly move onto the 5k+ podcasts or Bridge to 10k programme or similar, to bring back that structure which I suspect I need. Will do a Parkrun sometime over the summer and see what that's like... and ultimately if there's a 5k (or even 10k??) run I can get my name down for, which looks like the right length/location/date, that could also provide a target to aim for.

BTW (at the risk of showing my age)... I've heard that if you swallow a fly, the best thing to do is to swallow a spider to catch the fly - just beware that it may wriggle and jiggle and tickle

[Ang33333 Graduate]

What a lovely photo!

It will be strange not to have a plan! I'm finishing week 7 tonight hopefully. I think I'm going to keep running for 30 mins for a while and maybe try a small bit of uphill!! I don't think speed will be my thing. We've set ourselves a target of a park run by September. Our local one does not look like a slow one!

[RobW73 Graduate]

Great progress.

I understand what you mean about having a plan to follow. Otherwise I'd just flounder. This is the longest I've ever managed to sustain a running programme.