Week 8 run 3. My brain is an idiot.

[DaveB46]

3 degrees cooler. A cool breeze. Veritably chilly after last nights heat/humidity. What does brain say? Hey we can run it’s only 23 degrees!!

Plodded on aware that my 5k run I’ve entered is in a month. Just plod, it’s still hot. Ignore the brain spinning around like a dog waiting to go for a walk.

Kids and dog walkers aim for the same narrow path by the river. Cue some complex maths courtesy of idiot brain. Looking at speed, trajectory, headwind component, brain says go for it, the gap will close but you’ll just make it before they do. And I did. Less Indiana Jones, more corporal jones.

More people walking the river. Dogs everywhere. Idiot brain keeps the pace up to save face and I let him. I’ll never learn.

Michael “chuckles” Johnson informs me I’m half way. Snide g** has the gall to say I can up the pace again. He never learns either. But holy cow, I’m one field further over than normal.

Smug.

Idiot brain again. I return the same way, and a lady with a zimmer approaches the path. I give way and she leaves me for dust. That’s ok, i am again learning the hard lesson of pacing myself, not giving the tiniest of s***s what anyone thinks while I run, and oh yeah. It’s TOO DAMN HOT!! I slow to snails pace again, shaky legs and copious sweat as ever

Finished, managed 4K in 28 mins. May take an extra week to do week 9, see if it cools down! Maybe I’ll learn 😂

[cheekychipmunks Graduate]

I can almost visualise it all! Brilliant! 😅

[DaveB46 Graduate in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Not a pretty sight 😂

[Ang33333 Graduate]

I had a really bad hot run on Sunday. Light head and jelly legs. Be careful, be well hydrated! I wasn't. I'm running at 8 and it is hotter than I was hoping it would be. I have drunk so much over the last 2 days I think I will burst!! 😅😅😅

[DaveB46 Graduate in reply to Ang33333]

Had a vision loss/jelly legs thing some weeks back. Not nice, but you’d think I’d learn! Some days it’s just too hot...

[_SimonT_ Graduate]

Haha! Fantastic! Don’t panic Mr Mainwairing!

Well done General!

Any run in this weather is a success. Congrats on the extra distance. That’s a great pace! 😀

[DaveB46 Graduate in reply to _SimonT_]

Idiot pace in this heat. Can’t wait to see what actually happens in normal weather 😂

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Well done. Take care though!

[DaveB46 Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

That level of stupid was almost up there with the great curry/beer/heatwave run of some weeks back.

I’ve a month before the 5k so I’m going to just take my time and learn the lessons...again!!