Intervals !! Something new!! 🐌🐌🐌🐢🐢🐢😃😃😃😃

[Ang33333]

I ran my first 5k on Monday, with my sister. Back on my own for a couple of weeks while she lays by the pool in Spain. Wasn't sure what to do tonight. Was fiddling around on the Runkeeper app and found some interval activities in the workouts section.

I had a go at the Intro to Intervals workout. It was fun! I'm not fast naturally so the fast sections were challenging but I did manage to up my snail pace to tortoise pace for the required minutes!! And I had something left in my legs at the end of the half hour, that included a 5 min warm up and cool down slow run. I added a 5 min walk either end too!

I don't know much about intervals but I hope they will help with stamina. I want 5k to be a comfortable run.

Support Vehicle was at the end to pick me up! He worries about me on the railway line on my own so lurks around bird watching! Wasn't on my own tonight though! Lots of cyclists out. It was a beautiful evening!!

[18Windmill Graduate]

Impressive!! Well done...and good on you for trying different things. And Mr Ang is very cute with his support vehicle and concern. Happy running. 👍👍👍

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to 18Windmill]

Thank you!😀😀

[Fabulous450 Graduate]

Brilliant Ang!! I tried intervals and I liked it too! Well done you. Beautiful photos Ang! 😍😍❤️

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

We live in a lovely area. I love Harvest. Am a farmer's daughter so have so many memories of summer in the fields. I enjoyed the intervals. Was hard to keep running at a fast pace! I just aimed to run a little faster than I would normally! 🤪🤪🤪

[owmeknees]

Looks gorgeous Ang. Once I get my leg properly going again I’m going to have a look at intervals - they sounds interesting, not sure how I’ll get on with speedy bits though 😂👍👏😊

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to owmeknees]

It was hard work. I'm not fast! Had to keep checking I was going fast enough!😀

[pianoteacher Graduate]

Sounds like fun Ang! I'm doing an efforts session with my running club for the first time tomorrow night. I'm not sure exactly what it entails but it's some kind of intervals session I think!?! There was a link on the email to an article about intervals building speed and endurance so they must be good for us! 😁

[Ang33333 Graduate]

I'm sure they are! It's going to be a hot week and I'm running on my own so short interval sessions I think! 😀

[_SimonT_ Graduate]

Looks lovely! Glad you are enjoying your running so much! 😀

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to _SimonT_]

It was lovely. Perfect summer evening! 😀

[Jelon Graduate]

Well done trying something new and you even enjoyed it yay!! I do them (intervals) but can’t say I enjoy them!! Great photos and what a lovely caring OH. 😊👍🏻🙌🕶

[Ang33333 Graduate]

Thank you! He was a runner in the distant past and said he'd never heard of intervals! 😁

[Jelon Graduate]

And he calls himself a runner??? 😂🤣😂

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Jelon]

He's just a natural. He ran at school, in the army and has run marathons. He just runs. But that was a long time ago!

[over61andstilltrying Graduate]

Hi Ang33333, I seem o have been away and involved with other things, so the forum and running have not had so much attention. So good to hear that you are experimenting and found it fun! All the best for your next run/experiment! 🏃‍♀️😊