W8R2... My first 5k!

[Languid_Lil]

What the hell just happened?

I rolled out of bed at 6:30 am for my scheduled run, W8R2. I'd sorted out running gear, socks, trainers, bag... I grabbed everything and set off. A lovely, slightly chilly morning as I adjusted the Bluetooth headphones with the lovely Sarah Millican being her usual encouraging self and my audiobook in the background.

Then, disaster! The plaintive Asian lady who lives in my headphones "Please, charging!"

Bugger! No headphones, no audiobook. I turned up the volume on Sarah in my belt bag and carried on. I *thought* it would be awful but it was oddly liberating. By the time I'd got to the promenade the sun was peeking through the clouds and turning the sea a lovely pinky grey. I felt great. I had worked out a while ago that if I ran as far as the paddling pool & back, that would be a 5k run plus walking (NB forgot to set Garmin at start so the display is short a couple of hundred metres), so I thought why not? Every so often I would ask myself, if I felt like this, would I set off on a run? and the answer was always "yes" so I kept going.

I saw many other runners (didn't overtake any lol) and was very much encouraged by their comeradely "Good Morning" / "Bore Da" (delete as appropriate.) One guy passed me a couple of times and was very encouraging "Go on! You can do it!" - I saw him again near the end of my promenade run and excitedly told him "This will be my first 5k" and he cheered!

So there we are. Best get to work I suppose.

Love to all xxx

[antonioa Graduate]

Well done. I'll be happier at work today having read your so uplifting story

[Dee_N Graduate]

Yes Lil!! Well done you!! And you were out for nearly an hour!! Amazing work 😍xx

[Oldlady57]

Da iawn cariad. Blummin long way to run!! 👏👏

[Flutegirl]

What a great start to the day. Brought a smile to my face! Good on ya!

[Bandit14 Graduate]

Awesome hon - massive well done. 🤗

Keep going - almost there xx

[Hatetoloverun Graduate]

Awesome! Sounds great despite having no music! Keep going, you are super x

[MrsWobble]

Well done you xx

[misswobble Graduate]

Yay, well done! You carried on despite things not going to plan and it paid off. Yeah baby 💪👍😃🏃‍♀️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Running with the runners... cheering you on... how cool?

What the hell just happened? Everything clicked into place and you showed yourself what you got, that’s what. Maybe headphones were a blessing in disguise, you got to experience a different ambiance.

Good job.

[MVBrown Graduate]

Nice work and well done.

Runners have to be able to adjust to technological hiccups when they happen. I don’t run so high tech as yet but today has my app vanish from its usual place on the phone, but I downloaded it again and luckily it’s at the same place and off I went. Another distance achieved by you. Hoorah and keep on running!👍🏽

[Determined9]

Fantastic well done! I need to get up and run this morning. Just finishing my last drop of tea... I am near the beginning of this process motivation is hard! X

[Ang62 Graduate]

Well done 👍

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate]

Go girl, woop woop! And most definitely da iawn!

[Run1980 Graduate]

How fantastic 🎉 well done on completing your 5k and to still keep going once music went . Nice that the other runners were nice and friendly too 🙂

[Languid_Lil Graduate]

Thanks for lovely supportive words everybody - diolch i bawb xxx

[PaulaGullett Graduate]

Amazing well done! 👍