A fast 30 mins - well fast for me! With support bike following..!🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️

[Ang33333]

My sister couldn't run tonight so husband came with me - on two wheels! We've bought a funny fold up bike to fit in our car boot so he can follow me when I'm on my own!

We ran 5k on Saturday so tonight was supposed to be a slow and steady 30 mins, no hills.

So off I went, bike following, and after 5 mins realised I was going a lot faster than I intended! Ended up running every km sub 8min 30 seconds which for me is fast! It's almost a minute a km faster than my June graduation pace. I don't care about a 30 min 5k at all but it's lovely to see improvements! Am still WAY off that!! Ha ha!

I know I need to run slower over 5k, and slower still when we start to edge towards 10k. But it was fun tonight!

Support bike had fun too! He says his bum aches. He doesn't have a bum..!!! 😂😂😂😂🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

If you run that pace short a few times you’ll get used to it, and some of that pace will stay with you on the longer runs. You may not care about times, and I think that’s cool, but long slow, short faster in two runs is pretty much the start of speeding up plans. Great job!

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

I hope some of the pace will get into my longer runs! My sister is faster than me! I have to make her slow down or I can't keep up! 😁

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Ang33333]

It will come... keep adding a short but faster run into the mix. Try a long and slow too. Both will add to your 5k fitness. Put some intervals in and the run you planned today (slow steady usual duration) and the speed will start to come. One day you’ll surprise your sister and not tell her to slow down.

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

I hope so! Thanks for the advice! 😁

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Well done!

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

Thank you! 😀

[owmeknees]

Well done Ang! It is a great feeling when you start to see your pace increasing. All that hard work paying off! Sounds like you are mentally edging towards stepping on that 10k bridge? 😊

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to owmeknees]

Surprisingly yes.. No rush.... and it won't be a fast pace! 😀

[owmeknees in reply to Ang33333]

Slow and steady is still good 👍

[18Windmill Graduate]

Well done Ang. What strides you're making. Very impressed. You're on your way to 10k! 👍👍👍

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to 18Windmill]

Slowly....!😀

[telford_mike Graduate]

Great stuff Ang, that pace is really good, but don't worry about speed - distance is more important 😀👍👏 Keep going!

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to telford_mike]

I really don't worry about speed. I cant imagine my legs will go much faster! 😀

[Fabulous450 Graduate]

Go Ang!!! 😁😁😁😁! Great idea with the folding bike for hubby too! He’s just as fantastic as you! (Just minus the bum!🤣). Looks like a great place to run. Well done to you both!! 😍❤️

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

He says his legs ache this morning! Ha ha! 🚴‍♂️

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to Ang33333]

You made him work his legs too then! LOL 😂❤️

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Oh yes!

[Myrar Graduate]

Well done ang ...isnt it great just getting out there ...your pace is very similiar to mine ..you are doing absolutely brilliant ....with your 5 k also 😊😊

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Myrar]

Thank you! Loving it all! 😁