Managed a 6k with a shiny new playlist!

[Jundal]

I've been feeling a little (lot) 'meh' over the last few days. I last went for a run on Sunday, ground out five k and hated every step and generally felt a little deflated. I had an awful night's sleep on Sunday night, (ever been woken up from lucid dreaming? Honestly, it's like reality unravelling around you. Horrid.) And so, I felt drained all day. I blamed this on hormones (horrid little blighters) and thought I'd be on for a nice 5-6 k run on Tuesday. Not so! Got up feeling like I was running on fumes, and feeling a little cold/fluey so I dosed up and got on with my day, and just drifted through Tuesday and Wednesday, hoping to go out today. So, got up, did the school run, took the missus out and when we got back, I swear it was like a motivational advert. Shorts - ON! Headphones and associated gubbins? - FOUND! Shoelaces - TIED! And off I went out I to the drabness. I changed up my route, heading once again into the woods, (I also did my first run on Zombies, run! Was quite surreal, my surroundings strangely echoed what the podcast kept saying) down to the local ruins and back, before swinging back through the village and down my usual longer route past the local primary. I even managed to push on to 6k, (last time I thought I'd done six, was more like 5.4 or so) and felt great! And the playlist...

Well apparently, I now know how to 'get up my bad self', that it's hip to be square, (I'm round. Meh, close enough) I have the eye of the tiger, I have listened to the final countdown, (nothing happens at the end, sorry to spoil the suspense) *mumble mumble* something about the boys of summer *mumble mumble*. I also know that you shouldn't stop me now (or at all. I find it difficult to get started again), I am in fact as hungry as a lupus (thats a wolf, by the way. They sound REALLY hungry) that I had a hand in building a city, specifically THIS one, and that my run route is, in fact, the highway to the danger zone. Didn't look too dangerous to me, although I do understand I could trip, and perhaps graze my knees. Or my hands. Or get videoed and it end up on YouTube.

All in all a great run but I'm cream crackered now! Oh, and my right knee hurts. It's not popped, fallen off or in fact made a strange noise and ended up with bones sticking out of it, so I'm not worried.

Happy running everyone. 😄

[Fabulous450 Graduate]

Go Jundal!! 🤣! You’ve found your running mojo!! Who knew it would take zombies 🧟‍♀️ 🧟‍♂️? That was pretty brave after the lucid dreaming too!! Glad to hear you’re well and truly back in the zone! Well done! ❤️

[Jundal Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Zombies! You know, on the first 'mission' it told me not to look behind me because there was one RIGHT behind me, I felt this HORRID shiver down my back, it's awesome! Zombies are the perfect response to everything. Love em! Brilliant podcast, if you get to the end of the run, it just plays random cr*p at you about people talking to each other, it's brill!

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to Jundal]

Mmm... I think ill leave that one alone!! Glad it’s got you running....quickly!😂 ❤️

[Jundal Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

I turned chases off. Apparently they measure your speed and you could get eaten! Download it, the story so far is amazing! I might even start the chases eventually...

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to Jundal]

Ooh Jundal I don’t think I will as it might give me lucid dreams! 😬😯❤️

[Jundal Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

😂 lucid dreams are dreams where you're concious of what they (dreams) are within them lol! 😂

It's dreaming and knowing that your dreaming. An app won't do that for you. 😂

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to Jundal]

😉 I honestly think it’s a fantastic idea. And, it sounds like so much fun!! 😁 I just wish they did something else, but it’s just the Zombie bit Jundal!!😬 Me? 🐓 🐔 😊 Far too vivid an imagination. Too old to risk trauma!! 🤣🤣

I heard and like the idea of the drill Sergeant though.

Zombies are getting you out there and it’s fun!! I’m all for it!! Enjoy! Let me know when you’re on the chase! 😉❤️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

😂😂😂

That’s a great run and a hilarious description! The run after a sucky run is great once again.

Great job, and thanks for the giggles.

[Jundal Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Anytime dude. You too, can touch your bad self. 😉

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Jundal]

😂

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

I didn't really understand much of this...except the hungry as a wolf bit... but it all sounds good???

Well done you... time to recover and recharge

PS...

This Zombie thing... very weird... because really.... they don't run do they? They walk... in a very odd way x

[Jundal Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

😂 They are all references to my playlist: Huey Lewis and the news, James Brown, starship, Europe, basically anything from an eighties film and my childhood!

And yeah, zombies shamble. Until it's the zombied runner 5, who is right behind you, with her headset still on listening to someone telling you to run faster...

Seriously a great app if for nothing more than the banter between characters!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Jundal]

I did recognise the music ....really

I may be old but...

It is great and you had fun.... look out.... they are right behind you!!!!! x

[Jundal Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Noooo! And you cant beat a good bit of 80s awesomeness!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate]

Nice, Jundal! You swept all your gremlins aside, lost yourself in the 80’s and whooped 6k upside the head! Magnifico! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[Jundal Graduate in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Whythankyoucheeky! How's the toe?

[cheekychipmunks Graduate in reply to Jundal]

Still black, but I don’t think it’s as sore as yesterday. So I’m going to employ Oldfloss’s buddy toes method and try a gentle run on Sunday! 😀👍🏻🏃‍♀️

[Jundal Graduate in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Good going, get out there, but remember to go slow! 🐢

[cheekychipmunks Graduate in reply to Jundal]

Something I can definitely manage! 😅😅🐌🐌