So nearly 5k!

[southlundon]

I went for a run in my local town this morning while my daughter was in her ballet class. I did some stretches before the run instead of the traditional 5min walk so Strava only measured my run.

A nice mix of up and downhill but I greatly underestimated how far I can run on a flatter route! I thought 4km would be fine but of course my usual average pace of approx 7.5 min/km normally involves steep hills so I rushed around today with an average pace of 6.36 min/km and almost hit 5km just running 😳😅

Next Saturday (weather permitting...) I’ll try to go a teeny bit faster!

[ItstheMarchHare Graduate]

Congratulations!

[southlundon Graduate in reply to ItstheMarchHare]

Thank you!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Well done.

A warm up walk gets the leg muscles warm and heart working above rest, so is more effective than dynamic stretching alone.

[southlundon Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

I do like my usual warm up walk but I have a limited amount of time so probably can’t fit the full five mins in. I can probably experiment and walk the first part next week ☺️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Good run. The hills build speed for flatter runs... you’re improving very well.

[southlundon Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

You aren’t doing too badly yourself!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to southlundon]

I’ll let you know when I take on a hill 😂😂

[SANDI_runs Graduate]

A great run. Well done

[southlundon Graduate in reply to SANDI_runs]

Thank you!

[Marcia-H Graduate]

Well done-a fraction off 5k in 30!

[southlundon Graduate in reply to Marcia-H]

I’m getting there ☺️