Better than expected!: W5R2 - I had a few... - Couch to 5K

Couch to 5K

132,676 members158,718 posts

Better than expected!

RevRunner profile image
RevRunnerGraduate
6 Replies

W5R2 - I had a few misgivings before I started this today because I’d missed a couple more days since R1 than I’d planned.

But it has gone very pleasantly well - my longest continual run since 199*, I think!

R3 here I come - on Monday, all being well.

One thing I worked out today - laid back jazz is more helpful running music than Sam Sweeney’s lovely new album of fiddle music, which proved a bit too speedy a pace! I would recommend his playing though for those who enjoy English folk fiddle music - but not in this context!

Written by
RevRunner profile image
RevRunner
Graduate
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
6 Replies
UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Great job... I love a good fiddle, will check it out.

Enjoy run 3.

RevRunner profile image
RevRunnerGraduate in reply to UnfitNoMore

The Unfinished Violin - released today. Poignant back-story too, about his instrument, which he was introduced to by an Oxford violin maker who had acquired it in pieces in a brown envelope. It was the last instrument prepared by a maker who joined up to serve in WW1 and, like so many others, never came back. It inspired a previous album called ‘Made in the Great War’

RevRunner profile image
RevRunnerGraduate in reply to RevRunner

Sorry Geek moment there!

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to RevRunner

Strangely I never heard of him before... but have a Kerfuffle album

RevRunner profile image
RevRunnerGraduate in reply to UnfitNoMore

He was 50% of Kerfuffle of course - and ex-Bellowhead.

Have you come across Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Faustus, Belshazzar’s Feast etc etc etc) multi-talented fiddle, oboe, singer - a real hero of mine!

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to RevRunner

Nope... usually I’m metal orientated but I do love live music of all types. Not sure why I have a Kerfuffle album, probably saw them at a pub sometime! I’ll check anything out of course... so now I’ll look him up too

You may also like...

W9r2 Better than expected

warm up. However, with music blaring in my lugholes, off I trotted. Like Monday’s run, I took it...

Better than expected

easily after the last run, struggled with that one, but persevered. But today went so well and...

W4R1 - Better than expected!

from the first run of Week 4, can't believe I've got here so quickly! Went well, better than...

Week 4 Run 1: Better than expected

glad this didn't put me off though since it went much better than expected and although quite...

Well that went better than expected, but wish my right leg would stop hurting

concentrated on running slowly. Since I walk very quickly I think I tend to set off too quickly on...