Heaven. I really really like running, a lot. Again, I went slow, letting the easy breathing dictate the pace, again, Coach Bennett from Nike Run Club ‘Just a Run’ chatted to me... and I had time and enough breath to enjoy the experience and take in the views.
I ran somewhere different today, which felt quite brave and I loved the experience. It was much hillier than previous runs. Rather than digging deep and gurning my way through the hill sections, I just slowed down and concentrated on easy breathing. It was very muddy up one section and I had to work a bit harder as my feet kept slipping... hmmm... trail shoes required?!
Whilst I haven’t managed to get my bpm under 140 on the last two runs at this slower pace, I was at least under 150 this time and 81% was in the Fitbit cardio zone. I was spending about 80% in the Peak zone before. Concentrating on my bpm and breathing and enjoyment is really helping with letting go of any worries about pace and distance targets.
I realised whilst fiddling around with the phone camera trying to take a photo whilst running that I had inadvertently turned Michael off. I fast forwarded whilst running, we were reunited and Oldfloss will be pleased to hear I only went 28 seconds over the 28 minutes, so it worked out fine - and I realised I don’t need Michael any more...
I had a long session at the climbing wall yesterday and ended up doing core strengthening stuff at the end. My butt aches a lot today as a result and I wasn’t sure whether I should take a rest day. But running at this easy pace feels so relaxing, and my muscles seemed to ease up as I ran further. It’s getting harder to not run, than it is to run. What a turnaround!
Hope you have a lovely weekend and happy running, fellow runners 😊
and jealous of those tights !! Looks like a lovely route.
Breath is the key! (At least for me...)
A form of enforced run/walk 10K
W8
Crikey mikey that was the hardest yet.....Week 5 Run 2
