Consolidation run 3 today and it went very well. I did a fartlek treadmill session on Nike Run Club. It was really nice having the guidance again even though the instructor was slightly too 'keen'. Saying that, the run itself was amazing and a good balance of 'fast' and slow. It felt a bit like the old C25K sessions except that this time, instead of walking, I was slowing down to a recovery run (which is the pace I did my whole C25K plan on). Once I'd done the 28 minute guided run, I could see how close the treadmill was to 5k so I kept going. I was absolutely over the moon when I reached 5k just before the 35 minute mark!! I know that's slightly longer than the 10% increase recommended by people on consolidation but there's no way I could have stopped at 33 minutes when the 5K was in sight!
Anyway, that might be my last treadmill run for a while as I'm back home from work on Wednesday so am going to make a conscious effort to get outside. I'll have to learn to juggle the ties of a new baby and increasingly energetic toddler and make sure my wife gets more time to herself since she's been with the kids by herself these past 3 weeks (with support from family and friends) so she deserves a wee rest too. Besides, I'm absolutely dying to see the kids and spending quality time with them is the reason I do the job that I do. I just need to get up early to run or something. I'm not much of a morning person but I think if I set myself up for it, I'm more likely to do it in the morning than in the evening once the kids are in bed. Guess I'll just have to play it by ear to see how I get on.
There is no such thing as a bad run
Dreaded post graduation injury 🙁
Week 9 Run 3 in the bag!!
