Just got back from my first non-Parkrun 5k run! It was difficult, as it was so warm, and I’m knackered now, but I did it! I was a lot slower than Parkrun, but I was running over a track, which was very uneven in places.
The black faced sheep looked at us as if we were aliens from outer space, and the beautiful black calf in the next field got all excited and started running and jumping around beside us.
In places, there was a thick shelter belt of trees, which afforded some welcome shade. The rest of the run was in full sun, which, although was starting to sink lower in the sky, was still very powerful.
When we reached our starting place where we’d left our water bottles, I still hadn’t reached 5k, so continued to run along the back street of the village, until the nice lady in MapMyRun told me that I’d done the required distance. Rather interestingly, moments before she spoke up, I had altered my posture, and was running more upright with my bum really tucked in. (This was in response to the music that I was listening to). This enabled me to speed up, and I had started to go faster but with the same effort as before. I was a little disappointed when I had to stop. Oh well, I’ll know for next time. I always do try to run very upright, but when I get tired, I tend to tip forward, which results in inefficient running.
Anyway, I can’t run again this week until Saturday, so hopefully I’ll be fully refreshed by then. I think I may have said goodbye to running for thirty minutes, unless something changes. I like the idea of running complete kilometres, so 5k it’ll have to be for now! 😁
W11R2 - Another 5K and all ready for park run
3rd 5K
First 5k run!
Unplanned 5K 😱😱😱
First 5k+ run
