No Hills Today and a PB

[AliHC]

Don't know about you but, I faff a lot before going out for a run 😊 I can be dressed in seconds but what comes after is... Have I got this, have I done that, etc. Then, brush my teeth again, drink some more water, again, go to the loo, again, go back downstairs, then decide where I'm going to run! 😕 Once I've decided where to go, I need the loo again💧

So that happened this morning before I left the house. Drove to the place a decided to run, parked up and sat in the car for a bit. Something didn't feel right? Negativity had kicked in! There were too many runners, too many dog walkers, too many cyclists! So I drove off and had a little drive around for another place to run. Too many hills! Feck, Feck, Feck, Feck, Feck! 😭

To cut a very long story short...I returned to the original spot, parked up, got out of the car, without headphones and ran with the sound of nature 🐎🐂🐄🐖🐏🐑🐀🐇🐿️🐔🐓🕊️🦉🦆🦢🐌🐞🐝🐜🦋🌳😍

First 5 minutes were grim 😱 but got my positivity back and started breathing properly and enjoyed the outward run into the village of Lower Bradfield, round the duck pond and back along Dam Flask Reservoir. Feeling really good now and not far to go before I get to the car. I know, I thought, I'll run a bit faster for the last bit 🏃🏼‍♀️😳

Well I must have really put my foot down! 5k in 28.20mins 🥴🤪 I'm well happy with that! ❤️

Hope you're all having a great weekend! xxxx

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Well after all your faffing about you ran a great run in an amazing time. Well done you 😊😊

[AliHC Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you! I'm gobsmacked 😳

It's amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it 🤔 xx

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

🤣gave me a laugh but delighted for you!! Well done🎈

[AliHC Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

Thanks Annie ❤️

[Puppy-love Graduate]

Ha ha and wow! What a fantastic run. You really are a speedster though perhaps not so much when it comes to getting going. I know what you mean about always having that extra wee though - running on empty is the aim. Looking forward to reading about your next adventure. xx

[AliHC Graduate in reply to Puppy-love]

And desparate for the loo when I get back too! Think I set myself a PB running upstairs to the loo when I got back today 🚾🚺 🤣

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations on that run and time of 28.20, well done.

So correct me if I am wrong, you got to the Parkrun that you WERE going to run, got cold feet so to speak when you saw how many people, dogs etc that there were, then went back after a while, presumably after the official Parkrun ended, then ran the same course or at least near it in that very good time. 😊 🏃.

[AliHC Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you Al 😊

No, slight change of plan. I had to deliver some music to an orchestra this morning at 9.45am, so that scuppered my plan for the Park Run. Bad timing 😐 So went to the reservoir instead. X

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to AliHC]

Got it, nice that you enjoyed your run round the reservoir, orchestra, that reminds me, tonight is The Last Night of the Proms, all that Rule Britannia and flag 🚩 waving. 😊

[AliHC Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Enjoy watching the Proms! 🎼🚩🎵

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to AliHC]

👍 Yes 🎶

[Tonj]

Maybe I need to do a bit more faffing before my runs 😂

[AliHC Graduate in reply to Tonj]

😊 x

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Well done finding a flat bit... I’m just on the other end of the snake and it’s not easy!

I faff early in the day and then run later 🤣. I wear my shorts under my pants, and my running top and sock... the shoes live in the car... once it’s run time I’m all faffed out... apart from putting my left running shoe on first of course.

Great running today, congratulations on the PB.

[AliHC Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you! 😊

With everything else in life I'm pretty faff free, but running has turned me into the queen of faffage 👸🏼 👑 🤣

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Yeah I faff around like that, great run in the end that’s all that matters

[Jazzyrunner Graduate]

Oh wow! Phenomenal! You must be so chuffed 👏🏻 The magical powers of nature! 😁

[Jazzyrunner Graduate in reply to Jazzyrunner]

And PS yes, I faff! 🤣

[AliHC Graduate in reply to Jazzyrunner]

I cant quite believe it to be honest? I struggle so much with the first 5 minutes thinking that I'll never be able to do another 5 minutes feeling like this! Then the feeling disappears and I seen to just float along for the rest of it? Hard to explain it really. 🤔 xxx

[Jazzyrunner Graduate in reply to AliHC]

From what I read, you’re doing well if it’s only the first 5 minutes - don’t people talk about the toxic ten? So well done!