Wk7 R1 - Brians revenge

[RunningMigster]

Today, was the first time in weeks, that I've run in daylight. I found it strangely off putting. My usual markers looked a little different and people could actually see me from a distance!

All in all, it wasnt much different to Wk6 R3, which I take to be a good thing. I took on advice about not being over confident and tried to keep to what has now become my usual pace.

The one thing that did catch me out was Brian (for the newbies, Brian is the name I give to a hill which takes up the last 10 minutes of my run). Brian is actually in 2 parts. A steep bit that takes about a minute to run up, the a short flat followed by a long steady climb.

Well that first steep part really took it out of me today. Thankfully I've built up mental resilience over that last few weeks, otherwise I might have stopped. I was well into the last 10 minutes before I recovered. New found respect for Brian!

I usually try now to kick up the pace for the last 2.5 minutes, but I just didnt have it in me today. Instead, I dug deep and did a bit of a sprint for the last 20 seconds. But, this program is Amazing. Fully recovered after my 5 minute cool down walk (though still quite sweaty for a while. Not that you need to know that) and so far, no aches, pains or niggles.

So happy I'm doing this. And do happy that Snowgdss is doing it too. She went out just before me and had a really good run. She's flying through this. So proud of her.

Have a great day everybody

Mig

[DeterminedSilver Graduate]

Wow aren’t you doing well ! It’s amazing what can be achieved with determination.

Keep going and Snowgdss too .

From my ic 😔

[Buddy34 Graduate in reply to DeterminedSilver]

Is your foot any better DeterminedSilver

[DeterminedSilver Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

I’m getting there thank you Buddy. Nights not great but need to elevate foot all day so day time easier to manage .Can weight bare a little now but can’t get shoe on yet as swelling taking its time to go down .

Need to be much better by Monday as replacing son in duties around new baby .

Thank you for asking Buddy . I miss my exercise especially the running .

[RunningMigster Graduate in reply to DeterminedSilver]

Thank you . Hope you're able to get back to it very soon!

[DeterminedSilver Graduate in reply to RunningMigster]

Thank you

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate in reply to DeterminedSilver]

So pleased to hear your foot is a little better & praying the swelling will be down by Monday for baby duties & that soon you will be doing a run again! Enjoy the baby!!!

[DeterminedSilver Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

Thank you Annieapple. I am missing my all my exercise . Our little grandaughter makes up for it though .

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Nice that you enjoyed running up Brian, glad that you have respect for Brian.

Run 3 of week 6 and the three runs of week 7 are exactly the same, 4/25 minute runs 🏃🏾, perhaps it looks a little different running in daylight rather than when it's dark, onwards and upwards to run 2 of week 7, whether it's up Brian again during daytime or when it's dark👍😊🏃🏾

[RunningMigster Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

By some miracle, what we both managed to do today, was avoid the rain! I think this is also the first time in a couple of weeks that we've managed that!

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Brilliant running , RunningMigster. 'Brian' will really help you to be a stronger runner and that's showing in your runs now. You should be really chuffed. Well done to you and Snowgdss

🤗🤗🤗🤗

[RunningMigster Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you! Very, very pleased. Having just checked, I'm also really to see I'm hitting a consistent pace too.

[Grannyhugs Graduate]

Sounds like a fantastic run. Well done with Brian, that is but a dream for me.

[RunningMigster Graduate in reply to Grannyhugs]

It's all in my head :-). I know my legs can do it, I just sometimes need to convince my mind

[Maddee_6333 Graduate]

Well done! One of the runs I used to C25k had a steep hill near the beginning and long slow hill at the end. And it was the one at the end that used to finish me!

It was also a route I used to do as part of a group in the dark, so it wasn’t till the evenings got lighter & I’d been running it for several months that I realised we ran through a wide gap in a hedge at one point 🤦‍♀️

[RunningMigster Graduate in reply to Maddee_6333]

😆😆 but it makes us stronger runners, right?

[Maddee_6333 Graduate in reply to RunningMigster]

Right!

Honestly 👍

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

Good run to have under your belt & glad you sorted out Brian once & for all. Sounds like he won’t really bother you much more 🤣

[RunningMigster Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

He's under control. But I have to keep an eye on him 😆

[Alast]

Well done Migs, another entertaining post and fantastic progress by the pair of you, what a family you are! Not only that but you're also conquering Brian (have you noticed that's an anagram of Brain? you see, it's all in the mind) too that's even better. Keep it up both of you, as Laura would say,m you're doing really well!

[RunningMigster Graduate in reply to Alast]

Thank, I'm actually starting to enjoy running. Sssshhhhh, dont tell anybody else on here that just yet.

[Nymahchai Graduate]

Respect!! Brian sounds a real corker or ruder words 😂. Can’t do hills so you are both doing Yorkshire proud! ( once lived in Donny!)

[sTrongFuse Graduate]

Well done you. Just look how far (figuratively and literally) you have come in 7 weeks. That's a huge achievement and so should be proud of where you've got to.

[Morgan007]

Great post , and even better to hear quick recovery on cool down walk

I shall look forward to that

We have lots of hills in south devon

So run in the dark up and down the flat area outside our house, we went up a slight hill last week and it nearly finished us!

Good work to you both

[Smelliepoo Graduate]

Brian is defeated! He is, after all, a very naughty boy!! Well done. 😁🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️