Back on the bike.... well not quite

[BowlingT]

No bikes were involved in my run today I promise 🤣

So following my fall on Wednesday I’ve had to have a couple of rest days rather than the usual one and I was very nervous about going out today as my leg is all scabby, my hip bruised and my shoulder aches....

However! I went out, started slow but managed to beat all my PR for 400m, 1 km, 1mile, 2mile and my furthest run!

I did go to a different park and ran on paths rather than trails as I didn’t want to put my poor battered body under any further stress than needed and it was much less hilly....

Roll on Monday for week 8 run 3!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Great bounceback run. While pace isn’t important, I must congratulate you on a whole bunch of PBs since you mentioned them!

[BowlingT Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you.... Yeah I didn’t attempt to increase my pace but my husband did come with me in case I needed rescuing and I think he made me pick up my pace a little, he is a super runner 🤣. The flatter terrain and paths also made it a little easier.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to BowlingT]

I ran a lot on grass, when I first ran on tarmac it was certainly easier... I ran to a pace back then so maybe I’d have been able to go quicker, but I enjoyed the easy 🤣. Now I run to either HR or perceived effort, so it would be interesting to try a trail to tarmac run and see my stats. You have me thinking of new running adventures now... thanks!

[BowlingT Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Oh you will have to do a post about it!

Until I’m fully healed I’m going to stick to paths I think....

Looking at my stats from this run my effort was less than usual, average heart rate down.... crazy

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to BowlingT]

Some of my best 5k times have been set on my long runs, in fact my 5k PB was on a 10.25 mile run, I’d set off at a low effort to get to the target distance, the run was smooth and the PB came. It’s really strange, but I think that the less adjustments to effort I have to make, the less thinking I have to do, the quicker the average mile becomes.

[Tinytears60 Graduate]

A fall 🥰 oh bless I must have missed that post...

I want to carry you round ( I do not have the capability to do that but the sentiment was there)

You’re out again! Running! 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

And you smashed you times

Sounds like you are slaying week 8!

Brilliant!

[BowlingT Graduate in reply to Tinytears60]

Thank you ☺️

I got knocked flying while trying to avoid a couple of dogs off the lead in the park Wednesday... my poor bruised and battered leg coped ok today though thankfully!

I WILL complete this challenge!

[Tinytears60 Graduate in reply to BowlingT]

You most definitely will!!

👏👏👏👏 inspirational!