Comfortably Numb

[Instructor57]

A great track on my playlist to finish my 3rd 5K on, Pink Floyd's Comfortably numb !

a nice breeze at the start of this one , but something felt different !

what was it?

well, it took me around 5 minutes to realise i hadn't started my music haha 😂

it was so much better when i did !

first track was Aqua lung by Jethro Tull (appropriate) haha

anyway first 10 minutes i couldn't find a steady pace, really was that toxic 10 !

then settled down as the music changed to 'Pink Floyd's Set the controls for the heart of the sun!

that really got me into my rhythm .

once the pace was comfortable everything else just seemed to fall into place , i noticed my splits were better although they were comfortable , this was feeling like it could be a good run .

i don't even notice the hill anymore but what i did notice was it didn't change my pace much, certainly not as much as it used to do !

before i knew it the hill was done and a nice gentle downhill to follow (always welcome)

Breathe was my next music track ! (always a good idea when running! or any other time for that matter 😂)

coming up to 3K now and all is well and heading towards home !

pass my house at 4K and onto the final kilometer 😬

this was feeling like my best 5K yet in both comfort and pace !

then right on cue , the final music track, 'Comfortably Numb'

What a great track to finish my best 5K on !

im still amazed at this ! how was it i couldn't even run for 60 seconds 11 weeks ago and now i have just Knocked over 4 minutes off my first 5K time without even trying too 😬

[Sara_Wales Graduate]

Fabulous song... and fabulous run by the sounds of it! Congrats on your time 👍🏻

(P.s. I love Floyd!)

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Sara_Wales]

Thank you!

me too, life long fan and had the pleasure of seeing them live 4 times over the years 😬

[Sara_Wales Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Oh, how fantastic! I Never saw them live.... only Waters.

I used to be a backing singer in a tribute act... loved it!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Sara_Wales]

oh great !

i have seen the Aussie floyd tribute , they were amazing

[Sara_Wales Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Brit Floyd are worth a watch too!

[Jools2020 Graduate]

Well done, Ian, on your fastest 5K 👏👏👏

Great choice of music, too! 🎵 Saw the Aussie tribute band in Sydney 😀

It’s true when we look back and remember it was excruciating just to run for 60 seconds! And worrying when it went up to 3 whole minutes 😂

I shall be doing my 5K tomorrow, but it probably will be another long, very slow run, about an hour, so don’t expect any records from me 😂

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Jools2020]

Thank you Jools , yes I'm really amazed thinking back to the start of this ,

I HATED the thought of running , then of course thought 60 seconds , how hard can it be ! Well I soon found out as I nearly died 😂

We have all come on an incredible journey and it's been great to share it (and still is) with truly great people.

You say don't expect any records from your run , well, your last long run was incredible, a full hour !! (Tips his hat!)

That's amazing.

All I wanted to do today was to continue and consolidate on the 5k, that was my only objective , but it just worked !

I want these to be completely comfortable before I push for anything else , if they are faster that's nice , but I am not going out with that intention, I'm just trying to keep them at a pace I find comfortable, consolidation at its simplest 😁

[Jools2020 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

That’s the best way, Ian!

Nothing short of amazing how far we’ve come.

My epic hour run was at a snail’s pace! I couldn’t do it otherwise. Run slower to run faster! 👍

[PhoenixRise Graduate]

Amazing run @Instructor57! 🥳💪

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to PhoenixRise]

Many thanks 👍 I enjoyed that one 😬