Weekly Virtual 5K

[PhoenixRise]

C3R3 - Consolidation Run 10

@MontyMooDog’s Weekly Virtual 5K

Warning - Long post:

I’ll admit that I really wasn’t feeling today’s run this morning. It’s raining and windy 🌧 🌬 and I couldn’t decide on what ear worms I wanted/needed for today’s goals.

Whilst my brain was fighting with the gremlins my body was in auto mode and before I knew it I was dressed and out the door. My brain still hadn’t caught up with my legs vision so the usual 5 min warm up walk became 10 minutes ....

Enough. I gave my head a wobble and put a pre-mixed 160BPM playlist on and just started running. I really wasn’t in the mood for Laura counting off beat again today (sorry Laura!) alongside the questionable music choice for C25K+ ...

Before I knew it I hit 2.5K at 14:50 mins and I’m slightly pleased it’s below 15:00 mins (just!). Strava interrupts the music with the splits update and I do a quick calculation .... I could hit 5K around 30mins at this pace if I remain consistent 🤔

So I begrudgingly push on ... paying far more attention to Strava than I’ve ever done. Trying to do the math quickly without slowing down to see if I’m on my new recently decided target 🎯

The rain and wind meant my usual flat track around the outside of a park was full of large puddles so I had to improvise and go off the beaten track. Unfortunately, this meant far more inclines and declines than I’m used to but my brain has finally got on the same page as my legs - they have both agreed that I’m doing this 💪🏻

5K in 30:23! ✅

One second off my PB for 5K so a bit 🤬 but given the elements outside I just have to live with it!. A quick check of Ju-Ju’s Magic 10K plan when I get home and I think I’ll never realistically hit the suggested times in the 60 min timed plan .... 3K in 15 mins by Week 2?! 🤷‍♂️

Time will tell I guess but I honestly don’t know how I’ll get my Avg Pace down to 5 mins in 2 weeks!

On a side note: thanks to #Rona I’m so unemployed and have received no help to date from the folk in charge of running the country. In between running to save my mental health, refining and defining my transferable skills and writing brain numbing applications (when did applications become so difficult?!) I’ve been toying with building an online store for runners. Featuring running shoes, accessories and apparel. I’ve made a start but the website is under construction for another week or so ... in the meantime, feel free to follow @PKMWellness on Instagram for updates!

Here’s to a productive rest of the day and break a leg 🦵 to everyone running their Weekly Virtual 5K.

#BeKind

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate]

Well done and a brill time and post.

[Fionamags Graduate]

That's a great time! I think you might have misunderstood the Magic Plan btw. There are two versions - one gets you to running for 60 mins and the other goes by distance and gets you to 10k. So i think what you saw was 15 mins OR 3k. The times are for the 60 minute plan!

I was only hitting just under 4k in 30 mins so I went for the time version. Then once I hit 60 mins I switched over to the distance plan at the distance I reached and carried on from there. Its brilliant! You should be fine to tackle the distance version at the pace ur doing, I think?

Sorry to hear that you're out of work. Nice idea to start a running site. Make sure you talk to women about it as we do love a bit of clobber!!!

[PhoenixRise Graduate in reply to Fionamags]

Thanks @Fionamags 🙏🏻

I totally misunderstood the Magic Plan 🤦‍♂️ and got out right on a similar post over on the Bridge to 10K forum by some lovely folk!

In hindsight - it all makes perfect sense. No idea what is wrong with me today 🤪

I’m going to attempt the distance version and see how I get on. My little legs are so relieved that they don’t have to run like the Road Runner and I feel way less apprehensive about starting the plan!

Thanks re: work - it is what it is at the moment and I’m trying really hard to make the best of a bad situation. Thanks 🙏🏻 re: idea of running site - would love to hear your thoughts/needs of clobber! I’ve inc. fitness sets, running accessories (waist bands/arm bands), earphones and running shoes. Once it’s up and running I’ll be looking ahead to winter apparel so informed input would be great here! 😉