Weekly Virtual 5K

[PhoenixRise]

Consolidation Run 13 🏃‍♂️

@MontyMooDog’s Weekly Virtual 5K

Drowned Rat 🐀☔️

Thought I had managed to find a break in the rain so I set off with a 160BPM BreakBeat playlist and started my warm up walk .... then the heavens opened ⛈🙄

Oh well, I’m out now and it’s only water! Let the games begin!

With the aim of going a bit further today I started off at a comfortable pace and planned not to drop the Ave. Pace above 6:30 whilst also promising myself not to push for a fast pace.

2.5K came round quite quickly at a good sub 15 minutes ✅

All of a sudden my sanctuary is interrupted with relentless beeps and the dreaded words ‘Low battery - please charge’ ..... *swear words* I forgot to charge my headphones 🎧 🤬

Decisions - push on and lose the music or swing by the house and replace for the annoying in-ear 🤔

The swing by wins - I can’t think of running without a beat and I don’t want to wear overhead headphones that have died nor do I want to carry them! I also need to hear Strava.

Run to the front door, pause Strava, dump headphones, pick up in-ear, out the door, unpause Strava, music on - back on it! 💪

5K is my next checkpoint - good at sub 30 minutes - by the skin of my teeth! ✅

Pushing on - I’ve my sights set on 6.5K! Last 0.5K and I’m starting to feel tired but also pumped to push for my longest running distance to date!

6.5K - 40:21 ✅

Again, no World Record but at the beginning of C25K I couldn’t even run for the bus without losing a lung!

💪 Magic 10K - I’m coming for you! 💪

I’m also signing up to the British Red Cross Miles for Refugees today! 🏃‍♂️

Happy running ya’ll! 🤗

[Frizzbomb67 Graduate]

I managed to find that break in the clouds and had a lovely sunny run. Great run! Well done 👍🏻. I can’t do without my tunes either 🎧 🎵

[PhoenixRise Graduate in reply to Frizzbomb67]

Thanks 🙏🏻 Jealous of your sunny run! ☀️

[MontyMooDog Graduate]

Grand running as per usual👍😂🏃‍♂️😁

[PhoenixRise Graduate in reply to MontyMooDog]

Thanks 🙏🏻 @MontyMooDog 🏃‍♂️

[Tinytears60 Graduate]

Wow!

Very resourceful of you!

Well done! Great pace and a great 5k despite headphone drama 🎧🙈

Well done! 👏👏👏

[PhoenixRise Graduate in reply to Tinytears60]

Thanks InspirationalTinyTears60! 🙏🏻

[Tinytears60 Graduate in reply to PhoenixRise]

Love it! Thanks Mister

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Fabulous pace and even with rain sounds really good

[PhoenixRise Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks 🙏🏻 @WillowandSola 😉

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Another great 5K PhoenixRise - and well done on the distance too! 🙂👍

[PhoenixRise Graduate in reply to Sandraj39]

Thanks @Sandraj39 🙏🏻

[Birdlady64 Graduate]

Great run, great pace, great distance!😁

Shame about the tech ☹️

[PhoenixRise Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

Thanks @Birdlady64 🙏🏻

[AlysP Graduate]

Absolutely brilliant!! Well done!!!! 💪💪👏👏