Weekly Virtual 5K

[PhoenixRise]

Consolidation Run 18 🏃‍♂️ C5R4 - Free Run

B210K - W1R2 - 5K

@MontyMooDog’s Virtual 5K

So this morning I was really not feeling like a run at all today! I’ve had a bit of week which has been a bit draining. After procrastinating all morning I had a word with myself and kept repeating over and over in my head ‘You know that you’ll feel better after a run’.

Running gear on and I’m out the door with a 165BPM playlist playing in my ears. I opted for a 10 minute warm up today - mainly to use the time to convince myself that I’m actually going to do a run but also to skip an incline I knew was on the route. I’ll save that for towards the end of the run when I’ve lapped around.

Strava informs me that my first K is 4:58. I’m very happy with that and settle into a rhythm - listening out for the 2.5K marker .... 👂🏻 13:33. Ok, this is good - let’s push for a 5K PB? Why not, you’ve started now!

3K - 16:39

4K - 22:43

This is definitely PB territory for me if I don’t drop my pace massively in the last K 🤞🏻🏃‍♂️

4.5K - 25:42

Ok, so I did drop my pace a bit so I dig deep to push harder for the last 0.5K ...

5K - 28:31 💪 ✅

A new PB with over a minute shaved off my last PB!

I guess I really did need this run today after all for the sake of my mental health - think about it & throw it away!

[MontyMooDog Graduate]

That's a brilliant run. You're really going from strength to strength here. 💪😂👍

[PhoenixRise Graduate in reply to MontyMooDog]

Thanks MontyMooDog 🙏🏻 I needed this after the Stepping Stone/Stamina podcasts and it further confirmed it might be fine for me to say goodbye 👋 to 150/55/58 BPM! 🤣

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate]

Great run and amazing times and so many pb’s. Really well done especially as you had to give yourself a talking to. As you say you’ll feel better once it’s done.👍👍

[PhoenixRise Graduate in reply to Hareshaw-Granny]

Many thanks Hareshaw-Granny 🙏🏻 I really did feel better!

[girlsjustwannarun Graduate]

Brilliant run! And ticking off all those PBs must feel amazing! Well done 🌟

[PhoenixRise Graduate in reply to girlsjustwannarun]

Thanks girlsjustwannarun 🙏🏻