So I went back to W1 R1 and ran faster during the run parts and jogged during the walking parts.
Had to go back to Michael, cap in hand, asking if he would forgive me for cutting him loose so abruptly. Luckily he seemed cool with it, but he did sound a bit distant to start with 😀.
It did seem odd going back in time and hearing him talk me through the very first run! Warm up walk over, Santana through the headphones and I was off on a sprint. I was just thinking that I couldn’t keep this up for long, when it was over. How did a minute seem so long on my very first run? Slowed down to a jog. Going well!
I was working on a lane in the village where tarmac had recently been laid. It was perfect to run on and I knew there would probably not be any cars so early. However, I realised halfway through that I’d forgotten to record the run. It was the shock of hearing Michael’s voice again! I recorded the second half, just for interest, but the first half was definitely faster. My stats on Garmin show that I was running 54% in Zone 5 and the rest in Zone 4. Yep! Seems about right, I was certainly pushing it for those runs - felt good, though!
All in all I really enjoyed doing this. 60 seconds running at a time seems to work for me and I’ll repeat it next week. It’s a shorter workout, approx 18.5 minutes, excluding the warm up and warm down walks. Distance approx 2.4 K. My legs certainly knew I’d been running!
Whooper Swan pic from my archives because we are expecting them back here sometime soon and it’s always exciting to see them return, sometimes hundreds at a time 😀
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Love this. I've found Michael to be very forgiving 😁. I did W5R1 today and for the last minute of each run I upped the pace. Its fun playing around with it. I'll give the W1 a touch of the Jools2020 . . . .
Thanks, Hamit! I like reflections too; but for this image I cropped most of the refection out as the focus was the swan’s feet as it came in to land on the lagoon. The complete reflection just didn’t work. 😀
Thanks - yes, that’s true, but shorter periods of running, which suits me better right now! I can extend that more gradually by working through the programme again 😊
And yes, I first saw this method posted on here a couple of months ago and thought it sounded better to me than the speed podcast , although I haven't tried either yet 😁
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
I was going to do a slow run today but it was that slow I forgot to get out of bed 😂😂😂
Thanks, Ian 😊, can’t believe you would prefer to stay in bed rather than get up and run 😂.
I didn’t post this one to Strava because I didn’t start recording until halfway through, but Garmin gave my best pace at 4’54”. I bet I didn’t do that for long 😂
Had a quick look - interesting! I’m a believer in slow running as you know. That’s what I’ve been doing on Saturdays without fully understanding the science behind it. I just know it’s good, but most of all, I just love my slow runs. It really clears my head and it’s just me and the early morning.
I don’t get it 😂 then why couldn’t I do it? The beat seemed odd on the podcast - maybe it was on the ‘off’ beat. Maybe I just cope better running without the beat?
I do like reading your posts after your runs. I have still just been doing the standard 3 x 30 minutes mostly, but I like the sound of this one. I think next week I will start mixing it up a bit. Great photo of the swan. Keep the updates coming!
Hi there and thank you! 😊 Definitely good to mix up the runs a bit. Whooper swans come from Iceland every year to overwinter in the UK. One of their preferred places is close by. We have thousands in the area of the Ouse Washes every year.
I had to do a web search on what ‘Ouse Washes’ was! Who knew the running blog was going to educate me in other ways too. We have a large variety of birds in and around our garden. My husband is often trying to get a photo, particularly the rainbow bee eaters who are a challenge to snap when they take the time to land and beat insects to death on a branch.
As I typed ‘Ouse Washes’ I wondered if you would do a web search for it. I did the same for the rainbow bee-eater; what a beautiful bird! We are both expanding our knowledge.
Yes, it is amazing. Looking back to my first attempt at W1R3 with the unexpected steep bit: getting a stitch, totally drained, palpitations, breathing all over the place, etc.
Yes, it was fun! Looking forward to getting my camera out again. Last year I got a few shots of a pair of Bewick’s coming in to land on the water. The WWT used them for a while for their marketing 😊
I used to take all the SLR kit on birding/wildlife watching holidays but I was never really that good at it. I spent so much time trying to take photos I never really saw anything if that makes any sense.
I remember photographing a Martial Eagle in the Kalahari and it was only after I saw the photos that I realised there were 2 eaglets in the nest!
I just take my binoculars now, use my phone for quick snaps and a Lumix for close ups of flowers, butterflies, dragonflies etc
Photography in the Kalahari, wow! I love closeups, too. I haven’t done much this year, but usually I photograph dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies, bees, moths - anything that looks interesting and lands near where I am! Last year I got some gorgeous shots of a ladybird snoozing in a forget-me-not!
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