W9R1 - Outpaced by a walker 😱

I was ready for this run today, in fact I was ready for it yesterday. Legs had recovered nicely over my two day break so I felt I was ready to give them a workout again....

6C here in Prestbury this morning and I knew I'd need a layer starting off. But there's something about these cool, fresh mornings that I just love!

Did a good warm up and off I went.

Spotted a walker in front of me and I thought okay, I'll overtake him and show him who's boss.

Fat chance of that!!!

He managed to stay in front of me for a whole mile and a half which seriously got my goat!! 🤬

I couid feel his smile even though I was behind him. His cheesy grin spread into his back and was jeering at me the whole time.

Much as I tried to grab that smile off his back I couldn't. He even turned round a couple of times and smiled some more!!!

Fortunately he went off down another track and I was able to enter the racecourse fields and regain my composure. Only I didn't. I think I was still quite miffed but it did spur me on and I did manage to overtake some other walkers.

Never did clap eyes on the Bolt Wannabe walker again but I did end up having a cracking run as a result!

The furthest I've done distance wise is 2.78m and today I managed the full 3 miles so I'm happy with that. I don't think it's quite 5km but it's close enough.

Time for a nice coffee and some breakfast and gratitude for a good start to the week.

Thinking of you all this morning wherever you are in the country. Wrap up warm, find your inner warrior and go smash those runs.

Xxxx

[carolinestanford Graduate]

Amazing!!! I did that too (ran more slowly than a walker) last week - very annoying! Still... we are doing this 👍

[mezziejay Graduate]

42 minutes !!! You are a monster !! Awesome run 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Xx

[JulesL69 Graduate]

Well done Burkey, just think how far you have come.

I think I read that only 10% of graduates reach 5k in week 9. I have just finished week 8 at 3.6k so will not reach 5k, however I feel so much fitter and can run without stopping to catch my breath.

You’re doing great 👍🏻

[nowster Graduate]

That 42 mins includes the warm up/cool down walks?

For reference: 5km is 3.11miles.

[Kish247 Graduate]

Your pace is great and better than what I achieve on most runs. Regardless of pace, you should be very pleased that you managed to run 12 minutes longer than you needed to and you've still got 2 more runs to go. My final run was awful and I struggled to do 30 minutes compared to the previous 2 runs.

Very well done. When you planning on finishing it?!

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Well done on starting week 9 👍

A good run for you !

Oh Prestbury ! I know Prestbury !

I used to live in Poynton and I remember I nice little pub in Prestbury village i used to go to for a meal in the evening (can't remember it's name though ) 😁

Haha, the walker made me laugh , I bet you were glaring at him 😂

Well, just 1 hour to Graduation 😁👍

[Instructor57 Graduate]

I have remembered the pub !

It was the Admiral Rodney 😁

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Think it might be a different Prestbury haha 😂

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

Yep, Prestbury Gloucestershire not Prestbury Lancashire 😁

My son ordered takeaway once and clicked the wrong Prestbury 😂

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

It's actually Prestbury in Cheshire i'm thinking of 😂

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

Oops that's it. I know it was somewhere ooop Norf!

[Dodgylungs Graduate]

Brilliant! Only 2 more to go. On one of my Week 8 runs I had a dad with a pushchair run past me. Made me smile to myself! You’re not far off 5K which is great!

[CazzaW Graduate]

You’re doing so well, amazing you only have 2 more runs to go 👏

Let’s hope that one day you see the ‘cheesy grin’ man again and go cruising past him 😂

Am so excited for you lot graduating this week 🎉😊

[Hidden in reply to CazzaW]

Thank you Cazza ❤️

It feels like it's gone so quickly now that I'm here.

I seem to be having a day of pondering 'what comes next' in all areas of my life right now.

But if I can complete this programme then it makes me optimistic for the rest of my future xx

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Yes, you have so much going on and I really hope some fantastic job opportunity comes along for you 🙏 For me, I needed this as much as giving me something to really focus on as anything else, and it’s certainly done that. For you too 😊 but for different reasons.

You sound so much stronger, determined and self confident than you did 9 weeks ago... amazing what this programme has helped us all with, in so many unexpected ways.

You will complete the programme, and very soon 😅 can’t wait 😁 xx

[pete1212 Graduate]

Well done nearly there Burkey46 👏👍

[Ian5K Graduate]

Burkey, only two left to go! Wow.

Well run! 😀

[Bogshuffler Graduate]

Well done Carli, keep up and you'll get to 5km sooner or later. The important thing is that you are running for 30minutes. The other guy was only walking, too easy !!!!

[LottieMW Graduate]

Well done! 🙌🏼

Don’t worry, you’re still faster than me 😂

Well only 2 runs to go 😳 I do think you’ll hit that 5k soon too 👍

Exciting!!!

[acountrycabbage Graduate]

Bolt Wannabe..! 🤣🤣 Oh man, that would have driven me crazy too! I sometimes turn on my heel when I see walkers, particularly the speedy looking ones 🤨

[Hidden in reply to acountrycabbage]

Haha he really did annoy me! I swear he speeded up on purpose. I really really wanted to overtake him but I knew if I pushed it too hard I'd never finish and use up all my puff!

Frustrating as hell 😂😂

[acountrycabbage Graduate in reply to Hidden]

I really hope, when you’re super speedy in a few months time, you will spot him again, whizz passed and then stand in front of him and do Bolt’s victory ‘dab’ pose! (Did I spell that right? Is it an emoji yet? I’m not down with the kids enough to know) 😁

[Health2020 Graduate]

Well done on your run.

It made me smile reading about the Walker! I’ve been in a similar situation on quite a few occasions where I don’t catch up with a Walker or that it takes so long to overtake walkers!!

Good on you - enjoy your last run !! ...... x

[Sussex13 Graduate]

Well done, 3m is amazing!! I only got to 2.2 yesterday and almost collapsed so well done 👏