First consolidation run - decent but still not brave enough to go 'off piste'

[Pnegirl]

First of all, a quick apology for the radio silence. I promise to catch up on posts ASAP and I hope everyone is doing well 🙂. Did my first consolidation run today, my first ever tea-time run. It felt very odd: not good or bad just different. I think I'll stick with my morning runs even though I managed another decent time and another 5k towards my Marathon Month Challenge. I took that as a bonus considering I only had 4 hours'sleep. Not ready to leave the safety of my cosy sportsfield yet but I'm sure I'll get there at some point 🙂

[CazzaW Graduate]

5K on 4 hours sleep, well done 👏 Your marathon month challenge sounds like a great incentive 😊

[Pnegirl Graduate in reply to CazzaW]

It really is CazzaW. I was going to leave it today and run tomorrow but with October weather being unpredictable at best, I thought I'd better make the use of the dry day. I was willing it to rain though as it was overcast and warmer than expected but no such luck lol

[Dodgylungs Graduate]

Well done. I attempted one today and my stomach muscles were still painful from Friday so I stopped immediately. Will try again tomorrow. Well done you!

[Pnegirl Graduate in reply to Dodgylungs]

Yeah, it's not worth pushing it too much as it'll just be uncomfortable and you don't want to do yourself an injury. There's always tomorrow 🙂

[Dodgylungs Graduate in reply to Pnegirl]

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day.

[RacingintheStreet Graduate]

Well done you ! I’m sure it did feel strange , all my runs are early morning and it did cross my mind that I should go running sort of ‘anytime’ really. Don’t quite know how I feel about that though 🤔

I’m getting better at my ‘meandering’ round the village though ( where there is a higher chance of people 😱😂)

Be brave , you can run 5k in a jolly good time now .... you can pull it off 👌

[Pnegirl Graduate in reply to RacingintheStreet]

Haha! I'm happy being a coward a tiny bit longer but I'll get out there eventually. It's so funny how much running at a different time felt so strange. Like you, I had the same thought that I should be able to go running any time. Ah well, I've got one under my belt now so while I'll still to my mornings, I won't be completely against evenings either 🙂

[BradC Graduate]

Interesting that it felt different. I like sticking to my routine, but today I delayed my run for an hour till the rain had cleared up. The hour difference affected the numbers of people I saw and the amount of traffic when crossing main roads.

I had to finish a little early as a wasp took a fancy to my left heel and stung me🥴

[Pnegirl Graduate in reply to BradC]

Ooo ouch! They're usually pretty dozy this time of year, you obviously found one with a bit of an attitude still. How do you find having to pause to cross the road? Does it put you off your stride at all? I haven't really crossed that hurdle yet

[BradC Graduate in reply to Pnegirl]

This app/website has been telling me “something has gone wrong” with my reply numerous times! It’s really frustrating. Trying it now on a laptop...

Crossing main roads is less than ideal, but living in an urban area I can’t avoid it. Usually I can time it right, though of course safety has to be number one and I choose the best crossing places. A couple of times I’ve had to run up and down for a minute while waiting 🥴 My estate has a maze of footpaths, a couple of parks and a stretch of canal reconstruction, so I can put together a variety of interesting routes.

[Pnegirl Graduate in reply to BradC]

Ah thanks for replying, especially as you had to log onto your laptop! No I suppose it is unavoidable but I just wondered if it disrupted the run at all. That's good that you can vary your route and keep things interesting 🙂

[Hidden]

Well done! 💪 I'm still hoping for a 5km but not there just yet. You're inspiring me so keep going 😁

[Pnegirl Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Ah thanks so much Burkey46! It was definitely a push and I was shattered when I finished, but I was over the moon. I hope your post C25k runs are treating you well 🙂

[Maxi80]

You’re doing 5K’s already? That’s wonderful 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Pnegirl Graduate in reply to Maxi80]

Thanks Maxi80! Yes I've signed myself up for the Cancer Research Marathon Challenge (26.2 miles in a month) so if I can chip away 3miles on a few of the earlier runs, I won't be under too much pressure if the weather turns nasty towards the end of the month. How are you getting on? Are you still enjoying your walks? I bet it gets pretty blustery on the racetrack

[Maxi80 in reply to Pnegirl]

The racecourse is pretty open but I love the wind and rain blowing in my face!