For the avoidance of any doubt I was NOT running in my nightgown 😂😱
Having had such a lovely graduation run wandering through the lanes, streets and around the squares in my village which clocked up a third of my running time rather nicely, I decided to do more of the same 🙂
Set off nice and slowly and kept my pace in order 👌 This run and my previous one have been almost identical in that the first two kilometres were the same pace and the last two and a half were 30secs to one minute faster .
For me the result is I enjoy the run , there is no huffing and puffing and I don’t look like a 🍅 ( much 🤷🏼♀️)
So I’m getting the hang of something I think , and it’s good .....l I just can’t put my finger on what it is though. I am just going to try and replicate it all the time and hope it gradually results in a little more distance each time .
Anyway , no glitches today I just put Laura on the podcast , Jo has burnt her bridges with me 🙄🙄 there’s only so many times you can be dumped mid run 😂😂
Today I ran through the streets for 20 minutes and that brought me to the place where I used to start my run . I normally started off close to the long road down to the shore and it was a good route for the various weeks of the programme . However running in the village is possibly a little more interesting as it has some quaint wee lanes , cottages and houses with lovely semi hidden courtyards you can try and peer into as you pass .
Some of the streets have tiny lanes running beside the houses through to the next lane , just the width of a person . At 7am it’s still quiet, streetlights still on , only a few people around on their way to the bakers or for their newspaper . .... I loved it 😃
This made the whole run quite different and I was fully engaged just looking around me with little thought of ‘how long to go’ etc
Going to do more of this 👌
So basically more of the same please ! Certainly until I’ve had a good read of the guide IannodaTruffe sent and I read a few more posts this will be a nice way to consolidate and try and get some consistency just within 30-33 mins .
But gosh it took awhile to roll out of bed today , it’s so dark now ! 😂😂😱😱
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Great post, I did have a giggle in places! Glad you didn’t have any glitches for a change and I agree with you, I’ll likely be a little braver now and run more through the village. (I certainly can’t be running through my country lanes in the dark anyway). It’s great to have stuff to distract you.
A lot of people seem to write about C1 being a struggle so extra well done! 👏🏼
Thanks CC , it was definitely a struggle getting up 😱 so a new gremlin to swing you’re bat at , the one that is worrying about continuing . Continuing as it gets darker, continuing with the routine etc
Sometimes I crave routine , think it will be good for me 😂 but then when I get it I feel trapped ‘by routine’ ...... human beings 🙄🙄🙄
Anyway I’ve decided not to overthink it (there’s that word again) and sort of ‘go with the flow’ whilst reminding myself of all the work I’ve put in .
It’s a bit like tennis , one point (run) at a time 😂🙂
Hopefully that will be enough to keep me on the straight and narrow
Hope your C1 is good and that you’re back to fighting fit for it 👌
Great post RacingintheStreet and the perfect description of an early morning run, loving the photo too. It sounds that like me you still like to hear a friendly voice in your ear keeping you company as your running along. Have you tried the Nike Run Club app, Coach Bennett is great, cheery and full of wit and wisdom and you can still listen to your own playlist too. It’s free with lots of runs to choose from of various times and distances...check it out I think you’d enjoy it👍
I’m glad to hear your enjoying it 😁I used it to gradually increase my distance, I like the 5 and 6k ones, I’ve done those a few times, also the 10k ones and once I even tackled the 13k one, but that was hard 😬
What a lovely photo and a fab post 😀 It sounds as though it’s great just to be able to run with no pressure. I can almost visualize where you’re running.... am presuming you didn’t spot the lady in the red anorak today 🤔😂
I can’t wait until we can return back to the UK and can run by the coast or through a little village likes yours, it sounds idyllic 😊
Thanks CazzaW , I am very grateful we made the move here especially the way life is just now . It took me 40 years of house moves to get to the sea though 😂 i like the old part of the village , it’s very old and quaint, but like all villages it’s grown and has lots of newer bits too. It’s very flexible for running though and I felt running around it would be a healthy and spirits lifting type thing to do . The lady in the red anorak was nowhere to be seen 🤷🏼♀️
Sounds like you have a very pretty village to run through, certainly sounds interesting, would be for me as I’m slightly nosey lol. I lived in a pretty village and was nice to run through. I have since moved and we live very rural now so not as much to look at so will be more of a challenge.
Great post and it sounds such a lovely place where you run. Iannoda Truffe's article is a Godsend isn't it? Packed full of tips and advice on what to expect and things to try out in the consolidation phase.
😂😂 thanks , it was what I felt like , although Wee Willie Winkies pace was a fair bit quicker than mine . Exploring has given me other options which is good . The village is very safe and well lit too so I felt comfortable 👌🙂🏃🏻♀️
Thank you Tiny Tears 🙂 yes I enjoyed it and trying to keep it that way 🤞🤞 As the days shorten I feel I must come up with other routes that are well lit etc. 🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️🙂
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Have burst through 5k barrier!!!
I ran through the walking bit!
Consolidation run 2 ☔️🏃♂️
