I’m very late with these posts although I have been reading and commenting on everyone else’s.
So... here goes! Sorry long post and possibly very boring 😆
C6 last Sunday, second run with hubbie 🏃♀️🏃 the clocks had gone back here so we were awake very early. The forecast was for rain all day from 8am 💦 so I leapt out of bed and said ‘come on we’re going now’ 😮 never thought I’d get that keen 😂 We went on a slightly different route but incorporating some of my run from last week. I couldn’t decide what to listen to and in a rush to get out the door, selected the first thing that popped up which was the BBC Sounds 33 minute Lockdown podcast...I thought I was a bit sad choosing that (always had music 🎶 before) but was keen to know how it was going to affect our boys and family at home. Hubbie lead the way and I told him to stretch out ahead if he wanted and I followed at my own pace and was fine until about 10 mins in when we came out onto a main road and quite a steep stretch of hill. I was ok whilst going up it, slow and steady 🐢 but when it levelled out it took me until 25 mins to fully recover 😖 However, we headed back into the park and at 30 mins I was very conscious of the time. The podcast finished and we were on a slight downhill bit so I shouted to my husband ‘see you at the bottom, I’ll meet you by the seat’. When we stopped he told me me we’d run 4.85 km and said ‘ if you’d just run to that tree 🌳’ pointing further along the path ‘you’d have done 5k’ 🤷♀️ oh well, at least I know I should be able to do it when I want to 🤞 We did get slightly wet walking home but I discovered that I didn’t actually mind a bit of cool drizzle 🌧 It did then pour for the rest of the day and then we had our first snow that night ❄️
C7 on Wednesday and on my own again 🏃♀️ The weather had gone from one extreme to the other 🌞 and forecast to reach 20 degrees so I was keen to get out early again. I had planned on listening to the Bruce and Dermot interview but when I tried to start it, it said ‘Not Available Outside the UK’ 🤬 So I thought I’d give NRC another go and selected a Headspace 30 minute one which I really enjoyed. I decided on another route that for the first time would take me back to the park via the creek. I’ve never run on anything other than pavements or tarmac before. I started well but it was warm and humid again so not my favourite conditions 🥵 I found myself having to run down a few steps (very carefully) to get to the path and then along through the woods by the creek on a (dry) muddy path. It made a pleasant change but I nearly tripped over a tree stump 😬 and had to be super careful on some very narrow bits. Although it was a pleasant change I was very happy to stop at 30 minutes feeling tired and hot and walked the rest of the way home.
C8 was Friday and still warm but not humid. Hubbie was working from home and looked most miffed when I said I was off out as he couldn’t come too 😕 I’d been listening to the Zoe Ball breakfast show so just decided to keep listening to that. I decided to re run Wednesdays route but cut down to the creek earlier. I was about 20 minutes in and picking my way (carefully I thought) through the leaves 🍁 🍃 and just as I was reminding myself to be careful of the tree stump I’d nearly fallen over on Wednesday, I promptly tripped over some raised roots and ended up on the floor 🙈 I immediately thought of Tinytears60 and quickly picked myself up brushed myself down and thought ‘I must keep going’ so thankfully with only a muddy left knee and sore palms and with no more than 30 seconds gone and only injured pride, I carried on feeling thankful that I didn’t think any dog walkers had spotted me 🤞Having already been delayed I thought I might as well take a photo, a first for me whilst out running, so whilst jogging on spot 👌 I managed to do so without falling over again. I even ran a couple of minutes extra at the end to ensure I’d done my 30 minutes.
I’ve been thinking about how much I’ve learnt this week and the value of consolidating. I’m still going out 3 times a week and it is definitely part of my routine now. My expectation is that I will run for 30 minutes because I know I can, even if it’s hard. I enjoy trying new routes and different terrain (albeit very limited here) and will be more adventurous from now on. I even don’t mind a bit of cooling drizzle! I’ve found I don’t have to listen to my playlists and that a podcast or Radio programme is a good alternative.
And most importantly, for my self preservation, when running through the woods I need to pick my feet up higher than I do on the pavements 😂
So onwards to another week. We’re lucky enough to be having a week away but will be thinking of all you fellow runners and hoping you’re getting through another difficult time 😟
Keep safe and keep running 🏃♀️🏃
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3 great sounding runs! I too was tempted to 'off road' last run but I didn't, precisely because I didn't want to risk falling on my ass 🤣 maybe in the spring 🤣
I’m worried the upcoming snow and ice might derail my running as I’m terrified of slipping on that 😬 Anyway will carry on whilst the going is good 😃 and let’s hope we can all stay on our feet 🤞😂
I was wondering how you were doing 🤗 Bugger about the tumble but it sounds as though it was only your pride that got hurt 😆
You’re getting out more often than me but I’ve just done CR6 and will post in a minute.
I’m finding the earlier nights and current workload is getting in the way 🤯😡 but it is what it is right now, and I’m so pleased to have found 🏃♀️ so that I can unwind 😁
Ouchy, sorry to hear about your tumble, glad it didn’t hurt enough to stop you from powering on - what a trooper!
Sounds like some great runs otherwise, such a wonderful thing to be comfortable and confident with your outings. Keep on and enjoy your break away. (Taking your running gear?) 😉☺️
Did feel a bit stiff I have to say and a bruise appeared on my right calf and my left knee was twingy 🙄 glad I carried on though otherwise it’s easy to stiffen up. My worst fear is that I’m going to jolt my neck and back 😬
Anyway, haven’t run today but will do tomorrow if I feel ok and oh yes, have definitely bought all the gear 👍😃
...but how brill to have that expectation that you *will* run, because you *can* 👍
...and what freedom to not be bogged down in only being able to do it a certain way...lucky for us that we keep on having techy probs, and therefore have managed without those “crutches” 😊
Enjoy your week away, May you find some new routes!
I’ve been absolutely dying to say that...properly 😂... but thought it might not be pc on here so am delighted to hear you reference it 🤣🤣
I think we’ve come so far Lottie and are very fortunate that we’ve been able to keep going. I really think we’re past that psychological barrier now and it’s become part of our lives, despite knowing that it’s not always gonna be easy 😊
And talking of new routes 😳 I have to tell you that we went out this morning, thinking that running round close to a lake would be flattish 🤞but oh no 😬 far from it 🙄 I sure got more than I bargained for 😱 stupid really, of course being in the mountains it’s not going to be flat for long 😂 Anyway 31 minutes I did 💪🤬😡
Oh yes definitely. Mr.Lottie now asks if it’s a Run day or not 😊
I bet it was scenic though...mountains and lakes 😍
I’m a little excited...looked at the Magic Plan W2...distance Run is 39 minutes...plus 5+5 mins warm up/cool down...my first Consolidation Run was a (not) Park Run of 47 minutes...I’m almost going to be doing a proper 5k eek!
Well if I’m to do this tomorrow, I’d better get to bed 💤
Hope you’re fully recovered from the tumble , it’s always such a shock to go down , I’ve done it a couple of times walking the dog . I get quite cross as I think ‘ good grief when did I start having falls’ 😂 I felt positively ancient 😂😂
The 5k runs will just be your ‘norm’ soon too .
I appear to just be doing 4K in 30 mins as I’m really keeping my pace down if possible . I have though started to move onto 35 minutes ( in the absence of any plan really) so I’m doing 4.5 k . Think I’ll do a few of those.
I’m Struggling finding time to run ( and post) at the moment but I’m enjoying the runs that I am doing .
I think by doing the same 30 minute run that I’m relaxing into them and now I can maybe inch forward on either time or distance 🤷🏼♀️
Hopefully I’ll get my act together and get a bi5 of a routine back soon , well done you for getting out there so regularly still 👌🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️🙂
Ok now thank you 😊 just a bruise left on my calf 🙄 I know what you mean about falling, I felt the same, and part of my job was falls prevention 🙈
Glad you’re still out there and going strong, it’s funny how it becomes harder to find time to post isn’t it. I still check in on everyone else...don’t want to sound like a stalker though... but that doesn’t seem to take so long 🤷♀️
So lovely of you to enquire after me 😊 Unfortunately I’ve not been very well, hence my absence from the forum 🙁 feeling very out of touch. Have just posted 👍
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