The romance of running

Yep I set an alarm, no sleeping in this morning, Mrs Wife departed for her NHS shift God bless her and all the other heroes doing their bit 👍🥰. The slam of the door signalling the eldest was on her way to a 2nd day of mock exams, leaving just me a mini teenager year group isolation again 🙄 and a sleepy spaniel.

Breakfast was yep, the standard weetabix always is always will be 💪.

So it's speed week run 1 what a reason to set an alarm ( have you set yours..... You should).

I'd my route planned a standard flattish loop, towpath and footpaths all's good. Now klm 1 can't do a speed run on that legs waking up and there's steps under the aqueduct to cross over the canal hmmmm, perhaps klm 2 nope I was in a world of my own fiddlesticks.... Right now it's klm 3 nooooo sidetracked by a chatty pair of definitely 150% still in love pensioner age people holding hands I commented on how nice it was to actually see people holding hands and walking (; Mrs Wife and I always btw hold hands or link fingers when walking it's the rule 🤫) the old chap commented on their 58 yr marriage saying he didn't have enough energy to run, a glint in his eyes ..... What a tiger 🐯😂...

That left only klm 4 but that's the slippy towpath section mushy with mud and leaves not a speedy part... Oh blow klm 5 really Ian strewth 😬 ok dig in deep and at least you haven't got to run another klm so hellsbells I slipped into gazelle mode ok ok shssssss to me I was that gazelle it may not have looked elegant, but I was owning this klm and I did..... Note to self more organization next time Ian 👍

[PeggySusi Graduate]

Sounds like a lovely run.. and a great time on a bit of an uneven but interesting route.. 😊

[Hidden in reply to PeggySusi]

Thanks Peggy63 with the exception of the steps underneath the aqueduct it's a nice loop but my body+leg syncronicity just wasn't doing it's thing today 🤷

[SaskAlliecat Graduate]

Speedy, speedy, you gazelle you! You were flying for sure!

[Hidden in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Well errrrrr I'm still trying to get those low hr runs in Sask but Roseabi throws down these challenges and its just that bit of motivation I need to shake my ass outa bed in the morning so........ But thank you hopefully I want to maybe try a hill in the morning if I finish early enough tonight 🤞

[SaskAlliecat Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Hills make you stronger 💪. Go for it!

[nowster Graduate]

That's a brilliant pace for 5km. 👍

[Hidden in reply to nowster]

It's not too shameful nowster hopefully at the end of the challenge I'll be nearing my klm pb I'll see, I'll stick to the same route, but alter the speed to get it in earlier 👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

All of it was so fast and a good run for you

[Hidden]

Thank you W&S felt very muddled somehow 🙄

[Jiveblue Graduate]

Great run in spite of all the distractions! Love the idea of 'gazelle' mode but can't imagine actually doing it myself - clearly something to aim for (though short legs won't help!). Decided not to go full pelt today so I have some chance of improving my time over the next 3 weeks! 🏃‍♀️👍😀

[Hidden in reply to Jiveblue]

Ah now those gazelle's Jiveblue come in all sizes you to have that inner gazelle, it just needs coaxing out, and as for the start slow aim fast Kaboom perfect strategy 👍