Red January run 11

So after yesterday's hilly outing, and yes tired legs they were last night in work 😳. Today was definitely a run on flatter terrain ✅, and after a nudge off limu_mu perhaps a little late here I am.....

Home schooling in full flight, so after breakfasting and a caffeine top up, a tried and tested routine of many years, tried running pre breakfast once as some people can, it's not for me, I need that morning fuel.

I'd decided today to take the Brooks Launch for an outing ( a 2nd purchase and often overlooked in favour of the ghost 13's ) I'd forgotten that bounce, they are quite springy.

Dynamic stretches to ease those calves and even a few squats I blame CBDB for those, but they definitely get the blood flowing pre-run👍.

That bouncey spring is almost speeding me up without trying to hard and the towpath glides by in 5.48 for the 1klm, followed by 5.44 for the 2nd legs warming up now and it does definitely I've found strengthen your legs running in the hills, the flat seems almost effortless 🙃.

It's only a planned 5k today looping around the nearly empty primary school, there were more teachers on the playground than pupils, weirdly surreal, those poor key worker kids, probably thinking " where have all our friends gone?" Strange times for little ones.

The next 2 k are nice 5.52 and another 5.48.

The last klm is along the main road towards 🏠.

A blip of speed sees 5.21 and done.

Hope your runs were great today VRB's and remember enjoy them however they go👍

[Jools2020 Graduate]

Very nice run for you there, Ian - and a pace I can only dream 😴 of! Once I managed 5:50 for a whole minute, I swear! Certainly can’t do squats, I fall over 😂

Well done for run 11 👏👏👏👍 nearly halfway 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️😊

[Hidden in reply to Jools2020]

Ohhhh Jools2020 really perhaps maybe a visit to the strength and flex forum is due?

[Jools2020 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Wise words! 😊

[Hidden in reply to Jools2020]

CBDB is waiting yoga mat and belts ready 🙈

healthunlocked.com/strength...

[Jools2020 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for the link, I’ve been putting this off for too long! 😊

[acountrycabbage Graduate]

Effortless flat running - the dream 👌🏼

Well done VRB, you’re smashing this!🔥

[Hidden in reply to acountrycabbage]

Anything would've been effortless after that workout you gave me in those hills CC....... Thank goodness for towpaths 🤓

[acountrycabbage Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Hey - you chose those mountains, I opted for easy rolling hills* 😎

I’ve been eyeing up local towpaths but I guess I worry they’ll be busy right now. Knowing me, I’d be the one to go ‘ploof’ when social distancing goes wrong! 💦

*I say hills, I really mean bumps in the road 😄

[Hidden in reply to acountrycabbage]

Hills CC a runners best friend 👍 honest 🥳

[limu_mu Graduate]

Glad you found the spring in your step. Sounds like it was a lovely and surreal 5k, whilst juggling everything life has to offer. 🏃

Well done, day 11 is done and dusted.

👍👌

[Hidden in reply to limu_mu]

Indeed, I just need this pesky nightshift to hurry up and end, so I can get home and recharge before no.12 🥳

[CBDB Graduate]

Looks like a beauty of a run, and that canal path doesn’t even look muddy at all. Not like my outing 3 weeks ago which ended up with me in ankle deep squelchy stuff! It does look wet though. (Squats: good on you!!! )

👏👏👏👏

[Hidden]

Thanks CBDB, that's the posh section of tarmac towpath 🙂, it's a mixture of well, almost I guess like a trail in parts, further down, it's grassy with bike wheel ruts, but as runs it's such a luxury to be able to fall out of bed and be on it 🥳 ( I'm definitely a squat convert 👏👏)

[Jell6 Graduate]

Where did your go slow go?I've still got mine 🤣🤣🤣

[Hidden]

Oh my inner 🐢is still alive and well but yesterday the 🐇came out to play 🙃.....

Are you still hitting those weekly runs Jell?

Oh Mrs Wife had her 1st dose vaccination yesterday ✅