Week 5, Run 3 Reclaimed!

[Fionamags]

Off I trotted with slight trepidation lurking at the back of my mind. At 2mins in, after Denise spoke some words of encouragement, up popped the voice:

👿 20 minutes? You've got to be joking. You're puffing like a train!

Me: Swat!!!🏓

At 7 minutes it started again:

👿 Hah! The chest hasn't loosened yet - forget it. You can just have a nice walk instead.

Me: Whack! 👊

At just under 8 minutes it happened. The chest loosened, breathing settled and the magic began to flow. At the halfway bell the gremlins were so discouraged that they fled, howling into the field next to the cycle track. They remained there sulking for the rest of the run.

I am so happy to have experienced the joy of this run yet again.

So the moral of the tale is: preparation is all!

Well hydrated ? ✅

Good night's sleep? ✅

Did all the previous runs in the plan? ✅

Playlist? ✅

Best leggings on? ✅

Gremlin bashing equipment? ✅

[PeggySusi Graduate]

Brilliant! Love a moral tale, especially the happy ending where princess Fiona the Magic runner slaughters the gremlins (Mags is short for Magic, right?). Well done..🏃🏻‍♀️🪄

[Fionamags Graduate in reply to PeggySusi]

Ha ha ha ha I never thought of that! Yes of course, Magic it is!!!

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate in reply to PeggySusi]

🍏🤣🤣🤣👏

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

🍏🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Excellent and such fun to read and SO true!!! Well done… on to exciting Week 6.

[RunforMum Graduate]

Yay! Loved reading your post!

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Yay 😁 you bashed those gremlins all the way.....super running

[Fionamags Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

I was searching for old VRBs and discovered that you changed your name. Very sneaky! 🤣 Hope you are well? I see you are retired now as well. Isn't it fab?

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to Fionamags]

Goodness, I changed it last summer, I thought everyone knew 😂 retired is amazing thanks, it's been a tough year though and running and this forum saw me through

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Very well done you...on you go! x

[over61andstilltrying Graduate]

🤣Great read, well done to you! 😊🏃‍♀️

[Lentlily Graduate]

Wow ..... I want gremlin bashing equipment! Great attitude sounds like a great run.

[Fionamags Graduate in reply to Lentlily]

It was! Reaching the 20 minutes feels like such an achievement. I can recommend virtual bludgeons and badminton rackets for the gremlins btw. 🤣🤣🤣