Good morning runners and happy Friday!
Today I was up bright and early to complete week 5, was getting picked up at 6:30 for a job in Leeds so up at 5am and out the door for 5:15, noticed the mornings are already getting darker 👀.
Music choice was classic rock, nothing to fast so I didn't try to run too quickly 😂. Warm up walk and then ready to run! First 5mins I didn't feel great, a little stiff but pushed through. After 10 mins I noticed one of my laces coming undone, decided to try to ignore it as wasn't stopping during this run! I was feeling tired by this point and my pace seemed to fall off even more (it felt like it, I'm not timing anything until I'm back to 5k) . My belly also started giving me signs that I needed the loo 👀👀
15 mins in and the lace is really annoying me, wary of stepping on it and not sure if I started subconsciously running a bit differently but my left knee started to get that old familiar ache which I've not missed while not running. I was also getting the real feeling that I'd have to jump in a bush and do a Paula Radcliffe 👀 a feeling I've never had when running before.
The final two mins seemed to last forever but I wasn't stopping for anything and I was super pleased with myself when Crammy finally told me to slow to a walk! I fastened my lace and QUICKLY walked the 5 or so minutes home and thankfully didn't have to jump into a bush on way 😂😂😂 but it's close as I've ever come 👀
Showered and was ready for pick up for work by 6:30 😁
Enjoy your Friday and happy running!
Fish, chips and mushy peas!
Hello all - 71 years old and hoping to run!
