Interesting 5K run today and a lot of puddles!

[Redcello41]

So I decided to run along the canal path near my house because I wanted to change up my route and because I was running during the day, a opposed to running really early in the morning when it's dark (roll on spring and summer!)! There was a lot of stopping and starting due to puddles, crossing roads, cobbles stones downhill and uphill but I also found the run quite difficult for some reason so also walked for a minute every now and again. I just couldn't get my breathing under control for the whole run even though I was going at quite a slow pace, very frustrating! Apart from the puddles and mud on the tow paths, it was actually a very nice route! I had no idea where I was but I loved running by the river and the tow boats and loved running underneath the bridges! So there's always something positive on a run! Oh and my knee felt fine!

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Good run for you Redcello41, are you doing the Vitality Running World Cup?

This afternoon at 2 o'clock I will be running for 30 minutes, that's the qualifying run, hopefully I'll be able to run a 3K in that time as I have ran a 5K in just over 32 minutes.

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks! No I'm not doing the Vitality running world cup, not even sure what it is to be honest hahaha 😃

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

Still time to do it, Google "Vitality Running World Cup" for details.

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks will do! 😃

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

There are 98 people in Healthunlocked team for the Vitality World Running Cup, to qualify you are asked to run at least a 3K in 30 minutes if you want to run more than 3K in that time that is OK, qualifying starts today and lasts for about a week after that, to be honest, I am not sure, the other runs are on Saturdays in March with the final in the first Saturday in April.

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Ah I see, thanks for the info! 😃

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

Good for you RC41, I have just ran 4.41 kilometers in 30.41 so I think that I have qualified for the Vitality World Running Cup.

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

My 5K run was 44:54 so I have no idea if that qualifies or not. I will probably sign up next year because I've got enough to be thinking about with the Bath Half coming up. 😃

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

Good luck for your Bath Half Marathon next month. 😊 🏃🏾

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks! It's in 10 days time which is scary! 😃

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

👍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

We were up to 90 last time I looked 👍. Well done on your run

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thank you. 😊

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Looked at it this morning (Friday) now 98

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

If only it worked properly!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Yes, it has been reported that some people are having difficulties getting into the site, so far, both with my laptop and my Android Smartphone there have been no difficulties, I have not got Garmin, it's that app or watch which see, to be causing some problems.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

Get signed up! 😍 All the links are in this post healthunlocked.com/marathon...

[Hidden]

Well done on the puddle loaded run Redc my towpath is normally such I nice place, though the other week after all the rain omg puddles ( correction lakes) they were totally unavoidable, try as I did in the end I was just ploughing through them in defiance, apart from soggy trainers (now all good and dry) it was a nice run 🤗 but the feeling of running with a left and right foot sloshing around until the water had dispersed was a weird one 🙄

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Yeah I definitely ran through a few 'lakes' today and my socks and shoes were soaking by the end of it. At the beginning of my run I was dodging them as much as I could but then one the way back I just ran through them too! Yes water in your shoes is a very weird feeling!😃

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

A route to try again when everything's dried up! It must've been hard to get into a rhythm with all the stopping and starting; maybe that's why it felt difficult. Great news on the knee though, that's the main thing 👍

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Just what I was thinking on my run! The route will be lovely to run in the summer when it's dry! And I'm also very pleased that my knee wasn't playing up! 😃

[misswobble Marathon]

Good! Running along the canal in always interesting as there’s always something new to see. You’d think it would be pancake flat but it’s not

I wish ours had boats plying up and down but sadly not. It has a boat. Singular 😁

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thanks! Yeah, there were a few small inclines on my way out but I didn't run back down them because they were mostly made out of a gravel surface! There's quite a lot of boats along the canal and every now and again I could smell smoke coming from a few! Will definitely try out the same route but when it is dryer! 😃