Brilliant run this morning!

[Redcello41]

Another run down! Really enjoyed this one and listened to some absolute tunes too! 😀 #therunner #zackhemsey #startrek #musicianwhoruns

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Happy photo! Your run sounded perfect, and what a beautiful day for it. 😍 Well done RC! 👏👏👏👏

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks, it was a perfect run and a lovely day! Hope your training is going well!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

It is, thanks RC. 😀 I’m incorporating intervals into my runs at the moment and dare I say it’s quite good fun! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Cool well done! I need to get back into intervals again but need to get back up to fitness first though hahaha! 😀

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

👍👍👍

[misswobble Marathon]

morning shug 😃👍

Oh aye, a good tune helps things along nicely. I’m in a mellow phase musically at the mo 😁. Looking forward to the heavy rock phase though when it comes to hills, when I dare say Robert plant will be giving it large in my earoles. Sounds a bit wrong 😁☺️

Off running in a mo, post Joe Wicks. I’ve got intervals 🤨☹️

I’ve downloaded an intervals app today as the Nike app is not very good at helping me with them. So, here goes. I bet it all goes horribly wrong. Me and technology 🥴☺️

I shall listen to some Donovan on my way home. “Oh but I may as well try to catch the wind “ ......🎶🏃‍♀️

Enjoy the rest of your day 🙂👍

[Hidden in reply to misswobble]

Must be the season of the Witch.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Now now 😁

[Hidden in reply to misswobble]

My dear wobble, it's my fav Donovan track no other meaning implied😆, Lana Del Rey recorded a spooky cover for the soundtrack of the 2019 horror movie Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark a great cover!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Hidden]

OOoh ta for that snippet. I will go hear!

I do love a bit of Donovan, old hippy that I am. I love the one about spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarkling corn! I have most of them on vinyl. LOL My mum's fave record of all time was Sunshine Superman. I've still not forgiven her for giving my hippy bell to the cockatiel !

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Hidden]

I listened to Lana! 👍😃🎵🎶

While about it I found a version by the growly Julie Driscoll! 😃. I really liked her very much back in the day. Wheels on fire 🔥 I loved her look 😁

[Hidden in reply to misswobble]

Bit of a Doors vibe to that version or is it the other way around? Ray Manzarek on keyboards?

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Brian Auger i thought 🙂

Very Doorsy!

It takes it time 😃 Gets plinky plonky as he goes into his keyboard solo

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thanks! I've been listening to epic orchestral tracks but I have also been enjoying the songs and tunes of my teenage years over the last few days - I'm thinking of creating another running playlist with some of my favorites on there but also has a driving rhythm to keep me pushing forward!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

You can have playlists for hills, one for speed work etc

I like long songs with non repeating lyrics for hills.

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

That's such a good idea, I'm gonna do that! 😀

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

You'll need a good wordsmith for that job. Dylan, Rod, Chuck, and their ilk

If it's a hard hill I find Led Zepp a great help. The angst in them thar blues makes the task much easier

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Which reminds me - what interval app did you download, I'd be interested to try it? I used the Nike app for intervals once and it worked quite well, but I'm interested what other interval apps there are out there

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

The Nike app is no help with intervals It’s hard to run like the clappers and look at an app.

I’ve paid for the intervals pro app but so far I’ve not been able to make it work properly There’s zero instructions and no tutorials, and so far, no support. I don’t know my sets from my cycles either which doesn’t help 🙄. Just when I think I’ve got it, I’ve gone out and tried it but it’s bombed. I suppose is easy when you know how 😤. I’ve got intervals later this week. 9 x 200 metres I’m hoping I’ve sussed the ruddy thing out by then 😁

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Ah sounds complicated but I'm sure you'll manage to get it to work before then 😀 how often do you do intervals by the way?

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

The Nike plans seem to love intervals but their app is pretty crap at making them zip along. Hence switching to the Engima machine that is the IntervalsPro app.

I got help in the end. I couldn't fathom the ruddy thing out. Intuitive my a*se! Turns out not to be a stand-alone app at all. I'm so naive. It relies on ihealth app for it to work. I had to check a seemingly infinite number of boxes to get the thing to work. Then I had to select the intervals and rests blah blah. I wore my index finger to the bone! LOL

Anyway, this morning in the rain, 9 x 200 metre intervals (yes 9!)

It worked! I was so relieved.

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Good run for you today RC41, just getting back to running from a injury makes you so happy, you look very happy in that photograph, tomorrow you will go another bike ride in that lovely new bike 🚲 you have, I am sure you will enjoy that 🚲 bike ride as much as you enjoyed your run today 🏃🏾 👍.

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you! My bike ride this morning was lovely, just did a half an hour ride and it was great fun! How's your cycling going?

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

My cycling is going great, I now only go a bike ride on a Sunday, I used to cycle 4 days a week, sometimes more but I have cut it down to a Sunday only, that's why I started other exercises and running to make up for cycling less.

I heard Elgar's Cello Concerto recently, I just wonder if you have or have ever considered playing what is probably the most popular of cello concertos.

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Great, glad you are enjoying your cycling! I'm running tomorrow and then cycling the day after so quite busy hahaha!

I LOVE Elgar's Cello Concerto, it's a very beautiful piece of music! Which cellist did you hear playing it? My favourite version is Jacqueline du Pre's interpretation of it! I can play the first bit of the first movement and the famous tune too, it's so much fun to play!

[Hidden in reply to Redcello41]

Are you having rest days?

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

This is what I'm trying to work out - I run every other day, and a cycle in between my running days apart from Saturdays which I don't to any running or cycling.

[Hidden in reply to Redcello41]

It's maybe OK, is usually two days per week is enough, bit like I said, you are prob fit so you can just keep going 😊

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Redcello41]

The CD recording I have of Elgar's Cello Concerto is by the Philharmonia Orchestra with Giuseppe Sinopoli conducting, the solo cellist is Mischa Maisky.

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

I love Mischa Maisky! Have you heard his interpretation of Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No.1?

[Hidden]

That's brilliant, you must be very fit now.

😊 👍

[Redcello41 Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Hahaha, getting there! 😀

[Hidden in reply to Redcello41]

I think you are there already 😀