Garmin fail !! And my first 10 mile 🥳

[Juliet202]

Happy New Year, everyone ! Today was my first 10 mile attempt - semi jeffing it. I say ‘semi’ because my intervals are a bit longer than in Jeff’s plan, ie I run 1km run, 30 seconds walk (though towards the end the intervals were a bit erratic) 🤣 - however I did run the entire last mile without jeffing. Ie finished in style you could say. Phew ! But thanks to Coach Bennett, who I’ve been two-timing with, I have a proper record of the run (and thanks, Coach, for keeping me going!). Something was up with Garmin GPS today - first of all it took ages to get a GPS signal and I’d already run a km before it started ! Then it was buzzing my km splits a bit too enthusiastically - giving me 4 mins, 5mins, one was even under 4mins at 3:57 🤣 I mean that’s really not me - I’m ecstatic if I come in under 7mins per km ! Clearly something wrong as coach Bennett was giving me different countdown altogether and was closer to what felt like reality.

Long story short I did it (blast him for introducing fartlek at 7 miles - gah !! I’ll shake HIM up a little bit if he tries to ‘shake things up a little’ again !) - and hurrah I did it. Sense of relief it was over rather than joy, suggesting maybe I wasn’t ready for it...

anyway, the Garmin wouldn’t sync for a while and then when it did I had to laugh - it’s had me running around a completely different part of London for a while - places I’ve never been (and never likely to) - including rather curious place called Locksbottom - and only seems to have picked up my real location at about 6.5 miles in (according to Nike app). So according to Garmin I’ve run over 12 miles with an elevation gain of 8315 metres !! Well, that’s nearly Everest !! 🏔🏔

In reality I’ll only ‘claim’ the Nike app data - 10 miles and 143 metre elevation gain, 2hours 8 mins, average km pace 7:58.

Now for some food. Ravenous !!! 😋 maybe a nap a bit later. 😴 I love Sundays !

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Look at you 👀👀Wahooooo! A great run and despite some technical problems you got that 10 miles 👏👏👏 A terrific distance and huge congratulations to you!

[Juliet202 Half Marathon]

Thankyou ! A bit worried about the ‘no heart beat’ on the Nike data, but I guess I’ll get by !! ❤️

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Great run Juliet; 👍👏👏👏👏🥂. A first 10 miles is a big deal to be celebrated properly!, You are now only a Park Run short of an HM .....🙂.

[Juliet202 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thanks ! I think I'll take it easy these next few weeks - my target for HM is not for another 12 weeks according to the Garmin plan !! Maybe i'll crack it early. 😀

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Juliet202]

If the weather is kind!!🙂

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Fabulous! Garmin and GPS are definitely having issues at the moment, I don't think you're the only person struggling. But ten miles? That's a fabulous milestone and I've given you a shiny new badge. Congratulations!!!

[Juliet202 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

OOh, how wonderful, a new shiny badge !! Thank you, thank you !!! 😇

[Speedy60 Half Marathon]

Definitely problems with Garmin gps.dcrainmaker.com/2021/01/gps...

[Juliet202 Half Marathon in reply to Speedy60]

Aha !! I see it's related to this week being week 53 of 2020 ! Aaagh - we can't get away from it, can we !! 😀

[Speedy60 Half Marathon in reply to Juliet202]

One last kick in the teeth 🥴

[Magellan Marathon in reply to Speedy60]

I’d wondered what was up, thanks for sharing.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Woohoo Juliet, fantastic achievement today! I bet you’re basking in proud glory this evening. Well done! 🎉🎉🎉

[Juliet202 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I think I was too tired to ‘bask’ but will definitely use it as excuse to take couple of days off ! I can bask in that instead !!

[Buddy34 Half Marathon]

Congratulations. That first 10 mile run is amazing. I hope you are very happy and so proud of yourself 👏👏👏🥳🥳

[Juliet202 Half Marathon in reply to Buddy34]

Quite incredulous actually ! But considering I Jeffed it somehow it doesn’t feel authentic but I’m a long way from not jeffing it ! Still happy though

[Grannyhugs 10 Miles]

Great 10miles run, brilliant start to the year. I think Garmin have some gremlins just now. I did a 6 and a bit km run on Monday, then a longish walk, although garmin had these recorded it also said I’d only done 120 odd steps and burned 300 calories for the day, I was obviously flying. Great run for you though. Happy 2021 running 🤗

[Juliet202 Half Marathon in reply to Grannyhugs]

Flying ! Sounds ideal I wish I could fly ! Maybe my goal for 2021 !! 😉

[Grannyhugs 10 Miles in reply to Juliet202]

😂

[HeavyFoot Half Marathon]

That’s a biggee, 10 miles. So glad that technical malfunction didn’t put you off. Well done! I hope you managed to take it easy for the rest of the day.

[Juliet202 Half Marathon in reply to HeavyFoot]

Yep - couldn’t do much else other than take it easy !! But my feet feeling a little heavy this morning ! 😉

[Raspberrypink Half Marathon]

Well done. A fab start to 2021 👍🏼

[Juliet202 Half Marathon in reply to Raspberrypink]

Thank you ! It was a big push before getting back to work (ie sitting down for hours in front of a computer).

[Couchphoenix Half Marathon]

Well done on completing your first 10 mile Juliet202 👏🏻👏🏻 when I did that NRC 10 miler, I thought Coach Bennett was being a bit ambitious throwing in some fartlek about three quarters of the way through, I did try, but you’d have needed some high spec scientific equipment to detect the increase in my pace at that stage 😂 Maybe 2021 could be the year we both reach a Half Marathon, we’re not far off now 👍🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

[Juliet202 Half Marathon in reply to Couchphoenix]

Thank you ! Ha, I did try for the first fartlek for 250m and even managed an increase in cadence without too much extra exertion (no increase in pace) - but I couldn’t do the second fartlek for 400 metres - was that little bit more tired and it was that little bit too long and I reached a very minor ‘bump’ in the road (literally) and decided I couldn’t do it ‘uphill’ and was justified in stopping to avoid injury 😆. In fact my ankles are feeling it this morning - will have to take it easy. Good job my job can be done sitting down ! I think half marathon is a couple of months off yet.... maybe even longer. See you over the finishing line !

[Beatlesforever]

Woohoo 🤸‍♀️🎉👏👏👏 well done, that's really impressive!! Many congratulations, fab run and great pace! 😃👍🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️