Despite the weather forecast there was no sign of rain when I set off, on my warm up walk I set up the Spotify HU playlist and eventually with a bit of fiddling got to the right place on the RunGo app to start my virtual 10k. I could see some of you disappearing round the corner as by now it was 9:35, but the cheery commentary encouraged me on but I quickly realised that the music was making me run faster so s l o w down.
I was using my 10k route so it was through the field, cross the road,along the main road and duck into the housing estate incidentally I havenβt got lost in this one for ages π Back on to the main road and then onto the start of the bridle path quite a few runners about and Iβm wondering if any are VRB π
That's 2K done β the path goes now under the road and from here Iβm surrounded by trees rather than houses. It's about now I realise my clothing choices are very wrong I am so hot π₯΅, not much I can do so on I go but it's nice to take my walk breaks just to get a slight cool down. Onto the farm tracks and I can see some very black clouds and it gets me hoping for some rain to cool me down but no luck.
It's 4.5k as I rejoin the road up into the village which is on the top of a hill and the relief of a strong wind to cool me down at last. Along this stretch I have a giggle as the commentary tells me that to my right is a large loch, in the far distance I can see water but mine is the Air and Calder navigation π€£
Down a side road around 6k to rejoin the bridle path and weirdly there's no one about, usually it's busy here as there is a small car park nearby. I decide to take a couple of longer walk breaks as I really donβt want to anger my knee π Iβd stopped the music when I got off the roads as I much prefer to hear the birds singing, so it's really nice to notice the Chiffchaffs are calling along with a woodpecker drumming and lots birds of others doing their thing. I have a choice to either finish my run on this path and have further to walk home or to turn off it uphill and finish on the roads. I decide on the latter, but walk up the steepest bit of the hill.
Only 1k left now πso off towards the main road, but if I turn towards home I wonβt get the distance so I opt for a loop round a crescent, the commentary is telling me the crowds are cheering, I check the old people's bungalows but sadly no one is watching to see my very short sprint finish πππΎπ
Iβm so chuffed at getting back to the magical 10k π and my time was only 24 seconds off my previous fastest time β¦.. So weird when I did all that walking
Thank you so much to all those involved in setting this up it was a brilliant way to run a virtual race experience.
Congratulations to all my other VRB out today and later this week and as to you brave lot doing the HM I really donβt know how you do it π
Oh and new socks had arrived when I got back obviously my prize π
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Congrats !! Great run ! It was great running knowing others were doing the same βrouteβ ! And like you, great to get back to 10k after a period of time. Thanks to all virtual run buddies !! ππ»π
Well done on your 10k too, and a great descriptive post, it was warm down south too, i didnt really need the long sleeves, what was your time today? π€
Yay congratulations! ππ€ΈββοΈπ₯³πͺπππ So fantastic to see you back at 10k! I hope I'll be able to join you in a couple of weeks. Fab reward for your efforts π§¦ππ
Yay! Back to the magic 10!!!! Excellent reporting too. I downloaded the Rungo app out of curiosity. roseabi Is the 10k run available to use if we didn't sign up to it? I could give it a try the next time I do the 5k round Arthur's Seat as that is the first part of the route. Hope you enjoy the feeling of achievement Dijep!!! ππΎπ₯³ππ₯π₯π πππ€ΈββοΈπ
Congratulations on a great run. There were no crowds cheering me on either but the commentary did have the effect of making me feel that I wasn't running alone but alongside all of the VRBs .
That's fantastic dijep. It feels so good to come back from an injury doesn't it. I too am discovering that well planned walking breaks can be really useful. They help keep my heartrate from skyrocketing and don't seem to affect my overall pace too badly either. I shall stick with run/walk for my longer runs.
Before my knee problem I was trying out running to HR Zones rather than pace, so I have been doing the same thing. I've also noticed my cadence seems to be in the green much more now.
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