The week so far

[Jericho2332]

Good morning runners!

I hope you are all well 👍🏻

The week so far (7 weeks to go on NRC HM plan) has saw a 15 min recovery run that turned into a 5k recovery run, 2x2hour visits to the gym for a mix of weights and cardio, my first ever spin class (wow that was tough!) And today so far has brought interval runs 10x2min@5k pace with one minute walks between, did just over 6k in total and still managed a sub 30 5k despite walking a third of it 🤣.

Tried a few times to upload pic of splits but not working 🤔 il add it in comments below

Oh yeah, can't remember who brought up NRC being bad at tracking distance the other day but I can confirm it today recorded my over 6k run as just over 4k 🤣🤣🤣

[Peter44 10 Miles]

I've actualy stopped using nrc last few runs, as wanted me to log in, etc, so just been using strava, which was playing up, with some strange times, but seems ok at the moment!

[Jericho2332 Half Marathon in reply to Peter44]

I'm using NRC for the guided runs and my Garmin (linked to Strava) for proper time and distance keeping 🤣

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Jericho2332]

Yeah me too but not the Strava bit. I upload to Garmin connect

Good going 💪👍🙂🏃‍♂️ Take care though. Don’t overdo it (wags finger) 😁

[Jericho2332 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Yeah I also have Garmin connect... And relive 🤣 Garmin and Strava are my main ones though 👍🏻

I will try to take it easy, nothing on for the rest of today so just relaxing on the sofa with the puppies 😁

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Jericho2332]

Relaxing with puppies. Really? 😁

Dog walking is good cross training. I do it regularly. I don’t own a dog these days but it’s ive usually got one here. Soft touch that I am 🙄.

[Jericho2332 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Mine are chihuahuas so don't need much walking 🤣 mammy dog and 2 pups and there no bother at all, pups almost 6 weeks so havnt reached the really naughty stage yet 🤣

[misswobble Marathon]

Lots of fun to come 😁

I learned to run because of a hound dawg I couldn’t keep up with. He was rufty tufty 😁so I used him to recce runs where I might be a tad nervous alone. We went miles together in all weathers and I owe him such a lot. He’s too old now to go on long adventures as we used to but we still get out together I love him to bits 🐕.

[Jericho2332 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

That's so nice! I wish mine would like a long walk or run but we certainly got the wrong breed for that 🤣 sleeping and eating with the odd burst of play is as much as mine manage 🤣

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Well done Jericho, that’s a fun one isn’t it? 👏👏 I always go by the NRC distance even when my Garmin tells me I’m done. It added 0.5k to my 13.1k run on Sunday, but I’d always rather run a bit too far than come up short.

You’re doing so well. Go you. 💥

[Jericho2332 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thank you 😁 Garmin and Strava are more accurate and reliable for run distance and times but I do enjoy the coaching on NRC.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

A busy week! Have a look at your phone GPS settings - you may be able to improve the NRC accuracy that way. NRC can only work with what your phone gives it. Still, at least the timed runs will be accurate 😊

[Jericho2332 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thanks Linda, I'm pretty sure all my GPS is optimised but worth a look 👍🏻