Ran on the treadmill today.

[Zest]

Hi LinaLamont and everyone,

I am just writing up my run for the Tortoise and Hare post.

I went to the gym in the late morning, and decided to run 1km at a time, and do some walking inbetween - therefore trying to do 'interval' runs - and I was amazed by how this spurred me on to actually run longer than I normally would!

I ended up running for 50 minutes - and I ran a distance of 7km! I am attaching a photo of my Fitbit data - showing my heart rate during the run - I worked hard, and the process transformed me from someone who had felt incredibly reluctant to go there in the first place - to someone who felt energised and enthusiastic afterwards, and enabled me to be really productive for the rest of the day.

I am hoping to run outside for my second run of the week, so hope to do a cliff-path run on the weekend.

Hope everyone is having a great week and Happy Running to all of you in the Tortoise and Hare Club.

Zest

[RobLandsdown91]

Woohoo! Well done you, Zest!!

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to RobLandsdown91]

Thanks Rob!

[Folliegirl]

Excellent 🌻 well done ... Enjoy 🌼💐

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Folliegirl]

Hi Folliegirl - thanks so much! Hope you're having a great week.

[Folliegirl in reply to Zest]

Thanks, I am and the sun's shining today! Hope you have a great weekend x

[Hidden]

Well done Zest

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Caroline. I enjoyed it in the end, despite the initial reluctance. Hope you are enjoying your week so far.

[blackbeauty99]

Well done Zest hope you are having a good week

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to blackbeauty99]

Thanks blackbeauty99 - yes, it's going ok so far thanks, and hope yours is too. Time seems to fly by at the moment. Not sure where it goes to.

[Hidden]

I can hardly walk never mind run. I was at hospital wed morn . I have a planter fascists. Also pain at the side of my foot on the inside near my ankle . The dr does not know what this is. So got to have a MRI. I am cooking more than and doing it from scratch and enjoying it. Even better enjoy eating it. I have also made soup with Kale and enjoyed it. Have a good weekend I shall be resting this weekend.

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Hidden]

Hi Caroline,

I have heard how painful plantar fascilitis can be, and I am so sorry to hear you're suffering with yours. I hope you get your MRI done soon and can hear the results, and I hope they can get to the bottom of the pain on the inside of your foot near your ankle.

Great to hear you're enjoying cooking from scratch, and that the Kale soup was good - that sounds like a really healthy bowl of soup!

Hope you have a lovely restful weekend, and that you will enjoy it.

You take care,

Zest xx

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Fandabedozy, Zest! That's brilliant, well done you!

I seem to be the opposite to you! I hate intervals, I find it exhausting! I think I'm basically lazy and only enjoy poodling!

My goodness, after all that you'll be super fit and bounding up that cliff path!

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to moreless]

Hi moreless - nothing wrong with poodling - that sounds very relaxing, but I doubt you are 'poodling' as you're doing mega distances at the moment - wasn't it 16km you did only yesterday or the day before? That is PHENOMENAL. Well done you!

I'll let you know how I feel when I do that cliff-path run - I doubt I'll be 'bounding up it' though - but I'll do my best to get round the course in one piece.

Good luck with your next run.

Zest

[Claz]

well done x

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Claz]

Thanks Claz - wishing you a great week.

[Hidden]

Well done, Zest! Great stuff!!!

Sazkia

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Sazkia, I hope you're having a great week.

[Hidden]

Hi Zest, congrats on a great 7k. Sounds like it really made a difference to your day too. Here's to loads more excellent runs and productive days

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Hidden]

Hi Ruth,

Thanks so much! It definitely made a very positive difference to my day, and has spurred me onwards, and hopefully downwards.

Wishing you an excellent weekend, it's nearly here!

Zest

[LinaLamont]

well done and thanks for this zest, fantastic work! hope your cliff top run goes ok. that's so good that you felt energized. runs tire me out so much.. that's why i mostly run in the evenings. maybe i'm doing something wrong?!

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to LinaLamont]

Hi Lina,

Thanks so much! I have occasionally had runs that have tired me out as well - I think it all depends on what you've been doing on the same day as the run, or maybe on your 'fuelling' of the body for your run? I don't know, but hopefully you'll enjoy your next run, and so will I. Here's hoping for a good one!

Zest

[LinaLamont in reply to Zest]

hmm, interesting... maybe it's also a question of what your body is used to... as I only really occasionally run in the daytime, I've trained myself to think it's bedtime as soon as I come back ...

just got back from a 25 min run, it was indeed enjoyable

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to LinaLamont]

Glad you enjoyed your run, LinaLamont - and enjoy the rest of the weekend. I'm hoping to run again tomorrow, all being well.

[LinaLamont in reply to Zest]

i'm out tomorrow too. hope you're having a good weekend as well

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi Concerned,

I think so! I am presuming that's what that meant - as it is labelled as 'average heart rate' and I think it means for the whole 50 minutes.

What do you think of that rate?

Zest

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi Concerned,

I appreciate your reply - it's helpful. I did think it was quite high, especially as I'm 50 years old - and I will hopefully adapt accordingly, bearing in mind your advice - although I have to say I've left plenty of recovery time between runs, as I probably won't get to do another one till the weekend - and most likely Sunday.

Hope you have an enjoyable weekend.

Zest