5k (3 miles) in 21:57, trail run, on snow. 7:04 min/miles. Delighted doesn't even come close to describing how I feel.
I didn't even want to go out as we'd spent the whole day in Aberdeen and Inverurie just messing about and got home about 5pm just as the sun was setting. I was dozy and just wanted to curl up on the sofa with a mug of tea and perhaps a small fajita or eight. Still was a gorgeous night (sunset shot alert!) and about -3C and N forced me out the door saying if I didn't go he might kill me accidentally. Apparently I've been an amusing pain in the arse all day :)
So there we have it. Fastest* 5k I have ever done. Previous to that my fastest* was 27:28 back in March 2008. I'm now hot on the heels of my middle son who ran a 21:06 at Balmoral last year and have just texted him to let him know so he he! (edited: He just texted back to say he's quite proud of me as 'that's quite fast for a mum') I do realise that this is still someway off the world record or even a reasonably fast time but from a girl who thought her sub 30 min 5k days were over, this is possibly the most encouraging thing to have happened to me since I started this malarkey again back in Sept 09.
*fastest in the comparative sense. Faster than say a tortoise or grand piano anyway.
I'm wondering if rearranging my diet to recommended protein/carb/fat etc %/levels has made a difference or maybe I run better in the cold? Maybe I run better at night? Maybe its the extra lbs I've lost? Maybe its wearing my (nicks) lucky cheapo sports watch instead of my broken-down Garmin? Maybe its all down to fig rolls (my new power source of choice :)? Maybe I am just getting fitter? Maybe its a combination of everything (except training which has been woefully slack of late as I've been biking instead)?
Right! Pass me a fig roll, I'm gonna try and break a 20:00 :)
You've been putting the miles in, Jo - everything else follows from that, I reckon.
ReplyDeleteWell done!! (again!).