5x50 Day 23. Afternoon Outing. First of Many!

Just as the nights are drawing in my working hours move to early doors 'till mid-afternoon.

Daytime, daylight 5k outings are go! That's the positive, the negative? Sleepy 5kms might be arrive by Friday. ha!

If daylight jogging wasn't exciting enough I hit the streets of Cove today with sporty new headphones and 'Pocket Casts' loaded to my phone, a highly recommended Podcast app for Android. It's the simple things...

Average attempt at a 5k run today. For the first time in the challenge I feel like I need a couple of rest days, the kms are catching up with my legs. Couple of rest-day walks could be on the cards this week.

5x50 Day 22. Technical Woes

Rest day today. Brisk 5k walk.

Change to my working hours from tomorrow, an earlier start from 7am means I *should* be home at 3... afternoon and daylight runs! Excited about that prospect.

Annoying technical glitch this evening, I like logging my 5x50 outings on Endomondo, halfway through this evenings 5k my phone rebooted. Bah, technology! Thankfully after 22 days of hitting the streets of Cove I know a couple of 5k routes very well.

Might try for a PB tomorrow. Hitting the dreaded Foam Roller tonight which should help in my quest to smash a pain free personal best!

5x50 Day 12. Return Of The Gammy Knee

It's back.

It's sore.

It's the most frustrating thing I've experienced since taking up running.

My Gammy Knee.

Back to the foam roller and ice for me!

12 days into the 5x50 Challenge, 38 to go and I've just booked a holiday. Destination Zante in 16 days. There's a bunch of 5k's that i'm gonna need some serious motivation for!

5x50 Day 11. An Early Morning Hard One

Delighted to announce a new addition to my list of 'running firsts' today, Day 11 of the 5x50 Challenge and my first early morning run! Mighty fine it was too. Cold, slightly damp - really, really tough getting out of bed to get started... but I felt great afterwards!

Nice to get to see a sunrise too...!

Sunrise over Cove

I'm taking part in the 5x50 Challenge to raise money for Northsound Cash for Kids, if you can spare some pennies you can donate on Everyday Hero. Thanks!

5x50 Day 9. Milk Run.

Day 9.

The first of a few busy days where I'm going to find it more difficult to fit in my 5k. Looking forward to the additional challenge!

Tonight, a walk. A walk with company! Over the phone that is, fellow 5x50 Challenger David Walker to be exact. Turns out nattering like 'auld wives makes the 5k pass quicker! Davey is also blogging his way around 5x50, see his blog over here.

I'd like also to claim a time at least 5minutes less than what Endomondo logged. I nipped in past the Co-operative for milk (...and a total bargain, a lorry load of reduced Hot 'n Spicy chicken for a quid, bonus!) My phone was having a moment and wouldn't let me unlock to pause my workout.

Phone fail.

5x50 Day 7. Pedal Faster!

The best laid plans and all that. I had planned my first Parkrun for this morning, didn't happen. Change of plan, the Bike it was!

Route decided, bike dusted down, I took on the Cove to Findon road.

Nice route, slightly worrying for the first mile, a hevily used quarry generates a fair ammount of heavy contruction traffic. Scary big trucks! Few unenjoyable hills too. To be expected I guess!

Back to the running tomorrow. That's after some work fun at the Olympic and Paralympic Parade through Aberdeen. Should be the perfect inspiration I need to have a bash at beating my personal best 5k time!

Saturday coming, 0930, Beach Esplanade. Aberdeen Parkrun. I'll be there!