{"id":24359,"date":"2018-01-09T13:43:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T12:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=24359"},"modified":"2018-01-09T16:52:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T15:52:30","slug":"activity-week-1-and-kelston-10k-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/2018\/01\/09\/activity-week-1-and-kelston-10k-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity Week 1 and Kelston 10K 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>Hands up I did plan to run every day in January for Red, but I think that he already become be active every day because I have really struggled to commit to it. By the time I had written my <a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/2018\/01\/05\/motivated\/\">Motivation<\/a> post I had already made the change and to be honest I do think it is more realistic for me seeing as I am also trying to challenge myself more. In fact the day after the Kelston 10K I was surprised I could even walk never mind attempt a run &#8211; and so I don\u2019t think it would have done my body any good!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24333\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/redjanuary.jpeg?resize=284%2C214\" alt=\"red january\" width=\"284\" height=\"214\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<u>My Activity for the First Week in January<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>Anyone who knows me will know that getting stinking drunk the night before isn\u2019t generally a reason not to run. Stupidly I had ended up drinking on an empty stomach New Year\u2019s Eve and so wasn\u2019t feeling it New Year\u2019s Day. My husband told me just to do double on the second but there was no way I was going to start the New Year with an excuse. So off I went attempting to just run a mile. Bu half a mile my stomach was having none of it! I carried on with a mix of walking and running until I reached one and half miles before literally going straight to the toilet! (sorry tmi but I am telling you do not go running after drinking too much on an empty stomach the night before!!!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday 1<sup>st<\/sup> January <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hungover Run:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.53 miles<\/li>\n<li>Time: 18 minutes 49 seconds<\/li>\n<li>Average Pace: 12 mins 16 seconds minute\/mile<\/li>\n<li>Best Pace: 7 mins 55 seconds minute\/mile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Daily Steps: 8,741<\/p>\n<p>Total Calories: 2,268<\/p>\n<p>Total Distance: 4.5 miles<\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdardGIlzg6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdardGIlzg6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdardGIlzg6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Joy Gloucestershire UK (@pinkoddy)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Club Run: <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4.8 miles<\/li>\n<li>Time: 50 minutes \u00a058 seconds<\/li>\n<li>Average Pace: 10 mins 37 seconds minute\/mile<\/li>\n<li>Best Pace: 8 mins 39 seconds minute\/mile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Daily Steps: 15,975<\/p>\n<p>Total Calories: 2,483<\/p>\n<p>Total Distance: 7.9 miles<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24365\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24365\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-muddy-shoes.jpg?resize=800%2C786\" alt=\"muddy trainers\" width=\"800\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-muddy-shoes.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-muddy-shoes.jpg?resize=300%2C295 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-muddy-shoes.jpg?resize=768%2C755 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you had nice new trainers for Christmas then trail running might not be your first choice of race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daily Steps: 12,147<\/p>\n<p>Total Calories: 2,152<\/p>\n<p>Total Distance: 5.5 miles<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24337\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/comparison-is-the-thief-of-joy.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"comparison is the thief of joy on ice\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/comparison-is-the-thief-of-joy.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/comparison-is-the-thief-of-joy.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/comparison-is-the-thief-of-joy.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 4th January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Quick Run: <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5 miles<\/li>\n<li>Time: 15 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Average Pace: 10 mins minute\/mile<\/li>\n<li>Best Pace: 8 mins 39 seconds minute\/mile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Daily Steps: 9,770 (I think I had planned to run at night but the whole back to school thing just wiped me out!)<\/p>\n<p>Total Calories: 2,080<\/p>\n<p>Total Distance: 4.7 miles<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24366\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-runners.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"runners waiting at the start of a race\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-runners.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-runners.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-runners.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 5th January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daily Steps: 11,541<\/p>\n<p>Total Calories: \u00a02,071 (note that this is less than calories burnt for yesterday despite the fact I had taken more steps. This is probably because these were walking between pubs steps so a lot slower!)<\/p>\n<p>Total Distance: 5.3 miles<\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdlfaX8FQW3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdlfaX8FQW3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdlfaX8FQW3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Joy Gloucestershire UK (@pinkoddy)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Saturday 6th January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Park Run was cancelled due to flooding (and we hadn\u2019t had a lot of sleep because I got in at 3am, then husband\u2019s Nan\u2019s smoke alarm kept going off so she rang in the night for us to turn it off for her).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Daily Steps: 12,623<\/p>\n<p>Total Calories: 1,904 (again after drinking these steps taken wouldn\u2019t have been very quick)<\/p>\n<p>Total Distance: 5.7 miles<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24367\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24367\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-angled-flat.jpg?resize=800%2C521\" alt=\"runners and a hill\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-angled-flat.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-angled-flat.jpg?resize=300%2C195 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-angled-flat.jpg?resize=768%2C500 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is not a hill: It is just flat land on a bit of an angle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Sunday 7th January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Kelston 10K Run: <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6.6 miles<\/li>\n<li>Time: 1 hour 23 minutes (according to my Garmin which kept pausing as I slowed to go down the hilly rocks, official time was 1 hour 26 minutes and twenty-one point four seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Average Pace: 12 mins 34 seconds minute\/mile<\/li>\n<li>Best Pace: 7 mins 04 seconds minute\/mile<\/li>\n<li>Elev Gain: 786 ft<\/li>\n<li>Burning 981 Calories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Daily Steps: 19,345<\/p>\n<p>Total Calories: 3,419<\/p>\n<p>Total Distance: 9.3 miles<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24368\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24368\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/flying-feet-and-smiles-kelston-10k.jpg?resize=800%2C1200\" alt=\"lady runner flying feet and smiling\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/flying-feet-and-smiles-kelston-10k.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/flying-feet-and-smiles-kelston-10k.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/flying-feet-and-smiles-kelston-10k.jpg?resize=768%2C1152 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/flying-feet-and-smiles-kelston-10k.jpg?resize=683%2C1024 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Copyright of Jon Bessant Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><u>Kelston 10K 2018<\/u><\/h2>\n<p>I thought it was a good idea to set myself a 10K race a month to keep me motivated without having to push myself too much. I was looking at local (or so I thought) races and came across Kelston 10K which was described as hilly and undulating. To be honest I didn\u2019t know what the latter meant but I knew that I HATE hills and am no good at them. So of course this was the perfect way to start my New Year &#8211; pushing myself, and everyone knows that hills are good for you &#8211; right?<\/p>\n<p>I first really saw what I set myself up for when I was looking on Social Media the night before &#8211; instead of seeing keen people ready for the next day I saw last year\u2019s runners (who didn\u2019t seem to be repeating the experience lol). I also discovered that it wasn\u2019t quite as close as I thought (over an hour\u2019s drive away), mean we had to get up early to get there before registration. Then at registration people were talking about the \u201chill\u201d and that actually only the elite run it! Well I thought at least I can take my time. I joked along with others that as long as I did it in an hour and a half (the last 10K I ran I did on my own took me in 56 minutes and 51 seconds).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wild-stock-at-kelston-10k.jpg?resize=800%2C374\" alt=\"view at start of kelston 10k\" width=\"800\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wild-stock-at-kelston-10k.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wild-stock-at-kelston-10k.jpg?resize=300%2C140 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wild-stock-at-kelston-10k.jpg?resize=768%2C359 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We went out in waves and I was in the last before one. I am glad as some of it was very narrow and you could only go at the speed of the person in front &#8211; so I would hate to have slowed anyone down. It was all rather friendly, well laid out\/sign posted with plenty of very good and supportive marshals (and a tail runner who I was pleased not to see!). Not to mention the humour of things like Billy the Bull being in the first field with us!<\/p>\n<p>As we went up the first incline there was a sign saying that it wasn\u2019t a hill it was a flat on an angle. Funny as it seemed at the time it wasn\u2019t wrong because compared to the rest of the uphill it was nothing! I had so much admiration for the people running past me. To be honest if I knew the route better I may have attempted a bit more of a jog but my aim was to finish the course, and with so many others walking it was easy just to walk too. Once at the top there was some fantastic views, as well as places to run. As we splashed through mud, later and leaves, in and out of trees, up and down little hills before what I thought would be a fast downward run (it took me around 45 minutes to do the first 5k and I do <a href=\"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/parkrun-tourism-reviews-by-a-jeffer\/\">Parkrun<\/a> hungover in around the half an hour mark!). But alas downhill wasn\u2019t my friend either as it was icy and there were rocks, after falling on my backside twice (thank you to all the runners who stopped to ask if I was ok, and the marshal at the first fall) I took things very slowly, with lots of runners overtaking me. Again at the kissing gate at the end was a big squelch of mud and I only just stopped myself falling into it.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24370\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-view-from-the-top.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"view top of kelston 10k\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-view-from-the-top.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-view-from-the-top.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kelston-10k-view-from-the-top.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I came 199<sup>th<\/sup> out of 221 finishers (which included an 80 year old man, hats off to him!!) and 44<sup>th<\/sup> in my category out of 51 finishers. 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