Thank you everyone who has encouraged and advised me along the way. Today I did it. Tissington Trail, Ashbourne 10.
Very wet, windy, acres of mud. Out and back route which was uphill all the way out - Oldfloss thanks for the heads up, which meant I was not phased! My, it surely tells on the calves. Thank goodness I am used to running hills, that's one advantage of living in a hilly area. It was at least downhill on the way back, except for a shortish rather steep up and down, which got us both ways!
No crafty walks, I ran the full 10. Not fast, in fact very slow. But I am so pleased that I did it given the tough conditions today.
So I have achieved my aim of my first 10k race before my 60th birthday, which is just 10 days away now. I never dreamed in July 2016 when I started C25k that I would ever run this distance.
Now I need to consider what I may aim for in the autumn π€. Mmmmm.........dare I ????
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Absolutely brilliant Jacs-W and what a race to chose for your first 10k! Brave woman! Lovely pic of your hard earned bling too. Rest up well now, you deserve it! π
Thanks Dunder, I am tempted to move towards 10m but am going to be sensible and get some more 10k runs under my belt first.......But maybe for my next birthday perhaps teehee.
At least the deep puddles of (cold) standing water helped wash the mud off along the way π My perfectly purple shoes were a not so perfect mud colour at the end ....... I've cleaned them of course π
Slow and steady will win this race. Isn't that how we completed C25K? This time last year I couldn't even run for a bus. I can't believe I even think about getting quicker! Just shows how far we all travel on this journey π
Fantastic! Well done on your first 10k. I have my first 10k in June and it has a two lap route with an incline which has me worried, though not a hill!! Sounds like you did a great job. Enjoy celebrating your well deserved bling.
Im thinking 10m for next birthday, then maybe further the following year.... even then it would be three years ahead of the cut off we mentionedπ, unless ...........
Booked another 10k for May! Will get that distance nailed then probably look for further distanceπππΌ
I love the Tissington Trail for a 10k but have yet to brave right to the Ashbourne end (and I go when there's hardly anyone else about). Well done you.
Lovely bling too although not sure Anniemurph would care for that picture of a tunnel...
Its lovely there, but much nicer when its not hammering it down! There is a tunnel under the town, then a little further up you come to the end of the trail, at the far end of the Leisure Centre car park. Thats where we started and finushed, so ran up to Tissington and back. Its a route im going to do in the spring for sure!
Because of the weather there was hardly anyone other than runners π
I have to say that probably my greatest running expense is all my various parking permits (Derbyshire County Council, Severn Trent, Peak Park Authority, not to mention a little pile of Chatsworth parking vouchers and my National Trust membership) but I think the Derbyshire Dales resident one will be good there if I time it right?
Were the horrible spooky train noises running while you were in it? They are awful You get halfway through and a train starts up - then it whistles. I hate it.
Well done, Jacs! Great achievement - I live not far from the Mapleton car park so this is my home trail, and it's a slog running up to Tissington, especially in the rain! The down-up is a killer as well! I love the medal
I am really lucky because I can get the bus up to various points and run back down. There's a 10k bus stop and I am now eyeing up the next bus stops near the Trail to see when they might be manageable. Glad you had such a good time, and congratulations again
As long as you put the training in you will do it. If I can with my extra weight anyone can. I used a Myasics plan to help me get there, but also used Sami Murphy on those runs as a starting point but then began to drop the walks. Get that calf right first though πππΌ
Thanks Floss. At the 4k point when the incline was really getting to me I thought of you, Bazza1234 and davelinks , - slow and steady but attack the hill, think of your technique etc. You were a noisy lot but you got me to the top! π
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