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I suppose I should ask for my badge...

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Hi all, it's been a while since I posted but I haven't stopped running (although work demands have cut me back a bit). I actually ran 10k a while ago but didn't get round to posting anything, however yesterday I did the Oxford Town & Gown 10k - my first race - so I figured I should come and share with you all as it's thanks to C25K that I was able to do the race and raise over Β£300 for Muscular Dystrophy UK in the process.

It was a beautiful race through the city in gorgeous sunny weather (a bit warmer than I would have wanted but lovely) and a great thing to experience.

I managed a time of 1 hour 3 minutes, which I was pleased with as I'm still secretly amazed I can do this running thing at all!

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Roll up, roll up..... request your hard earned badge here

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Well doneπŸ˜€πŸ˜Ž

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ClarkeyCatGraduate10

Done. Thank you 😊

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

Go you!!! Very well done:)

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MacmacGraduate10

Brilliant! Well done with the fundraising - and a great 10k time too πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ™‚

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Tasha99Graduate10

Wow what a great time!

Congratulations too πŸ‘πŸ½

I'm going to embarrass you again by saying how proud i am of you. your time is brilliant. you've only been running since last autumn. You will get faster, wait and see. i don't think anyone did it in much under 50 minutes, judging by the announcements, and that includes young blokes in heavy training running for their colleges xxx

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ClarkeyCatGraduate10β€’ in reply to

Thanks. 😊

The fastest was 33 mins for men and 38 mins for women - but I'm not expecting to ever get near those times lol

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Wow, really? we must have arrived back too late to hear that.

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ClarkeyCatGraduate10β€’ in reply to

Sorry I tell a lie - the fastest woman was 36 minutes - super speedy. You would still have been by the road when she finished.

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Still, your speed will improve. Those speedy ones will have been in training for months and running since school. Your time was pretty darned good, and especially for how short a time you've been running.

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pinkaardvarkGraduate10

Congratulations on a great run. You have me investigating the cambridge one hehe :) I have a HM on the 7th of Oct, so the T&G on the 21st of Oct seems doable :)

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ClarkeyCatGraduate10β€’ in reply topinkaardvark

Go for it! It's amazing to get to run right through a beautiful historical city with the roads closed, definitely an experience.

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pinkaardvarkGraduate10β€’ in reply toClarkeyCat

I have done. Registered hehe. Be nice to do a race on the flat and on tarmac, all the other ones I have booked in are trail runs with mud and hills.

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ClarkeyCatGraduate10β€’ in reply topinkaardvark

Enjoy 😊

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misswobbleGraduate10

Well done πŸ‘πŸ˜ƒ. I see your shiny new badge πŸ™‚

Medal, tee shirt too. Brilliant πŸ˜ƒπŸ…πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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ChrisAllen1Graduate10

Well done and a really good time as well.

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