10k done! Wahoo 🎉

[MrskittyC]

So last night, helped along by some new lovely lycra and the Moulin Rouge and Greatest Showman soundtracks, I completed my first ever 10k!! 🎉

I set off feeling a bit achy (I’d stupidly decided to start doing HIT workouts earlier in the week, not realising I’d ache for days afterwards!) but the aches soon faded when I hit my stride and it actually felt like a good run for the first time in ages. It was slow and I’d misjudged how steep a couple of the hills were but I know for next time! I can always work on my time.

I’m just so proud of myself for getting to this point - before Christmas I couldn’t run at all and now I can do 10k and have two 5k races coming up which I’m completely confident about.

Thank you to all you lovely people on here. Even if I don’t write much, I’m always reading the fabulous, encouraging and supportive posts and it really does help!

🙌🤗😁

[Berksrover Graduate10]

Congratulations, I am in the new batch of Ju-Jus Bridge to 10k about to start this journey so it's great to read your story and hopefully I will be there sometime in August!

[MrskittyC Graduate10 in reply to Berksrover]

Fab! I’m doing it again this time too so we’ll be doing it together 👍✊️

[Ripcurlrana71 Graduate10]

That’s fantastic Mrskitty! You should be so pleased with that achievement.,👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💪🏼

[Nictwit]

Congratulations! Such a milestone to reach 😀

[pinkaardvark Graduate10]

Amazing stuff. I'm sure the first of many. Now get signed up for some 10k races 😀

[MrskittyC Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

Yep! That’s next on the agenda 👍

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to MrskittyC]

Oh gawd😁. Racing is such a blast! Who knew 😁💪👍🏃‍♀️💨🏅

I was in my late fifties when I started racing but they're such fun. You can’t help but laugh. It makes you giddy Or is it just me 🤷‍♀️😃

I got into a hard race, on a very cold day, and questioned my sanity for a second or two but when I saw all the older women around me, and some much older, I was reassured. What else would I be doing on a cold, winter’s dreary Sunday morning 🙂💪

[MrskittyC Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

I’m really looking forward to racing, I’ve only ever done one race for life before & it was way before I graduated c25k so I walked a lot of it. Can’t wait to run properly for the whole distance!

😂 I think we’re all a tiny bit mad but in the best way possible 😁

[Hidden]

Well done, that's brilliant, and really encouraging for the likes of me, fighting to get up there. It sounds like you had a really lovely ru and things just came together. I'm so glad you made it. I really hope that will be me in a few weeks, though I may not wear quite as much lycra

[MrskittyC Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you! You’ll definitely get there - if I can, anyone can! A bit disappointed you’re not going to embrace the lycra though 😜

[misswobble Graduate10]

Woo hoo, fantastico 😃👍💪🏃‍♀️

It’s fab innit. Happy days 😃

[Hidden]

Well done; you need to claim your badge. I’m laughing at the irony of you running 10k to the soundtrack from a film about a woman who couldn’t breathe properly because she had tb. Mind you, Ewan Macgregor makes it all worth while!

[MrskittyC Graduate10]

😂 I know, I was thinking that as I puffed up a hill trying to sing along to Come what may! 😂 Musical film soundtracks are my new motivation. I’m thinking Les Miserables next time... you know, for all those positive vibes 😆

Do you know how I get my badge?

[Hidden in reply to MrskittyC]

Missed your reply till this morning, but i see you got your badge. well done x

[Tbae]

Brillant.Atb.

Les Mis love it.

No stopping you now.

Enjoy it all.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Hi Mrskitty, Congratulations on your 10k run...Brilliant achivement

Yes, step up to the podium and ask for your well deserved Graduate 10k badge here...

healthunlocked.com/bridgeto....

OldFloss will award it , as soon as she gets back from her run!

I love those show tunes too.. an idea for a new playlist! West side Story would be good...

[MrskittyC Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thank you! 😊

[MrskittyC Graduate10 in reply to MrskittyC]

West side story would be great!

[Wizziewood Graduate10]

Fantastic! ... congratulations!

... and I'm sure the new lycra helped!

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

This is so fantastic, well done on a great achievement....

[SusieHicks]

Congratulations !! Well done! I’ve just done my first 10 k too ( I think, I paused my app and forgot to turn it on again!) and am simply amazed, though I am a slo-w runner and can’t see me doing a race of any sort ever! Like you before Christmas I couldn’t run at all. I love this app and this community, I could never have done it without :-))) Happy running:-))

[MrskittyC Graduate10 in reply to SusieHicks]

Yay! Congratulations to you too! 🎉🎉🎉