Week 1 complete - feeling proud :-)

[pianoteacher]

Following the wise words of my fellow Bridge to 10kers I decided to do the 5.5k run this morning - afterall we're trying to build distance aren't we?

Mindful that although I've completed two other 5ks this week neither of them have been non-stop runs, I set out round my beautiful local park. Went further in today and encountered a mean hill but I knew if I forgot about pace I could do it! Afterall what goes up must come down In fact the downhill section was harder than the uphill as I haven't quite mastered dealing with my own momentum.

Looked at my lovely new running watch and it said I was at 4k.....1500m to go.....the distance no girl (except my best friend who would take on and beat most of the boys!) wanted to run on sports day because it was too far......and here am I doing it after having already run for 25mins+....it's phenomenal what can be achieved when you give it a go!

Someone on here wrote "run like a child" - I wish I could remember who because it is such a lovely thought. Children don't worry about their pace or distance or compare themselves to others they just run around because it's fun!

Happy Running everyone

[Ripcurlrana71 Graduate10]

Great run!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[pianoteacher Graduate10 in reply to Ripcurlrana71]

Thank you! Really pleased - it felt good Love my watch as well - thanks for the recommendation x

[Ripcurlrana71 Graduate10 in reply to pianoteacher]

Love mine too! 😊 x

[Jay66UK Graduate10 in reply to pianoteacher]

Which one is it?

[pianoteacher Graduate10 in reply to Jay66UK]

Garmin Forerunner 35 - I especially like it because it seems to think playing Clarinet is moderate exercise 😂

[Jay66UK Graduate10 in reply to pianoteacher]

Bloody impossible exercise for me! I would love to play sax, though.

[pianoteacher Graduate10 in reply to Jay66UK]

I play Tenor saxophone very badly - you should give it a go! Rehearsed with the Central Band of the Royal British Legion tonight and it gave me loads of calories

[Jay66UK Graduate10 in reply to pianoteacher]

The last thing I played was a keyboard with letters for the notes stuck on it using on finger 😳

[pianoteacher Graduate10 in reply to Jay66UK]

I'll pretend I didn't hear that 🙄

[Jay66UK Graduate10]

Well done!

[pianoteacher Graduate10 in reply to Jay66UK]

Thank you x

[Tbae]

Very well done pianoteacher.

Yes run like a child but without the gay abandon and with the best parts of our maturity.

So true.

Enjoy it all and the magic 10.

Keep smiling.

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

That is so very true, and well done on the run

[pianoteacher Graduate10 in reply to ju-ju-]

Thank you! I truly believed I couldn't run until I started this - I was absolutely, embarassingly and amusingly terrible at all sport at school. Couch25k has been instrumental in breaking it down into achievable chunks and teaching me the importance of finding a comfortable pace. Looking forward to getting up to 10k and maybe even beyond

[Sadie-runs Graduate10]

Good work, PT! Sounds like a happy run. I struggle with downhill a bit too, and take it really easy – worried I will not be able to stop if I follow the momentum of my body on a downward incline! x

[pianoteacher Graduate10 in reply to Sadie-runs]

Thanks Sadie! It was a good job no one was coming up the hill - my little legs were going so fast I can't imagine what I looked like 😂

[YoureDoingGreatPet Graduate10 in reply to pianoteacher]

I hate running downhill, My local parkrun is done over 4 laps, it’s a long slog uphill then a really nasty short steep downhill. First time I did it I had to walk down the hill, mind you, I couldn’t run up it then either 🤔😆

[pianoteacher Graduate10 in reply to YoureDoingGreatPet]

Haha! It's really hard isn't it? My Parkrun is along the seafront so couldn't really be any flatter. It's boring running there all the time though hence why I've decided hills hold no fear for me - might live to regret saying that 😂

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Well done Piano. And you got your watch all hooked up - excellent!

[Caseycooks Graduate10]

Sounds like a great run 👍I find downhill hard too but luckily it’s pretty flat in my area!!

[pianoteacher Graduate10]

The Pakrun route here is really flat and I run that but am looking for some more interesting routes. Went on a walk this morning to check one out and there was one nasty bit of downhill. I figure I can always walk if it feels like I might end up rolling down it 😂