Another day, another 10k...

[HoagyM]

Decided to do a long one this morning and set off early enough to avoid the heat (7:00). Similar route to last time - in fact I’ve yet to do the exact same route twice, there’s always some new lane to explore, or extra loop to do!

So another lovely run along shady country lanes in the early morning sunshine. There’s a long stretch that is “road closed” at the moment so I’m taking advantage of the absence of traffic on that bit.

Just like last time I pushed the pace up after I’d done 3k to see if I could better my 5k time, and this time kept that going until the 6k mark, which did the trick - a 5k PB 😎

Then a fairly straightforward second 5k - did try to push it along approaching the end, but there really wasn’t a lot left in the tank. Don’t think I’ll be looking at running further than 10k anytime soon!

And after all that Strava told me the good news and bad news... good news was that the time was a whisker over 1h 10m so I’d trimmed almost 3 minutes off my previous 10k time 😎😁 but the bad news was - disaster! - I was 5 seconds slower than Rip 😱😭 😉

All good stuff, next up will be a shorter run on Wednesday (dare I have a go at intervals again??) and then down to Wales for a golf trip and where I’ll be getting out for a run with one of my sisters for the first time. And also on the agenda this week is GA and new shoes.... so watch this space 😀

[Sadie-runs Graduate10]

Personal bests a-go-go! Well done, Hoagy. That sounds like a lovely run. Shady country roads sounds blissful. And new shoes to come? What a treat! x

[Ripcurlrana71 Graduate10]

Great 10K Ian!! Phew on those precious 5 seconds!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼😝 I’m not out again till Wednesday and not till 8am - (practically lunchtime!)shock/horror! I’ll try another 10K then as it’s supposed to cool down a bit.

You’re doing brilliantly and another great 10km. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😎

[Hidden]

Amazing! You're doing brilliantly. Enjoy your run with your sis, just don't get all competitive and do yourself an injury!

Competitive, you!?!? 😂😂😂

Ripcurlrana71 for the win!! 💫🏆💫 😆

[Ripcurlrana71 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼😘😘😘

[Cliff_H Graduate10]

Sounds like a good day! Well done. I need to get out tomorrow morning and get a few miles on the running shoes.

[over61andstilltrying Graduate10]

Well done HoagyM! I am seriously impressed with your running and with the running of Ripcurlrana71 . You are both super running stars! ⭐️⭐️ You both, I think graduated at a similar time to me, but I feel that you have zoomed along to dizzy distances before I even thought about blinking! Well done to you both! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Ripcurlrana71 Graduate10 in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Thanks 61 but I think everyone wants different things from their running after graduation. For me I’d booked a 10K race so I had to get there! Some like to keep doing 5k’s to beat their pb’s. I like challenging myself on distance and endurance but do need a structure to do that in. Plus I do love to run. Xx

[sallenson Graduate10]

I'm loving the nonchalance Ian!! Just "another 10K" 👍👍You lot are scaring the split-leg shorts off me 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️