Surprise 10K

[Caseycooks]

I have been working on Ju Ju's plan for the last couple of months. I have tried to keep to 3 runs a week but sometimes it has been tricky because of holidays and not finding the right places to run. But I am on week 7 and was due for my 9K run this morning. I got up early and set off across Hackney Marshes, keeping to the shady places and running at a consistent, slow pace. It was a beautiful morning and I felt fine at the end of 9K so continued to my first ever 10K. I feel so proud, having begun the C25K in January this year and finding even running for the bus a challenge! Ju Ju's plan works really well for me as it varies the distance and it means that I naturally vary my pace and I have stuck with slow and steady for the longer runs and starting more quickly on the shorter ones. I am amazed that I now consider 5K to be a short run...Thank you to the great community out there, all your comments are and continue to be hugely useful and although I rarely post, I read other people's posts regularly.

[Sadie-runs Graduate10]

Congratulations and well done! Beautiful when it all comes together, eh? I loved discovering the slow and steady...got hung up on pace for a while after C25K. Running slower but for longer is amazing, a new and enjoyable discipline. Happy running to you! 👏👏👏

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

Fantastic! Well done! 🍾💪🏽

[O505k Graduate10]

Brilliant, well done. 🎉🎉

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Massive congratulations.. that first 10K.... it is amazing!

As the old Music Hall song goes...

" With a ladder and some glasses

You can see to Hackney Marshes

And spot the 10 K runner , over there ".

Okay, maybe not quite those words..but it fits

Brilliant....

[mountaindreamer Graduate10]

Well done!! 🎉🎉🎉😃❤️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Slow and steady certainly wins for the longer runs, as I’m just really starting to discover too. 😊

[Sarakc Graduate10]

Congratulations!!! Very well done!! 😀🏃‍♀️👏

[Razouski]

Wow, well done, it's so wonderful when a run just feels right and you can keep going for that extra km. Well done you must be feeling on top of the world.

[Wizziewood Graduate10]

Congratulations!

You're right to be proud, very proud ... well done you!

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Brilliant acheivement Caseycooks...Well done on your amazing 10k run!😊

You can request your Graduate10 badge here...well deserved😊x

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