Thanks. I loved ju-ju's 10k plan and the sense of achievement that went with it. I then consolidated at 10k but missed the progress so much that I decided to add a few lines to the chart! Same principle of one long run each week, steadily building by just 1k a week. The excitement came back immediately. I'm now consolidating the 15k ready for the Great South Run which will be 16k (10 miles). I'm very,very nervous about such a big public event so for now I have no need to push further - my goal is just to survive the next three weeks

What is it about men that makes them think they can hide in a sparsely wooded area just metres from the path? His wife/partner/friend was 'standing guard' on the path, with her back to him - we smiled politely to each other as if nothing was happening - so very British

(apologies that's a rather sweeping statement that I clearly can't back up with scientific evidence!)

I've found that as the distance increases, so my need for scenery and a pleasant environment has increased. Today feels like I've had a day out, whereas doing laps of the streets round home for 15k would seem like never ending torture It does mean driving rather than falling out of the front door, but it's only 15 minutes away and was well worth the drive I think

Haha. I hope you choose bushes that afford more privacy than his skinny tree trunks!

I don't think the whole of the UK is enjoying weather like this today, but we sure are very very lucky with all this blue sky - at this time of year especially.

I couldn't take enough photos today - didn't take a single one last weekend (they would have been just as dramatic but it was just too wet to stop and get the phone out!).

15k? yep, slowly slowly from couch to 15k ..... first c 2 5k, then ju-ju's 10 is the magic number, then an extension of that plan to get to 15k. Only been running since April last year (ignoring a false start last Feb) but I'm most definitely hooked

Thanks Jan. I was chatting to a friend yesterday who said how she envied my running and how she just couldn't get into it, couldn't get the buzz. I said I was sure I wouldn't have either if I hadn't found this forum. It's such a great community full of inspiration and support. It makes it possible do run by myself (which I actually like very much) yet with a big community of lots of other like-minded people. It truly is the best of both worlds

It was pretty special ... especially when I began to believe I wasn't going to need to dash to the nearest loo (trees aren't really my thing)!

I had planned to drop to 12k today and back up again next week, but didn't see the point in walking 4k back to the car!!! I don't really know what I'm doing in terms of increasing/decreasing in the lead up to GSR Today I felt a few sharp twinges in my left shin - having not been troubled by shin splints so far - so I think I will take it all down next week to do what I can to stop that developing into a real problem. My main goal has to be staying injury free for the next 3 weeks

Have a good one tomorrow!

Making it up as you go along, haha! No shin pain right now so hopefully if I'm sensible it won't develop. I wasn't going to go beyond 15k before GSR, was saving that for the day. As I was running today I was thinking I might manage an extra km - but the additional 0.1could be the final straw! So then I wondered if I should walk the first 0.1k and then there would be noone left to overtake me 😀😀😀

Oh my! A houseboat with a view and a half! Other than the blokes caught short, that sounds idyllic

Way better than last week! No raincoat made it a minute or two faster too 😀