🎓🎓10K!!! 🎓🎓

[Equi-geek]

Hiya! Just finished my post-run routine of drinking pints of squash and stretching. This will be shorter than my usual ramble because I’m downing some carbs in the hope I’ll be OK for Saturday Parkrun 🤣

It was a similar route to the 9.5k last week, with a repeat short leg at the end. You were all there running with me individually at certain points, and as a group too - I hope you all know how special you’ve made this journey and how much I’ve learned from you❤️

The last km was a slog, I shalln’t lie - only because the outside of my leg started to pull. But up to that point it was running nirvana! Different lacing worked (no bruised toenails) different socks didn’t (a blister for the first time running!) - and no idea why my shoulder now hurts because I was deliberately trying to relax my upper body - still learning! Still, the splits showed we were 14s per km quicker on this run than the 9.5k - which I was gobsmacked about!

The icing on the cake was that we’d just finished and a guy walking his dog said ‘Have you ladies thought about joining the running club?’ And he was SERIOUS! 🤣👏 So I had to explain I had just finished my first 10K, and I was 50 next week, and and and... (🧠 to 👄: shut up, woman! 🤦🏼‍♀️).

Happy running everyone - I shall sleep very well tonight if I don’t overload on pasta 👋🍾😅🎓✅

[pinkaardvark Graduate10]

Well done!! What an amazing feeling eh! That pasta will be well deserved. You are amazing and this is only the start

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

Thanks pink! Glad to have broken that barrier! Was reminiscing with the running buddy, now the leaves are falling and when we started C25k they were all bright green and new 😁

[pinkaardvark Graduate10 in reply to Equi-geek]

Oh they will be again and you'll be running ultras

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

🤣 nice thought!

[mountaindreamer Graduate10]

Yay!!! Well done EG! Welcome to the 10k club! 😃🏃‍♀️💥❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🍾🥂🏅❤️

Enjoy that pasta. Just laughing at myself, as read your post a bit too quickly, and was wondering what on earth you’d been doing the splits for!! 😂😂😂

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to mountaindreamer]

Nope, my splits days are well behind me 🤣

[Jay66UK Graduate10]

Very well done! 👏👏👏

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to Jay66UK]

Thanks Jay! ❤️ good to hear from you 🤗

[BlondeAmbition72 Graduate10]

Awesome!! Well done 👏🏻 😊

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Sleep well... and after hitting that 10K+... you should be 'Pasta' caring

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

😆🤪

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Huge well done EG. What a great time. Sleep well and have a treat

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Will do! Am off to the pub 🤣

[Tartancat Graduate10]

Well done Equi-geek. Great achievement!

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Yeah! Congratulations on your first 10k run...how sweet does that feel now 🙆

Very well done 😊x

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Very sweet! If you’d told me when I started C25k on 14th May I would be running 10K in less than 5 months, and enjoying it, I would say you were being stunningly over-optimistic 🤣🤣

[Fabulous450 Graduate10]

You’re just amazing Equi!! Fantastic! Brilliant run by a brilliant lady!! Well done! Let me know where the running club is!! 🤣 🎓🎓🎓🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽❤️

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

Thanks Fabulous ❤️❤️! Just squeezed in the 10 before my 50th 🍾 and only a week behind my training plan when I started aiming at the GSR - so not too bad! I may do PR tomorrow - very very slowly!The club is Wootton Bassett Hounds (clever name!) and I’ve seen them out. He says they do different distances according to ability/choice on Wednesday, and Monday is running sets/technique. It’s a safer option in the dark winter evenings if my running buddy wants to keep training 😁👍

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Equi-geek]

So pleased about your own personal birthday gift!! Fantastic achievement!🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️💝

Good idea about the club! They have Swindon Harriers over on my side on a Tuesday for beginners too! I think you’re right about the safer option. I’m considering switching to a lunch time run as I’m away quite often. It will take a new discipline to stop working and do that though. Then get dressed and go back to it???!! 😱😱😱! But I know a lot of people do that. Unfortunately I don’t get dressed too quickly! 😳 We’ll see! 😁❤️

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

Yes, I’ve seen the Harriers at Lydiard too 😁👍 I’m a bit nervous about clubs - I pushed too hard at the swim club and damaged my shoulder, just because I wanted to complete the training sets for once rather than run out of time. Lunchtimes would work for me very well - I’m not great in the evening! Stella works full time and can’t spare the time needed at lunch so if she continues we’ll be running in the dark 😬

[Lorijay Graduate10]

Big congrats Equi, that's brilliant!! Wonderful achievement

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to Lorijay]

Thanks Lorijay 🙏

[Deals1 Graduate10]

Well done!! Excellent achievement. Hope u enjoyed your celebratory 🍺🍷🍾

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to Deals1]

I did thanks! Downed 3 pints of squash and 2 pints of cider - not great for weight loss or the training but I am going alcohol free now until after the GSR! 😁

[Sadie-runs Graduate10]

Yay you did it! (Knew you would!) Congratulations on your first 10km, Equi, beautifully done. It’s a great distance and a great achievement. 👏👏👏

Sadie-runs xxx

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to Sadie-runs]

Thanks Sadie 🙏

[Sybilw Graduate10]

Great job brilliantly done.

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to Sybilw]

Thanks Sybil!

[Razouski]

Congrats on your 10k graduation. I bet you’ve been grinning all day. 😀🥂

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to Razouski]

I was Razouski, thanks! I’m about to get ready for Parkrun this morning as a very very careful and slow recovery run. Might only do one lap of the two actually running - I’m interested to find out what impact this run has had 🤔

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Well done you. That must feel SO good. Congratulations.

[Equi-geek Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Thanks Baddie! 😁👍