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 👋🍾😅🎓✅
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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 😁
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 🤣🤣
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 😁👍
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! 😁❤️
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 😬
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! 😁
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 🤔
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