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10k number 2 in the bag on Boxing Day! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸŽ„πŸŽ‰πŸ₯‚

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Did it! So now I know my first one wasn’t a fluke. πŸ˜… I even shaved over 5 minutes off the first time and ran today’s in about 1hr 21 minutes! The photo shows me resembling a πŸ… as usual, but a very proud one so I don’t care. πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

I used my beautiful new Garmin, but our WiFi is down at home and my phone wouldn’t let me install Garmin Connect without it. Still, I felt like a real runner wearing it (which I guess I am - I ran 10k today!) πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

Thanks to ju-ju- for the fab Magic 10. It helps me so much having structure. I’ll be hopping on board again next time! And thanks to all you wonderful folk on here. You make running even more fun! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸƒ

Next landmark for me is my double parkrun on New Years Day! πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ•

Enjoy the rest of the Festive period, continue eating, drinking and being merry, and here’s to many more happy runs in 2019! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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DebJogsOn

Congratulations on anther 10k - I was more excited about my second 10k than my first because, like you say, you can stop believing the first was just a fluke.

And I'd say healthy glow rather than tomato 😊.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toDebJogsOn

Haha too kind Deb! I’m actually even redder now - I find I do that, I sort of cook before cooling down! πŸ…πŸ…

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Sandie1961Graduate10

Yay, fantastic Cheeky πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸΎπŸΎπŸΎ A great time too. You are definitely a real runner πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toSandie1961

Thank you Sandie! It feels that way now I must admit! We all are - aren’t we clever? β€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒ

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TartancatGraduate10

Well done Cheeky! We all knew that first 10k was no fluke! And knocking 5 minutes off the time is amazing πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toTartancat

Aww thanks TC! Looking forward to seeing if I can knock some more off after the next Magic 10! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘

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Beanjo

Well done cheeky πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ 5 minutes faster after your Christmas lunch too is very impressive. You’ve earned an extra couple of mince pies I’d say 😊

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toBeanjo

Haha yes I never thought about the Christmas lunch factor Beanjo! Out for more food and drink this afternoon. I think I’ve earned it though, you’re right! πŸ˜…πŸ‘

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Well done cheeky, you look so happy in the photo after completing your second 10k, that red glow is full of joy, no fluke, good luck for your runs in 2019, have a happy running injury free new year.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toAlMorr

Thank you so much AlMorr! I’m chuffed to pieces, and can’t wait for my first 10k bling in May! Isn’t running awesome? β€οΈπŸ‘

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10β€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

I agree with you that running is awesome, however, this morning I went on a 12 Kilometre 17000+ step WALK for Boxing Day, just felt after the excess food I had yesterday that it was better walking 🚢than running. 😊 πŸƒ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toAlMorr

Well I’d say 17,000+ steps is mega, so good for you going for a walk rather than choosing the couch option - which I’m sure was beckoning! πŸ˜€

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UpTheStanleyGraduate10

Great stuff Cheeky, 75 minutes next time, steady 7'30"s, no problem :-) :-)

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toUpTheStanley

Ok UTS, I’ll see what I can do ..... (can’t promise anything from this middle aged 🐌!) πŸ˜…

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Deals1Graduate10

Well done!!

πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…πŸŽ‰πŸ‘πŸ˜

Fantastic (and on boxing day!!)

Enjoy your festivities and celebrating!

Double park run? So another 10k? 😁😁

Yeah I think I might join the plan again.. great for motivation!!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toDeals1

Thanks Deals, yes I was persuaded to do the double on New Years Day. Both hilly, especially the first one! What am I doing? πŸ˜…

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Ang33333

Congratulations! And on Boxing Day!! I'm not running today. Too full of rubbish! Will go tomorrow..! πŸ₯‚

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toAng33333

Thanks Ang. I’m anticipating more rubbish this afternoon than yesterday, hence me picking today as run day. Plus it’ll give me an extra rest day before parkrun on Saturday. πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ•

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Ang33333β€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

I'm tail walking this week. We're out Friday night so it seemed the best thing to do!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toAng33333

Wise move! πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Beachcomber66Graduate10

Well done CC, brilliant effort. I am so pleased to have reached my first 10k on the day you did your second one!! Thanks for all the good advice....now disappear and celebrate! 😊πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Awww brilliant BC! Huge congratulations to you too. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ I intend to celebrate all afternoon, starting in approximately 15 minutes. Make sure you do as well! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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Glasgow_newbie

Well done! I am delighted for you. Good luck on New Years day!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toGlasgow_newbie

Thank you G-N! I can’t wait for the double. It’ll be hard as they’re both hilly courses! Fun though. πŸ˜€

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Notsobigdoug

Well done on your 2nd 10k. And to shave 5 minutes off is a massive achievement. That’s fantastic you really should be so proud of yourself πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toNotsobigdoug

Thank you NSBD! I am chuffed to pieces, really. Can’t wait to do the Magic 10 again and see if I can shave some more off! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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linda9389Graduate10

Brilliant! I remember thinking exactly the same thing the second time I did 10K :)

Lovely photo - a very proud and happy chipmunk :)

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply tolinda9389

Thanks Linda, running 10k really is huge and apart from a bit of leg fatigue towards the end, I could have gone on. I can’t say enough good things about C25K and B210K. I’d never have been a runner without them. ❀️

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linda9389Graduate10β€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Couldn't agree more πŸ‘

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FlaraflarkinGraduate10

Well done Cheeks!! If you are a tomato I am most certainly an aubergine πŸ€£πŸ¦‹

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toFlaraflarkin

I don’t know about you Flara, but I don’t sweat much apart from when I’m on the treadmill, or it’s really hot outside. I do go very red though, and I continue cooking for a good hour afterwards, getting redder and redder! πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

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SaskAlliecatGraduate10

Whoohoo! Looking good cheeky! Another great 10k in the bag!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toSaskAlliecat

Thanks Sask! I can hardly believe it! πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

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KatnapGraduate10

Like Beachcomber66 I too have done my first 10k today! TailChaser joined me for support and because I was with her for her first 10k 😁😸

πŸŽ… Xmas Katnap πŸŽ…

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toKatnap

Woohoo well done to you too Katnap! Today’s been a good day! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Well done cheek-ster! Great work on your second 10K via Ju-Ju’s program, it’s been great to watch you progress through it, and so nice to that you’ve been surprising yourself at the strength and power that you now possess. Oh... and you’ve been a real runner for ages...😁⚑️

Will keep an eye out for the New Years double park run post, sounds awesome 😎 πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

πŸ™Œ πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ πŸ‘Š πŸ…πŸΊ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply to

Thanks TS! I’ve loved the Magic 10 plan, and even though it wasn’t a million miles off my 10k β€˜flying solo’ journey the first time round, doing it with a bunch of VRBs made it more fun. I’ll do it again right away!

Can’t wait for the double parkrun, and I’ll definitely be posting about it. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ•πŸ’ͺπŸ‘πŸŽ‰

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Jay66UKGraduate10

Brilliant πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toJay66UK

Thanks Jay! Enjoyed every minute! πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ˜€

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Lavender1962Graduate10

Congratulations on your 2nd 10k. That was no fluke! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸŽ‰

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toLavender1962

Thank you Lavender, yes I believe you’re right! It feels amazing. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

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SaartjieGraduate10

Well done Cheekychipmunks...definitely not a fluke! Good luck with the double Parkrun πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ™‚

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toSaartjie

Thanks Saartjie, I’m super excited about it. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸƒπŸ•πŸ•πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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Mayanow

What a magical xmas for you!!!!!That is incredible cheeky! WELL DONE! You are really progressing smoothly.

And a double hilly parkrun? How is that?? I admire you. ❀

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toMayanow

Thank you for your kind words Maya, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas too! πŸŽ„πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ˜€

Yes, our 2 local parkruns are β€˜holding the double’ on New Years Day, one at 9am, the other at 10.30 - and I was talked into doing them both! The first one is a 2.5k up, 2.5k down course. I tried it out last weekend and loved it - strangely! My regular parkrun is next and that has some mean hills too. So both parkruns back to back! Crazy!!!! πŸ˜…

Happy running in 2019.l Maya! πŸ˜€

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Mayanowβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

You said it: C R A Z Y !!! 😜 you are admirable. You have come so far!

Anything hilly is my demon so double πŸ‘πŸ‘ on doing that AND loving it! Is your doggie coming along on saturday??

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toMayanow

Hahaha! I think I am - and I’m proud of it! πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

Yes my dog loves parkrun and she’s well known there, so we’ll run as normal on Saturday and prepare ourselves for the double a few days later! She can pull me up the hills! πŸ•πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Mayanowβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Ahaha i have no doubt she will!!! Sounds great! I wish you a surplus of stamina. Have a great time!

πŸπŸ•πŸƒβ€β™€οΈβŽ2πŸ…

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JonathanPGraduate10

Great running Cheeky! And 5 minutes off is a bonus!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toJonathanP

Thanks Jonathan, I’m hoping to shave some more off next time round! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘

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over61andstilltryingGraduate10

Well done cheeky! An example to us all! 😊 πŸŽ“πŸŽ“πŸΎπŸ₯‚πŸ…πŸ…πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ˜ŠπŸŽ‰πŸ‘β˜€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈ I've given you two medals this time! Congratulations!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply toover61andstilltrying

Why thank you 61! πŸ˜€ I do like a medal. πŸ…πŸ…

Can’t wait for my first real bling when I run the Bristol 10k in May. I’m already excited about it ..... (saddo! πŸ˜…πŸ˜…) Happy running in 2019 to you. πŸ‘πŸ˜€

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