A 'Quick' 10km!

[BaddieThePirate]

It wasn't that quick, it's just that I did it all in one go instead of taking all day and 3 errands about it like last time.

I was very happy to get out there today on a cold, crisp, sunny winter's day. Some slippery patches which I took really slowly, but the whole run felt so DOABLE. How amazing. (Maybe I should take a week off more often). The only difficult bit was my circular route was completed in 9km so I had to turn away from home and run back up the hill at the end. I need a really good, circular 10km route, or a buddy who is 10km away who has a kettle and lives on a bus route like my 5km buddy.

The only reason I went out today was because I felt motivated by everyone's posts, so thank you everyone for keeping me on my toes ( you know who you are).

I'm working away next week and have packed my running gear. Heading south and hoping the thaw will have set in down there next week.

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Depends how far south is to you Baddie. Southsea is fine now but north Hampshire and West Country is still a bit dodgy.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

I'm off to Farnborough...

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

You should be ok by next week but they would have certainly got snow this week ❄️⛄️❄️

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

I'm hoping the boss will give me a couple of daylight hours to run in as I'm doing the set up and then the early shift on the first day of an exhibition. Hoping to go find the canal and run along that...

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Sounds a good idea. Enjoy.

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Well done for getting out today, another lovely chilly looking picture

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

It was beautiful in the sun. Glad I went.

[Flaraflarkin Graduate10]

Well done Baddie! Challenging conditions ❄️ I'm in the south east and so far we are ok 🤞

[Jell6 Graduate10]

Well done, and double well done for staying upright 🎿⛸😊

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Jell6]

Not even a near miss whilst running, although the cool down walk was nearly terrible. I had to walk back the long way to avoid ice.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Looks gorgeous Baddie. A lovely chilly 10k in the bag! 👏👏

I assume you were wearing trail shoes? I’m hoping to try mine out this week and if yours can deal with that beautiful snowy run, I’d like to think mine will deal with our common even though it’s currently covered with snow. ❄️❄️❄️

We still have a fair amount of snow on the ground (Bristol), but it has melted quite a bit today. The issue now is ice with these cold nights. Hoping we’ll warm up next week - where are you headed? Fingers crossed you can run. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Actually I wore my usual shoes because a running neighbour said she'd done the route earlier and it was fine. Also the soles on my trail shoes are firmer and I thought they might be more skiddy on ice.

The run was ok. Slow and careful, but the last bit of the cool down walk looked a bit dodgy. I didn't want to fall WALKING when I'd just stayed upright for a 10km run 😬so walked round the long way. Clearer and much less ice 😄

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Gosh interesting! I minced around the woods with the dog after I’d been to the gym, and it was very slippery in places. A guy ran slowly past me in trail shoes and looked unperturbed - me in my wellies not so much! Like you, I didn’t want to fall whilst walking. 👎

[Ang33333]

Lovely path. I think my usual path is ok to run on, just can't get to it! Too much snow and ice here.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Ang33333]

Hopefully it will be thawing soon. I can't wait for spring...

[Wimborne]

Fab run BTP. And taking running stuff with you. I am in south west and it’s thawing well. Icy but ok. Weather looks fine too. 😀

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Yes well done Baddie - I think the thaw is setting in soon so you should be ok 'down south'! 😀

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

Hope so...

[lexi6 Graduate10]

Pretty as a picture Baddie, but treacherous underfoot I’ll bet. Good on you for getting out there and here’s hoping for a snow free few runs next week. 👍

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to lexi6]

You're not even cold once you're moving. I even took my hat off. Kept gloves on all the way though.

[over61andstilltrying Graduate10]

10km in those conditions and you're upright to tell us about it! It must have been so beautiful. Well done you!

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to over61andstilltrying]

It was gorgeous in the sun. I went very slowly whenever there was ice or snow. It still only took a couple of mins longer than my first ever 10km so I was very happy 😀

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10]

Oh BTP, you put me to shame. I wimped out! We had about 2.5 inches of snow on top of ground which was frozen in parts when I ran on Thursday. I could just imagine the slippy bits waiting to get me! Hopefully it will have thawed out a bit by tomorrow afternoon. Well done for getting out there and staying upright for 10k. Unstoppable!🚂🚂

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Beachcomber66]

I did have a week off waiting for the weather to thaw. Funny how you miss running when you can’t do it! Never thought I’d say that. Tee hee hee, I’m a new woman!

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Excellent work on your continuous 10k Baddie... although I did love your all day errand 10K too! 😁👌 That’s great to hear that everyone on the forum had motivated you to get out there. I’m sure you must be able to work tha extra Km addition into your 9k loop somewhere along the way 🤔surely! 🤷🏼‍♂️⚡️

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

I'm going to have to try!

[orangeguy Graduate10]

Great pic, that looks a perfect running location. It looks a little like my favourite route up an old railway line.... and well done with the 10k 👍

[Deals1 Graduate10]

Well done!! ⛸️❄️🏃

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

Yay, and what a fab path to run on too 😎