Round and round and round..... to 7K!!

[Cazza26]

Hi everyone! Feeling good that I’ve just completed my first 7K and week 3 of the 10K plan. I felt I’d hit a bit of a barrier until today - I’d been thwarted by the ice and snow a couple of weeks ago and also felt that because I live in a hilly area, I was struggling with the longer distances.

So I had the brainwave of heading to a nearby park which has a flat (yay!!) 1K path all around it. Okay, so it wasn’t the most exciting of runs doing 7 laps 🥴,but a good podcast and a jelly baby kept me going! It was so much easier to keep a steady pace on the flat and I now feel that 10k is achievable. I’m signed up for the Manchester 10K in May, so hopefully I’ll be ready by then. If I do manage it, it will be almost exactly a year since I graduated from C25k . I’ve never felt better!

Enjoy your running, peeps! 🏃‍♀️

[roseabi]

"a good podcast and a jelly baby" I love that! Well done xx

[Cazza26 Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

Thanks! Enjoyed them both! Xx

[Hidden]

Great run!... Good podcast, jelly babies & determination!

You’ll be well ready for the Manchester 10k! 🏅🙌

[Cazza26 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

🤞🏻

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Well done Cazza - sometimes you have to sacrifice interesting for getting the run done! 😀

[Cazza26 Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

Thanks Jonathan. Yep, you’re right. Pleased to have 7K in the bag, whichever way!

[Bridget007]

Well done! Luckily you had an interesting podcast and a jelly baby to keep you going 😃👍🏻

[Cazza26 Graduate10 in reply to Bridget007]

Thanks!

[Wimborne]

Yay well done 😀👏👏👏🏃🏼‍♀️. 7k in the bag. You are well on track for 10k for May. Good luck and happy running.

[Cazza26 Graduate10 in reply to Wimborne]

Thanks Wimborne! Onwards and upwards.... 🏃‍♀️

[Slinkymalinki Graduate10]

Hi & well done on your 7k! I live in a hilly area too and 'cheat' by doing my longer runs in the valley along canal paths etc. At least it means I can cope with 10k and put the hills back in when I want to for a longer distance! Good luck with the programme - it's great! 🙂

[Cazza26 Graduate10 in reply to Slinkymalinki]

Thanks Slinky - that’s good to hear. It felt like a breakthrough yesterday. I think those will be my tactics too, on the way to 10K!!

[grumpyoldgirl]

Great run cazza, and good thinking! Hope it didn't make you too dizzy 💫

[Deals1 Graduate10]

well done! 10 K is just round the corner for you... you

[EmmaRunning Graduate10]

Well done - hills can be a bit demoralising on the longer runs for sure but any serious runners I know swear by them. Me? I just swear at them and avoid them where I can 😂