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Did it. 10Km. Tick.

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Ya, well I set out to do 7Km, but then I was enjoying myself.

The weather forecast is terrible for the rest of the week, so I was determined to get my long run in today. Today was calm, cold, and dry (overhead, but not underfoot).

I set off going the wrong way round my 7Km, to give myself some more steep-up practice, and found myself at the top with quite a bit of get-up-and-go left, so I decided to see if I could get up to Orthwaite - and UP is the word!

I could have run back down and taken the easy way back to the village, it would have been about 8.5Km. But by cutting across the fields (mistake!) I could see the other road that is mostly down-hill, and which I knew would be a 10Km.

Okay. They might call it a footpath, but much of it was under(muddy)water... but I persisted, and the 3Km run back down to the village was a joy.

10Km in the bag. Bring on the rain, I don't care.

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mountaindreamer profile image
mountaindreamerGraduate10

Brilliant OldFellow! Well done!!!!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ˜ƒπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ’₯❀️

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Well done to you 'theoldfellow' for achieving your first 10K run in a decent time of around 75 minutes, yes, the weather for the rest of the week is gales and rain, so like here where I live in Central Scotland, it is a beautiful morning for a walk or a run.

This morning I went for an 11-kilometre walk, but I did run a little just to check out on my legs, I hope the baptism went well the other day.

Deals1 profile image
Deals1Graduate10

woohooo

well done!!!

alisonx profile image
alisonxGraduate10

Well done what a fantastic achievement! . I bet those fields were a minefield of dodging boggy areas!

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply toalisonx

The path looked so inviting at the top of the hill too....πŸ˜ƒ

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damienairAdministrator

Congratulations and very well done. It was beautiful here all day. Now that I am home of course the weather has turned. Windy wet and cold. Aaarrrggghhhh. I have to do my 5K in this.

Well done again

Damien

RunBrianRun profile image
RunBrianRunGraduate10

Oh well done!! Fabulous persistence in those conditions πŸ˜ƒπŸ‘

JonathanP profile image
JonathanPGraduate10

Congratulations TOF! Sounds like carpe diem was definitely the right approach today - enjoy your achievement! πŸŽ‰

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UpTheStanleyGraduate10

Great stuff! More power to your - err - knees πŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply toUpTheStanley

I was talking to She-who-must-be-obeyed about it yesterday after the run. But the osteoarthritis that I am supposed to have in my knees has completely disappeared. I'm not sure how, but I applied some Ibuprophen gel a couple of weeks ago, and I have had no trace of it since.

I was dead scared of the final hill down to the village, as it is very steep and 1Km long. But nothing, not even a twinge. Alleluia!πŸ™

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Dexy5Graduate10

Well done theoldfellow! 10k whoop whoop and very well

paced too. I’m so pleased you are back to full fitness again.

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‘πŸ‘β˜€οΈ Hills? across muddy

fields?

I went out for a long one with UTS today but stopped at 6k because of the wind. At least it was nice and sunny though. 😎😎

Diddidi profile image
DiddidiGraduate10

Congratulations! It’s a fantastic feeling isn’t it? Enjoy πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ˜€

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply toDiddidi

Thanks. I didn't expect the euphoria to be quite this good. I could get addicted to this running lark....

😍

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Dexy5Graduate10β€’ in reply totheoldfellow

Too late - you already are πŸ˜‚

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Absolutely amazing TOF! You’re a true mountain goat - or should I say mountain gazelle? What a great time too! πŸ‘ŠπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

I'm a mountain elephant..... 🐘

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10β€’ in reply totheoldfellow

I’m definitely a mountain 🐌 πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

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Tonkabella

Well done πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ». Beautiful part of the country to run in πŸ˜ŠπŸƒπŸ½β€β™€οΈ

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply toTonkabella

Beautiful yes, but sometimes I wonder what running on the flat would be like.❀

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Tonkabellaβ€’ in reply totheoldfellow

I'm South Wales .... only flat here is canal and river routes, thankfully I have both within a few mins drive. I live at the top of a very big hill..... perhaps one day I'll be fit enough to jog up half if not all of it, but that "one day" is a very long way off and may never be attainable πŸƒπŸ½β€β™€οΈπŸ˜Š

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Beachcomber66Graduate10

Well done TOF; hills mud and 10k ? Unstoppable!! There has to be a sermon in there somewhere. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ₯‡πŸ‘Š

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Oh more than one! Thank you.

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Sandie1961Graduate10

Brilliant theoldfellow πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸƒπŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ’₯ 10k in mud, up and down hills - fantastic! Being in Lincolnshire, I know all about flat, but never done hills, so don’t really know how it would compare. It does sometimes feel like a real slog, although I guess, unlike cycling where you can relax going downhill, running downhill just uses different muscles from uphillπŸ€”

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply toSandie1961

Thanks Sandie.

Downhill is easy on the heart and lungs, but hard on the ankles, knees and hips. My main concern has always been the knees, but running 5Km-7Km seems to have improved them. My physio said that there are muscles that stabilise the joints, as well as the power muscles, and that running improves both. If you don't have the stability musculature, then downhill can be much more dangerous. My experience bears this out.

So I guess the message to those who train on the flat is, "don't go fast downhill at first."

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Sandie1961Graduate10β€’ in reply totheoldfellow

At least it goes without saying β€œdon’t go fast uphill at first”! πŸ˜‚

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply toSandie1961

Ummm? If you can, feel free....😳

Sandie1961 profile image
Sandie1961Graduate10β€’ in reply totheoldfellow

Mmm maybe not, I’m not a great fan of breathlessness!

Anren profile image
AnrenGraduate10

Brilliant :D Well done.

limberlou profile image
limberlouGraduate10

Strangely enough I find running when it’s windy invigorating too. Not so much when I’m against the wind. but the return journey was great. I arrived back home yesterday glowing and grinning to myself. Felt upbeat all day then.

Not so keen on the forecast for tomorrow’s run though ☹️

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply tolimberlou

Glad we both got one in then. It may be very hard to motivate oneself tomorrow.....

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grumpyoldgirl profile image
grumpyoldgirl

Goodness that's hilly. And muddy. And rainy. And smiley!! Woo-hoo!!

Lezlie profile image
Lezlie

Congratulations!! Well done! :) For me it's still a long way to 10k. So, for me that sounds as a very great achievement! :) πŸ‘

Joster profile image
JosterGraduate10

Well done you! Some great terrain in there.

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Raymond16460

Was there a particular program you followed after the c25k? My aim is to complete a 10 km in June, I think I have time but seem a bit lost with all the running programs, post c25k. Adding 6 mins a week will get me thereabouts and so far that’s my idea and the best one I have seen so far. Any thought?

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Sandie1961Graduate10β€’ in reply toRaymond16460

A lot of us on here have followed ju-ju’s Magic 10 plan (pinned on the right). 8 weeks from 5k to 10k but with a bit more flexibility than C25k. You can either download and follow it yourself or join a virtual training group to get support and encouragement from fellow participants. I think the latest one is just finishing so the next one should be starting soon. Quite a lot of us have done our weekly 5k run at parkrun as well.

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Jell6Graduate10β€’ in reply toRaymond16460

Yep, another vote for JuJu's plan.

I know she has just finished one, but to be fair I don't suppose there is any law about looking at the plan and getting a head start 🀩

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply toRaymond16460

Ju-ju's plan is excellent. But I have to say that I couldn't stick with it. Injuries and just plain old age and weather, especially the weather, meant I diverged from it. But just reading her work and looking at her videos are excellent ways of making up your own programme. Ju-ju is the role model.

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