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My first 10k!

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lez69Graduate10
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Hi all, after just over a year from starting running I've finally ran my first ever 10k tonight. I'm booked into a 10k race for life a week on Sunday but always stopped short of 9k while training but tonight just carried on and got there. I am super slow and it took me 1.30.20 in total but boy am I proud, happy and very very elated. I finally feel that I am truly a runner, albeit a slow one, and on a plus point have raised Β£230 for cancer research πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ˜€πŸ˜Œ

Thank you to everyone who has given advice or tips on running longer distances, I've avidly read and digested lots of advice and it has helped me as a newbie runner loads xx

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Congratulations to you lez69 on completing your first 10K, well done. To get your graduation badge and the word GRADUATE10 next to your username leave a message on June Healthunlocked graduate10 homepage and tell the administrators that you have ran your first 10K run.

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Congratulations!! πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ’ͺπŸŽ‰πŸ₯‰

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

Just fabulous, congratulations you... that feeling is fantastic...and raising cash too! Yeayayya!

For me, I took the advice of the awesome folk on this and the Marathon forum... it is the lovely long, slower, see where you get to, runs, just steadily building up.

I , when I am in Admin mode, always advise this after folk graduate from C25K. The running that we do, lots of it, build everything up... stamina and strength and then distance.

Mix the routes up, short, long and new... and get a few more 10Ks in there regularly too:)

When you are ready..find a plan that suits you... for example roseabi is beginning a new HM plan ...

healthunlocked.com/marathon...

You may feel this is too soon for a HM or not... but take a peek anyway...

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roseabiβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

It is a group not a plan, but you are most welcome whether or not you want to commit to a half marathon just yet 😊😊😊

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10β€’ in reply toroseabi

Sorry :( x

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roseabiβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

No worries, just want to be clear πŸ’—

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O505kGraduate10

Congratulations, it’s a brilliant feeling to do the first. Celebrate your achievement. πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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JonathanPGraduate10

Well done on your first 10k lez69!πŸŽ‰πŸ‘ Revel in your achievement !πŸ˜€

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