Almorr /2nd10K

[AlMorr]

Two weeks ago I ran my first full 10k in a time of 73.03, this morning I ran my second 10k in a time of 70.20, nice cool morning so I am happy about that, nice run for me

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Congratulations AlMorr on your second and faster 10k😊👏👏

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy, got your report about your run this morning being spoiled by a litter picker, sorry about that.

[Buddy34 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Maybe he got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. If I see him again I will tell him to try c25k maybe cheer him up a bit 😂

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

👍 Yes, who knows what he might say, remember those council workers are outside all day, he might be interested. 😊

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Good chunk of time off last time Al. Well done! 👍👏👊🏃‍♂️😀

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Yes, I thought that I might get sub 70 minutes, I had my metromone beats at 165 beats/steps /cadence a minute, two weeks ago it was 162, so perhaps the next time I run a 10K, maybe in a fortnight, I'll set it at 168. 😊 🏃

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Great idea Al. You’re on a roll. 👍👏

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

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[Deals1 Graduate10]

congrats

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Deals1]

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[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Well done Al, on your second 10k run. That's a brilliant time as well! 😊

Happy running 😊xx

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thank you Bluebirdrunner, that's a nice compliment.

I was reading another story here on the Internet not really related to running but it could apply to some here on Healthunlocked

It's a quote from Confucius the Chinese philosopher who lived around 470BC

"Our greatest glory is in not falling, but in rising every time we fall "

Of course we don't want to fall, however if a runner does fall, rise and keep on running. 😊 🏃

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Excellent philosophy! thank you for sharing.😊x

[HeavyFoot Graduate10]

Well done Al. I do keep up with your progress and am starting to get a bit jealous!! Clearly I need a bit of good Scottish cuisine!! 😁

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to HeavyFoot]

Thanks, some Scottish cuisine like Haggis, porridge, Cock a leeky soup, Crappit Heid and worst of all, Fried Mars Bar. 😊

[Chris141 Graduate10]

Fantastic! Well done!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Chris141]

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[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Fab stuff! Well done Al, that's a great improvement 🏃🙂

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you IP, I enjoyed my run this morning, I hope you are enjoying your holiday in Tuscany.

[UpTheStanley Graduate10]

Coming along very nicely Al. Once you’ve got your cadence up to the fastest your legs will go round, you can try to extend your stride length for yet more speed 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to UpTheStanley]

Yes, thanks for that wonderful advice UTS, you are magnificent in the times that you have ran 5 or 10K runs or longer distances 🏃👍

[UpTheStanley Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

You’re too kind. Remember I have been running up to 5k regularly for the best part of 60 years, which helps a bit - well quite a lot really 😀

It’s you guys and gals who got off the couch in your 50s, 60s and 70s and stuck with the programme who are truly magnificent 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to UpTheStanley]

Thank you UpTheStanley, I would say that I have never been a couch potato, my favourite sports past time has been cycling, I still cycle but not as much as just up to a few years ago, I have been a 🚴 cyclist since I was 7, I did run way back in Primary School, my last run was when I was 11 in 1957, no more running until Spring of 2018. I am of normal weight, go a lot of walks during the winter months, I think its a bit dangerous cycling in the winter, anyway, the running has surprised me just as it my daughter who has encouraged me, she helped me to print out the barcodes for the Saturday morning parkruns which I have now ran 5😊 🏃 regards to you and Dexy 👍🏃

[Vintage61 Graduate10]

That’s fantastic. Well done on the time too. I hope to reach the giddy heights of 10k one day 🙏

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Vintage61]

Thanks, you will one day, Vintage 51👍🏃

[Vintage61 Graduate10]

I do hope so. I’m fitting in some shorter runs and doing just 1 5k a week. Think I went a bit mad at the start.

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Vintage61]

You'll get there V, I have no doubt about that !

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

You are awesome aren’t you? we are 10 years younger and can’t quite get to 5k but we are stretching our times a little

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

You soon will get to 5K and if you wish go onto 10K.👍🏃😊

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

We will just increase by a few minutes here and there until we get further it’s sometimes hard to run after work but it clears my head and feel great after

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

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[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Well done Al, you are getting speedy! 🏃‍♂️⚡️

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

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[Sandie1961 Graduate10]

You really are going for it 👏🏻👏🏻 Three minutes faster in just 2 weeks is amazing and planning another in just 2 weeks time, well wow! At this rate you’ll be knocking on an hour’s door before too long!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

I am being "helped" by that metromone beats app I recently installed on my Smartphone, two weeks ago I set it at 162 steps a minute, today it was at 165, if I am brave enough, in two weeks time I'll set it at 168 steps/beats/cadence a minute and hopefully get a sub 70 minutes 10k.🏃👍😊

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

It’s obviously working 😃

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

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[Lynsh]

Well done. You are fantastic and I love reading your posts. So inspiring xx

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Lynsh]

Thank you very much Lynsh for your compliments to me, I hope you are enjoying your running. 😊 🏃

[Lynsh in reply to AlMorr]

I am thanks Al. Not getting in the miles I'd like to due to work but I'm not on the Couch! 🏃

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Lynsh]

Good 🏃👍

[sTrongFuse Graduate10]

I did 10k number 8 tonight in just a few seconds under 74 minutes. Coming back from a heavy cold, I'm dead chuffed, but I'm seriously impressed with your time so far. Well done, that is inspiring.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to sTrongFuse]

Thank you, still a good time for you, sub 75 is OK, I think most new runners to 10K will be pleased to get under a hour and quarter, I hope your cold quickly clears.

[grumpyoldgirl]

Fantastic, you must have really good strength now to run another 10 even faster than the first. Bravo!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

I do other exercises on non-running days, in fact when I think of it I only run on two days a week, Saturday, sometimes parkrun and a mid-week run on a Wednesday, I cycle on a Sunday, do planks most mornings before breakfast.

Last May I completed UnFitNoMore's 100 pushups a day for a month challenge.

Since then I do 100 pushups on a Tuesday and Friday, I have a yoga mat which my daughter gave me, that's when I do the planks, two years ago when doing my normal shopping I could not resist there and then buying a pair of 5KG kettlebells, that was a deadweight coming home with the normal weekly messages and those kettlebells, I thought my shopping bag was going to burst, never mind the dead weight, so I do other exercises as well as my runs.

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to AlMorr]

Blimey I'm exhausted just reading that lot! The kettleballs made me laugh, I couldn't pick one up, never mind taking them home in the shopping! 😁 I do Pilates in the week though, it really helps me.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

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[Couchpotato2]

That’s wonderful! Well done

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

Thanks CP2, I enjoyed that run yesterday.

[Couchpotato2 in reply to AlMorr]

that's the best! A nice long run. Did you listen to music or anything?

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

No music, just the tick, tick, tick of my metromone beats/steps/cadence at 165 steps a minute and Mapmyrun telling me, pace, speed and distance in kilometers, I know that to some people all those ticks going on for 70 minutes would be a bit tedious but I had the volume of that app low, the volume of Mapmyrun can be controlled separately, so that was a bit louder. 😊 🏃

[Couchpotato2 in reply to AlMorr]

oh that's interesting. I've not tried the cadence metronome, I don't know if it would irritate me or if I would start ignoring it after a bit. What do you use for yours?

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

The app is from the Android App store, Metronome Beats, you can use it for anything from 1 to 300 beats a minute, I vary it for my runs, if I set it at 180 beats a minute I probably would run a sub 30/60 minute 5k/10K respectively. A big IF.

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

Huge well done...and I am sorry I missed this x

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks Floss, there are now so many people on this forum it's a good thing but sometimes difficult to keep up with everything, I enjoyed what was my second 10K on Wednesday, just over 70 minutes, maybe in two weeks I will run another 10K in slightly under 70 minutes. 😊 🏃 👍

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

I never have..best time 1hr 12..

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

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[backintime Graduate10]

Congrats Al, my best time is 85 mins so I am in awe of your times. Well done !

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to backintime]

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