10K part deux

[ForbiddenPlanet]

My second 10K which I thought would be harder as the first one, a week ago, was a great novelty, whereas the second would be merely the chore of repetition. And so it proved, hard going and slower. But completed!

I watched my heart rate more carefully this time and mostly kept it below 160, though according to Garmin, I ran a shorter distance, more slowly, in identical conditions, with a slower heart rate - and yet burned more calories ...

Next up a kind of anti celebration of Christmas, a 5K run on Wednesday morning which I shall enjoy greatly.

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Congratulations on your second 10k , isn't it amazing what we can achieve with determination and a great supportive forum .

I will be with you on Wednesday ( well not running along side you) as I will also be out on Christmas day. 🎅🎅🎅🎅

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

It is indeed - for sure I would have given up when I got injured without the encouragement and support provided by this forum.

Enjoy your Xmas run - excellent justification for an extra mince pie.

[Buddy34 Graduate10 in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

I don't eat currants, raisins etc I don't like the taste never have done.

But what I do like are Black Magic chocolates . You only see them at Christmas time. So I will have a few of them . 🎅

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

I remember Black Magic chocolates - didn't realise they had become rare.

I can't stand tomato sauce / ketchup myself, tastes like vomit to me. Fortunately baked beans are not a Christmas delicacy!

[Buddy34 Graduate10 in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

My dad hates tomato and brown sauce he even hates the smell🤣

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

A man of taste and distinction! 😂

[Buddy34 Graduate10 in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

🤣🤣

[Debston Graduate10]

Well done on your second 10km! Definitely not a fluke then! 😂 Enjoy your run on Wednesday, 5k sounds like a perfect distance to go for.

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10 in reply to Debston]

Thanks Debs. Want to build up to three 10K runs a week, but slowly and carefully! Happy Christmas. 🎄

[Debston Graduate10 in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

Three per week?! Wow, you're going to be super fit! Happy Christmas to you too. 🎅 🎄 ☃

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Great effort in repeating that 10k and enjoy your Christmas day run

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thank you GTB. You and Buddy are giving me something to aim for time wise! Merry Christmas! You probably even have snow where you are! 😂⛄🛷🎄

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

Headed 100miles south to the family left very cold frosty conditions at home, just had a run in 8 deg, forgot what warm weather running was like 😉

[JaoJao Graduate10]

Well done, a great time too.

For the me the second time I did 10K was to prove the first time wasn't a fluke! Haha!

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

Yeah - absolutely, I felt like "am I really going to run 10K? Again?!" Especially after resting for a week (with a couple of 5K runs).

A longer run feels to me like stepping into an alternative reality - a hostile and unfamiliar reality. But the sense of achievement at the end is something I savour. At my time of life (62) it is making me feel very alive.