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Can’t believe I actually ran 8K! Seemed like it definitely wouldn’t happen at the 6.5k mark when I saw the size of the hill that was in front of me! I actually ended up going a bit further as at the 8K mark I still felt like I was going to throw up from the effort of the hill, and I wanted to get my breathing and pace back under control to make sure 8k didn’t become like a mental wall I couldn’t get over. It felt great to be out in the sunshine, especially since tomorrow looks awful! Have a great weekend all 😀

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Woop woop well done! Especially with the hill 😵👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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PurpleFish59Graduate10 in reply toJazzyrunner

Thankyou! I think that hill was karma as I spent the first part of my morning marshalling at parkrun on the hilly section telling people how great they were doing with a big smile on my face 😂 I was trying to be kind and encouraging but realised after if I’d been one of the runners I might have wanted to punch me in the face 🤪

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JazzyrunnerGraduate10 in reply toPurpleFish59

🤣😂

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DebstonGraduate10 in reply toPurpleFish59

Lol!

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Congratulations on your 8k especially with a hill involved. You've been out today so you can hide from the storm tomorrow 😊😊👏👏👏👏

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PurpleFish59Graduate10 in reply toBuddy34

This was definitely my plan! I’m pleased to have made the most of the sunshine, even if it was a little blustery in some places 🍂🍃although at least I wasn’t running into the wind when I was going up the monster hill!

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DebstonGraduate10

Brilliant stuff. And great that you kept going until you felt good again - that was clever thinking. I am not a fan of uphill running but it has to be done!

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PurpleFish59Graduate10 in reply toDebston

I’ve signed up for a 10K race in 3 weeks so I didn’t want to end feeling like I literally couldn’t go any further! My brain probably overthinks things too much but I’m gradually training it!

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