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Doesn’t it .......... insert rude word and a giggle 🤭

No speed really doesn’t matter and at 64 I (sola) have always known that I’ll never run fast, but the walking, the hills and probably most of all the not smoking, have made a difference, my legs are stronger my lungs are stronger and I can run faster (a bit) for longer

Today we ran 3k in 20 minutes and with a niggly knee that was enough for Willow but darned good so while he had a little sit down i went on to finish 5k in 45 minutes 51 seconds.....a PB for me wow

Speed doesn’t matter it really doesn’t for me it’s the ability to run but I am grinning 😃

Oh and as I can’t post my screenshot have a photo of last nights walk on the beach

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Grannyhugs profile image
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Lovely photo and sounds like great runs for you both today. Well done on a new 5k PB bask in the glory for a little longer. Happy running 🤗

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toGrannyhugs

Thank you, it went so well and was enjoyable, a good run

59er profile image
59erGraduate10

You're absolutely right! As long as you feel good with what you've done/accomplished then that's ALL that matters. Judging by your post you're feeling good! 😉

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to59er

Yup feeling really happy about today’s run

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Buddy34Graduate10

Great run and a pb, congratulations 🥳🥳

You're right it doesn't matter as I now know enjoying the run is so much better than anything else. Beautiful photo😊

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toBuddy34

Thanks Buddy, it really doesn’t matter how far or how fast but a PB is rather exciting, today it just went well

So true, and you are so right that you have the ability to run. Grin away and keep going out and exploring as long as you possibly can. Love this, it gave me a glow inside x

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to

Thanks and it gave us a glow, in fact I’m off to the bank to get some cash for work I wonder if they will recognise me with my red face lol

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Allbarron60minGraduate

Haha....tell my gremlins that🥴. Fantastic pic you always make me envy your environment😍. Fantastic that you're feeling so good. I know I need to take a leaf out of your book and just accept. Happy running WillowandSola 🏃🏃

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toAllbarron

I told the gremlins to go live somewhere else, so if a run isn’t going well we just come home and call it a short one, we went out Sunday after work, our usual running park was full of families kids and dogs so we drove off to the river and the cars parked both sides of the road suggested we wouldn’t be able to run without dodging people, so went to the hilly woods, by which time I was in a right strop , marched up the hill through the woods muttering that i’d wanted a flat run, along the top where is got busier with people so ran back through the woods the other side, one and a half k of steep hill jumping tree roots and dodging nettles and finished so much happier only to find id left Willow somewhere so joggled slowly back up the wooded hill until i found him and ran back down mood beautifully lifted. We are lucky in that a fifteen minute walk gets us to the south downs one way or the sea the other way

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Allbarron60minGraduate in reply toSueAppleRun

You are very fortunate but not just for your location. I love your mindset. 😍If my run doesn't go to plan I give up.🤨 I'm amazed at what you went through to get your run in. Yourperseverance is commendable. I think I've got a new mantra 🤔. "Be more Sola"😅😅😅

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toAllbarron

Lol thank you,

What a lovely post and it made me smile 😊. I am still working towards that 5k but I accept it will happen, eventually..... Super effort with your PB Sola 🤩! Happy running guys 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to

Thank you 😊 I’m incredibly slow and the slower we run the longer we keep going

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That is a lovely photo you took on last nights walk on the beach, I see a dog.

Congratulations on your new 5K PB, also, running 3K in 20 minutes is very good as well 🏃🏾 👍. I hope your niggly knee heals very soon 🏃🏾

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toAlMorr

Thanks Al, Willows knee isn’t bad, I think the hills don’t help, yes my daughters collie, the beach is his favourite place and at the moment we have evening low tide

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SlowLoris

Speed doesn’t matter eh?

But you got a new PB.

In my running club everyone my age has been getting slower for decades. I’m getting quicker. Alright I’ll never be quick but it’s nice to see the gains. It’s all about the pace.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toSlowLoris

There’s a bit of what you say that’s right 😀my personal bests are few and far between so I’m really celebrating this one

Enjoy your getting quicker

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SlowLoris in reply toSueAppleRun

A bit tongue in cheek because really for me it's about pushing the distance on a pensioners arthritic legs but I do love a PB. However, when I achieve that 26.2 my bragging won't be humble.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toSlowLoris

I really get that, mostly for me it’s further and longer rather than faster but nice to know i can get a bit faster, our first 5k took 52 minutes so anything under that is a bonus

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Sparkey500060minGraduate

Love your post and your photo.....I am so missing the sea!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toSparkey5000

Thanks

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FreedomToRun

Sounds like a great run and you both enjoyed it!!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toFreedomToRun

We did thanks, today was lovely and after being at work all weekend having a day off to run shop and rest has been great

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FreedomToRun in reply toSueAppleRun

Perfect!!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toFreedomToRun

Oh and to wash all my clothes, each day is now 2 sets, one to wear on the journey to and from work and one to wear at work, it’s so lucky i have a pile of stretchy black trousers and a heap of tee shirts and shirts

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Mum22boysGraduate10

I can feel the big smile on your face. Congratulations on the pb and for generally feeling fitter and healthier. Oh and super picture... can't wait to see the sea again...

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toMum22boys

The sea is different every day every time we see it, we were lucky yesterday as had a walk along the top of the beach at high tide after work then my daughter said join them for evening dog play on the beach in the evening

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FionamagsGraduate10

Lovely photo and a great post. Its so good to hear you celebrating all ur wins - stopped smoking, running for longer (and casually mentioning hills too...) healthier and don't care about the .....now that might be the tiniest porky??? A PB - yeahhhhhhh!!!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toFionamags

Nah speed isn’t on my list of wants or needs, it’s just fun to get a PB I nearly entered a half Marathon but decided I probably wouldn’t get to the end in time and I’d rather run for fun, oh hills, it’s really steep going up but a joy to run down again through the woods like a couple of kids, it does put a strain on Willows knees though so today’s plan was short and slow, it just went so well

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FionamagsGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Brilliant! 🥰

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Fabulous450Graduate10

Fantastic WillowandSola!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽! Congratulations on the PB!! 🤗 Of course...smile!! You’ve got every reason to!! Love the photo too. It must be so lovely to have the beach nearby!! 🥰❤️

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toFabulous450

Thanks Fabulous we love the sea and the woods so we are lucky

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Well done WillowandSola, everyone loves a PB every now and then.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toDexy5

Thanks Dexy

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MoliJGraduate10

Well done. Gorgeous photo

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toMoliJ

Thank you

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Yep at 63 I’ve had to learn speed doesn’t matter. Just getting out there and doing it is what counts. Wish I had such a beautiful place to run/walk. Missing the sea in this lockdown xx

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toCandyCool

Thank you, the sea is beautiful every day

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Congrats on your PB and on enjoying your running so much 😊

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toRaspberrypink

Thanks ,

Timotea profile image
TimoteaGraduate10

Oh wow...I know speed does not matter but I yearn to get 5k in 30 mins! Well done on PB, that is very impressive.

Happy running.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toTimotea

I would love to get 5k in 40 mins don’t think in 30 is something that will happen here

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UpagumtreeGraduate10

Heading for 70, speed doesn’t matter; for hubby and I it’s the distance. We regularly do 10k, 5k if we’re doing other stuff, and in lockdown we’ve done 2 half marathons (just to prove a local ‘running’ club wrong), obviously all the preparation runs too.

Do what you can, and remember- age is simply a number.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toUpagumtree

You are so right and wow at your impressive running too

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Over62

Great post, I love how you take everything in your stride, literally.

Keep grinning, keep running, and take as much time as you need too.

Enjoy!👍👏😀

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toOver62

Thanks we love being able to run and have fun

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Knitruntalk60minGraduate

Well done. I too judge my runs not by the speed but how long I can run for. I am still amazed that at age 65 I can actually run continuously for over 30 minutes. The how comfortable I am running seems to depend on the temperature. When the temperature gets above 15degrees I really struggle as I get so hot and turn bright red. This morning's run felt good and I managed about 40 minutes of running .

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toKnitruntalk

That’s really great, I aim for 30 and willow is happy if he gets to 20 mins before walking,

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Exbox

Of course it doesn't ! Just doing it is enough. Well done you

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toExbox

Thanks and you are right

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johnt46Graduate10

Well done! I totally agree about speed, I would still like to get a sub 30 min 5K, very doubtful I know, but just happy to be able to run. Unfortunately or some may say fortunately, the runs I do locally are basically flat. Some new routes I have found the terrain is not too good, there are a couple of inclines, so I have to watch my step! The morning of my 74 th birthday, end of May, I decided to try a new route, and do 7.4k to celebrate 🤗😂 I set off around 6.45am and just took it easy. My route took me on to the Trent bank, not a cloud in the sky, and the highlight was the sound of the Cuckoo, something I hadn’t heard for a number of years . I finished in 1.10 . Still 2k from home, so a nice easy walk home to be greated with Breakfast in the Garden. So I agree with you, Speed doesn’t matter, just getting out there and being able to do it, is all that matters. 🤗

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply tojohnt46

That sounds perfect John, I haven’t heard a cuckoo for a few years either, used to when i lived nearer to the woods than the sea but moved south (a whole mile) 8 years ago so now on a quiet night at high tide can hear the waves crashing on the beach if the tide is high

Have many happy years running

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Running mindfully beats speed anytime. ♥️

pippkins profile image
pippkins

Ah such true words!

Same here - I now have distance goals rather than speed goals - but always want to check my stats to see what my pace was!

My dodgy knee was getting stronger - I actually ran WITHOUT knee supports last week - big mistake as I was feeling niggles afterwards and postponed my running for 7 days just to make sure it had extra time to rest. Double knee supports donned yesterday, the run was OK but boy oh boy my hamstrings were tight and it took a couple of gentle k at the start to loosen them up! ;)

You are so lucky to be close to the beach! Such beautiful scenery, it must be a joy for you each time you go out! :)

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply topippkins

Thank you and i’m pleased you are able to run, knees can be so disabling

The sea is a wonderful place to be by but for me it’s the woods that bring me most joy as i grew up in the countryside surrounded by woods and fields and very few houses

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ForestGrump6360minGraduate

Inspiring 😍

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