Jujus plan cracked.

[Silverfox1943]

For eight weeks been doing jujus plan, mainly time not distance. Today was scheduled for my last run.

When I got up didn't feel right (went fishing yesterday) but weather forecast for 3 days just showed a morning window, so decided to just go and see how I would do.

Did the time 60 mins and 8km!.

Quite chuffed.

Struggled at 2k and again 5k but just kept going and finished with a sport at the end.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Congratulations on running 8K in a hour, looking at that graph, that is about the same pace I ran 10K on Wednesday, not long now until you will run 10K and be a Graduate10, good luck. 👍 🏃🏾

[Silverfox1943 Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

Started C25k Sept 2018 age 75 aiming for GNR 5k last year but missed that. Hope to do it this year and just did juju as an extra plan. I'm now 77 and hope to carry on into my 80s, so don't want to push too far and wear my knees out. They are ok just now.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Silverfox1943]

There are not many running events on this year because of Covid 19, but may I invite you to take part on this forum to the Saturday morning "Virtual 5K parkruns" they are taking place at around the same time as as the official ones, 9am in England and Wales, 9.30 in Scotland and Ireland, so if you want to, you are welcome, just run a 5K near to where you live.

[Silverfox1943 Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

👍.

It's now my 2/3 day rest, but will be out Mon, so prob do it in a weeks time.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Silverfox1943]

Well done, you are not the only septuagenarisn (a person in their 70's) on this forum, I graduated two years ago next week 3 weeks after my 72nd birthday.

[Silverfox1943 Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

Congrats on that. I have a number of times been going to ask how many 70 year olds there are and even how many 80s.

In the mid 70s tried to start running again, no plans then, but too much work. Did about 3 runs on a lunchtime with 2 friends, only one carried on and he did marathons all over the world.

So my last actual race was 1959.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Silverfox1943]

Lol, 1959, I only ran when I was at Primary school then I took up cycling which I have not completely given up, I don't cycle as much as I used to, one of the reasons I started C25K.

[Silverfox1943 Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

Should have started years ago, but that's now in the past.🏃‍♂️👨‍🦯👨‍🦽👨‍🦼

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Congratulations Silverfox1943 on running for 60 minutes/8k it's a great achievement 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

If you click on the link you can claim your 60minute badge

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[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Wow well done 👍

[Silverfox1943 Graduate10 60minGraduate]

👍now taking a rest and just do 4/5ks for a while before deciding to do 10k.

Just asked AImorr interesting to know how many 70/80 year olds are doing these runs.🤔

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Silverfox1943]

The oldest person I have heard of starting C25K was 83 years of age, many graduate from C25K but irrespective of age you don't hear of them again, they don't all go onto running 10Ks or further.

[Silverfox1943 Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks. I'll see if I can beat that.

There is an 83 yr old in my local PR and I'm chuffed when I beat him, as he's been a club runner for a long time.

👨‍🦽👨‍🦽👨‍🦽

[MoliJ Graduate10]

Fantastic well done 👍

[Silverfox1943 Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to MoliJ]

Thanks. I'll just keep plodding along 4/5ks then decide when to do 10k.

[JoOnTheRun Graduate10]

Congratulations! That’s fantastic! I’ve recently completed the plan too and it’s brilliant. You’re an inspiration, I hope I’m

still running and smashing it like you when I’m in my 70s! Happy celebrating!

[Silverfox1943 Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to JoOnTheRun]

Thanks. Just feeling a little tired this morn but apart from a small number of aches I'm ok.

Resting period then what next; probably do the 10k when I wake up in the right frame of mind.

👨‍🦯👨‍🦽👨‍🦼👍🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Brilliant! I'm a few weeks behind you on the same plan - another corker isn't it? Well done for getting to that 'magic' 60 minutes. What now???

[Silverfox1943 Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Fionamags]

Hi Fionamags keep plodding and you'll get there.

Before the run I wasn't in the right frame of mind, but just decided to see how it went on the day, even if I failed it was a run out.

I slowed right down averaging 7-9 mins per km, sometimes even 10, but the last 2 mins speeded up and even managed a quick 6mins per km.

Sport is mainly 90% psychological, so first you have to prepare mentally. That is my next step to do 10km.

Just now hoping th GNR 5K and the PRs will be on shortly.

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[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Silverfox1943]

I totally agree re the psychology of running. If the gremlins were visible then with all the runners out there we'd barely get moving for them. 😄