Week 7 of Ju-Juโs Magic Plan. Slated for 9k today, but a lovely cool front came thru last night with 30F dip. Just had to go for it.
FIRST 10k EVER!!!!!
So cheerfully done at a ๐ pace. Yes it really took me 1h21m. Started c25k on quitters day 2020, graduated mid March. 18 consolidation runs to build up enuf confidence to start the magic plan.
Thanks for the encouragement.
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I know!!!! 5k seemed such a long way and 10k impossible. Incredible to think back to that very first run not realising youโd be bitten by the running bug.... and just keep going. You are most def a proper runner ๐
Well.... Iโm thinking tandoori chicken and cocktails, my son said โno really mom, whatโre you making for dinnerโ. They get frozen pizza, I and husband getting takeout tandoori then mixing up a pitcher on the deck.
Yes! High achiever w low self-esteem. Been working on it and running has helped tremendously. The first thought after the run was โl can do anythingโ. Confidence beats bravado every day.
Thank you Wimborne. Weโre taught speed is most important, and it is for the competitors. We learn distance and just crossing the finish line is more important to the rest of us.
Well done thatโs amazing what youโve managed to do. Iโve done 6 consolidation runs now and they seem to be getting harder each time instead of easier which is a but worrying as I want to begin Ju-Juโs but now I see you did 18 and I find that helpful ๐
I couldnโt run 30m the first run after c25k graduation. I was so frustrated. It took 18 to settle into 30m and eventually gain 5k to let my level of fitness catch up. Same is true with 10k. I pushed to achieve it but will have to back down a bit and put more miles on my legs at 8k/9k to work back up to a solid 10k. Be patient with yourself.
Have fun in consolidation. Try podcasts, new music, no music, new routes, running at different times, even different socks, running style etc. The beauty of consolidation is the goals are far more modest than the big progress pushes every week in these programs. It gives you room to explore all the aspects of your running and be much more ready body and mind.
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