First 10k On A Wet and Windy Morning

[Couchphoenix]

Up at 5:15am today, new and bigger iPhone squeezed into the arm band holder I used for my previous one, as new phone holder yet to arrive in the post 😬. Was going to wait for it but NO I wanted to get out there and tackle 10k.

As I set off I was thinking I hope the arm band thingy doesn’t press on the off button half way through....oh well take a chance.....with track one of my go to album playing I set off...Coach Bennett on Nike Run Club app reassures me and all’s going well, first track ends, then silence....no more music....do I stop and fiddle about with it 🤔 no, crack on without music...so I pressed on in silence with coach giving me different things to think about throughout the run and bits of advice.

Reached the park which I know is 5k and lapped it twice, out through the gates and headed home....8k.....9k.....I thought this is good I can do this.....then I heard those wonderful words ‘you’ve done it 10k’ I was absolutely thrilled. Got home and our puppy Harvey was the welcoming committee licking my salty face.....I think he must have thought ooohhh look a giant salted peanut.....for anyone struggling stick with it, if this former couch spud can do it anyone can😁

TinyTears60 sent me an amended version of my pic showing my shiny new badge, she added Great Job....not me being big headed....honest 😂

[Cmoi Graduate10]

Congratulations! And I love the welcoming committee pic too

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Cmoi]

Thanks Cmoi I think he’d run with me if I let him, maybe when he’s bit older 😃

[CBDB Graduate10]

Wow!!! Big congrats 🥳! 🤩 and you look so super happy!

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

Thanks CBDB I was...still am 😁

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Congratulations on your first 10k. It's an amazing feeling and what a welcome to come home to 👏👏🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🐕🐕

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy34, much appreciated 😁

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Great achievement, and a really good pace also ! 😬👏👏👏

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Thanks Instructor57 I was pleased with that pace for a first attempt 🤗

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Well done getting out so early. Great time for your 1st 10k, fantastic effort. Happy running 🤗

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thanks Grannyhugs, I woke up before the alarm this morning, I felt good and weather felt just right, nice and cool 😁

[Tinytears60 Graduate10]

Aww brilliant BB! 👏👏👏👏

Loving the welcome back photo ... and you definitely don’t look like you’ve just ran 10k!

Fab pace too! 👍

Just waiting for the shiny ‘Graduate10’ to appear next to your name now!

That’s a great start to your weekend!

Well done! 👍😀

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Tinytears60]

Thanks GLAJ.....I was pleased with that one......loving my Graduate10 badge, it is definitely a great start to the weekend 🤗

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Wow! Well done. That must feel amazing!

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Roxdog]

It’s does 😁 it’s like graduating C25k all over again....I’ve completed a sub 30 5k and now I’ve run a 10k....,got nice new shiny Graduate10 badge too....life’s good 👍

[Hidden]

That's an awesome picture! Congratulations on a milestone run!! It is a terrific distance and now you have done it I hope you'll take time to look at how far you've come and celebrate today 🍷

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks GTFC I’ll have a few drinks this evening to celebrate. I’m always surprised how far I’ve come and still can’t believe it. C25k is life changing. I was 55 this year and I’m probably the fittest I’ve ever been, it’s been a real positive in such a crappy year 😁

[Hidden in reply to Couchphoenix]

I echo all you say here. That feeling is so powerful 🎽😊

[Tinytears60 Graduate10]

Loving the photo!👌

Shiny new 🎓10 badge ➡️ Here! 😀

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Tinytears60]

Thank you Jane, clever girl, loving my new badge 🤗

[Tinytears60 Graduate10 in reply to Couchphoenix]

Just had to be done! 👌

[Forest_Run_Beginner Graduate10]

Amazing, well done on your first 10k, it's such a brilliant achievement. And what a welcoming committee, Harvey is super cute 🐕

I hope you've celebrated well today, you definitely deserve it. Congratulations 🎊🎉🥳🥂🍾🏃‍♂️

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Forest_Run_Beginner]

Thank you Forest_Run_Beginner 🤗 yes it felt great to run my first 10k today, and the Graduate10 badge you get is nice too. I did have a few beers to celebrate. Harves always gives a good welcome whether you’ve run 10k or just put the dustbins out 😂 he is cute though.

[Cuppa242]

Congratulations, well done you. Such an amazing achievement. 🥳👋👋

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Cuppa242]

Thank you Cuppa242 😃 I was pleased with that one. I was a bit apprehensive about tackling 10k but it’s surprising what you can achieve when you put your mind to it.

[Moomin63]

Giant salted peanut!😂love that. And such a cute dog! Well done to you! You must be so incredibly chuffed. 👏

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Moomin63]

It felt great and I still can’t believe that I can actually keep going without stopping for that distance to be honest. When I started C25k I was puffing and panting in makeshift kit feeling very self conscious and first time I went out early in the morning, one of the neighbours knocked the door that evening and asked me if I’d seen a suspicious looking character run out of one of the houses along the terrace early in the morning as he’d been worried and knocking doors as he thought someone may have been broken into ! 😳 couch to 5 years !

[Smile23 Graduate10]

Well done nothing better than puppy kisses to celebrate 😁

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Smile23]

I agree, he’s always ready with a welcome whether you’ve just done 10k or not 😂