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Fabulous450 & The Long Run!! JOG Is Closer Still! πŸƒπŸ½β€β™€οΈ πŸ™ŒπŸ½πŸ€©β€οΈ

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Hi Runners!!

Running euphoria is well and truly back!! 😁 I had an amazing run this morning! Saturday’s are now my long run day! And it was time for some β€˜Jeffing’ in the fields 🦾! After Sgt Garmin gave me my instructions πŸ’‚πŸ½β€β™‚οΈπŸ—£, I was off with a nice 10 minute warm up. Then 3 miles of β€œour Jeff’s” strategy run/walk/run and 10 minutes cool down. It was brilliant. I’ve run this route before, but I’ve never got to the end before on my little runs... but today, I went from end to end and clocked up almost 5 miles too! 😁 7:25k in C25K measurements! πŸ’₯πŸ’₯πŸ’₯

I realised I could have done with shorter intervals in the run/walk/run sequence, as it was getting harder to do by the end. I was a little tempted to see if I could fit in that strange little hidey hole in the tree when I saw it, but I pressed on and reminded myself that I’m actually doing ok here ☺️.

It’s not much to some, but the vision ahead of going uphill in my last 300 meters took a bit of digging deep, but I decided I could do it and I made it πŸ™ŒπŸ½.

The squirrels came out to have a little peek as I returned doing my cool down! They seemed happy and Sgt Garmin and I were very happy indeed 🀩. I achieved my fastest mile so far today. It was quite warm and I was dripping when I got back, but I felt so good achieving that. I hadn’t expected it to be 3 miles in my plan this time, but it’s done βœ… . I’m glad I have 2 days to rest before I’m out again... some drills no doubt! πŸ’‚πŸ½β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¨πŸ—£.....πŸ™„πŸ€£!

It was a happy running day for me!! The secret ingredient for me is definitely to stay off road if I can. πŸ§šπŸ½β€β™€οΈπŸ€©

Happy running Runners!! ❀️

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Instructor57Graduate10

What a great run for you today and 7.25k well done !

I need to find some off road routes as all my runs have been on tarmac so far 😐

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57

Ah thanks so much Instructor57!! πŸ€— I’ve done a little tour of my town over the past two years and I’m still finding new places now. I’d recommend google searching for woods, forests, fields and parks nearby. I have been amazed by how many there are and so much closer than I would have thought too 🀩!They’re beautiful places to run and get some headspace too!! πŸ˜‰πŸ˜β€οΈ

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FionamagsGraduate10

That sounded great! You are doing brilliantly - keeping up the momentum. You'll be at JoG before you know it.

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags

Thanks so much Fionamags!! πŸ€— I’ve reached into the 700’s to go!! It’s still a lot πŸ˜‰, but it really felt good to see that first figure change from 8 to 7!! I’m actually doing alright here! 😲🀩❀️

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GrannyhugsGraduate10

Sounds like a great run for you, well done on your fastest mile. Glad you’re enjoying your garmin. Happy running πŸ€—

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs

Thanks so much Grannyhugs!! πŸ€— Weirdly I cant imagine life without him now! I’m not obsessed with the data, but having the running plan sort of automated and with me all the time, as well as putting my mileage into the LEJOG system every day has really inspired me. 🀩❀️

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

That sounds wonderful Fabulous, so good to get out and get the run done

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun

Thanks so much WillowandSola!! πŸ€— Yes, two days rest and I’ll be ready to go again!! πŸ˜‰ I’m loving this plan!! πŸ€—β€οΈ

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Delly-dotGraduate10

Running in the woods is definitely my favourite so I’m glad you are enjoying it too 😊 πŸ§šπŸΌβ€β™€οΈ 🌲 🌳. Sgt Garmin must be proud πŸ˜‰

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Delly-dot

Thanks so much Delly-dot!! πŸ€— Me too! 🀩

πŸ€”....Sgt Garmin has cracked a smile, real quick too πŸ™„... πŸ’‚πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ! But I saw it! πŸ˜‰

We’re on a journey together!! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚β€οΈ

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Mum22boysGraduate10

What a beautiful place for a run 😍 you sound like you're on a super post-run high πŸ˜€ enjoy your 2 rest days and back to the drills next week πŸ˜‰

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Mum22boys

Oh it was Mum22boys!! Thanks so much! πŸ€— It was nice and quiet too. That’s exactly how I like it. Tucked away from all the hustle and bustle 🌲 🌳 .

How’s the run/walks going for you? I know you’re still building up with the running, but you’ve been clocking up those miles too πŸ˜‰πŸ€©πŸ€©β€οΈ!

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Mum22boysGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

Just walking at the moment, had a couple of run/walks earlier in the week but decided to ease back for bit. Eldest boy is back in pre-school so the youngest boy and me are walking some miles 😍

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Mum22boys

Ah that’s lovely. Great together time with the youngest too! Hope he’s settled in well. πŸ₯°

I’ve been walking too to add up some miles Mum22boys!! I know I’ll have you as a cheerleader to welcome me when I arrive β€˜Up North’! We’ll get there Mum22boys!! Or we’ll certainly have tried our very best. And when we’ve given it all we’ve got to give, we can be proud of that determination to keep moving upwards! 🀩❀️

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Mum22boysGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

He loves it 😍

At the moment I think we're pretty much in the same place so we could chat through the next 700 and odd miles πŸ˜…

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Mum22boys

Ah you’ll be up and on the run way before that!!πŸ˜‰ But, I’m very happy for a bit of company while you’re building back up 😁. We will keep each other going regardless! It wouldn’t be as much fun on the journey alone!! πŸ€”...Though the leader will probably be there tomorrow by the looks of things!! 🀩🀩 Of course, he could possibly be there right now, satisfied and happily putting his feet up!! πŸ›‹ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ˜„β€οΈ

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Mum22boysGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

I've just looked and it says he's got 30 miles left... although he could have done those today...

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Mum22boys

Yep!! He was done and dusted! I think I’m definitely going to get lapped!! 🀣🀣 But I’ll be happy with that. I kind of like my stop offs! πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ˜ƒβ€οΈ

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SybilwGraduate10

Uphill at the end? Definitely πŸ™ŒπŸ»

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Sybilw

Thanks so much Sybilw! πŸ€—

I did briefly let out a little groan! πŸ‘€πŸ˜²... but I could also see it was the end of the route! So...onwards!! 😁❀️

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RoxdogGraduate10

Off road running is the best!

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Roxdog

Most definitely Roxdog!! Nothing like it!! 🀩🀩😁❀️

Wow, this post I'd laced with progress. If it was a bowl of porridge. it'd be named progress porridge!

Fastest mile βœ…

5 miles in total βœ…

Uphill finish βœ…

End to end βœ…

General Jazzy stuff βœ…

You are...well..umm... oh yeah...

EPIC

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πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—! Thanks so much GTFC! 😁

It did feel quite epic! 🦾 When I arrived back home my son said, β€˜Mum you’re dripping’, with the biggest smile I said β€˜Yeah, that was brilliant’! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ Disengaged from the busy streets, I didn’t realise I had been gone for an hour! πŸ˜†β€οΈ

in reply to Fabulous450

This is a sign of progress!!! Awesome.

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Lizzibeth78

I followed a similar plan with Jeff - he does get you going a long way on those long runs but it does pay off!

Think I did 15k by the end of my 5k plan but I met my time goal with 2 weeks of the plan to go so he must know what he’s doing.

It’s great to hear someone else enjoying follow those Garmin plans as much as I did 😊

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Lizzibeth78

Ooh Lizzibeth78! 15k for a 5k plan 😲...! That’s brilliant though. And it works!! πŸ’₯πŸ‘―β€β™€οΈπŸ‘―β€β™‚οΈ

I’ve got a some way to go as it’s week 3 of 15 for me, but I’m enjoying it! And my rest days after the long one too! 😁🀩 ❀️

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