Binoculars Now Required Too See The Couch, 13.1K PB

[Couchphoenix]

Sometimes you’ve just got to go for it and today was that day.

I’d been contemplating attempting the Nike Run Club 13.01 Dress Rehearsal Run for a few days but the distance Gremlin 👺 kept saying that’s a hell of a long way, you won’t be able to do that, stick to what you normally do. Well this morning I drop kicked him into the nearest field selected that run and pressed START.

I set off a bit later this morning so It was lighter and I didn’t end up going for a tumble again. Soon got my breathing into a good rhythm, managed to conquer that dreaded hill at the beginning, no L plate on the ground this time but there was a pile of horse manure...Hill Gremlin 👺! Leaving me a message to show what he thought of my hill running !

Well I stuck with it Coach Bennett’s chirpy voice combined with music from Rocky and WWE helped but it was a bit of a slog, eventually I heard Coach say 10k complete, so I focused on there being only 3k left and kept telling myself that’s nothing, you can do that and eventually I did 😁 13k in the bag !

By the time I got near home there were tiny school kids making their way to school with their parents and one tiny school girl gave me such a look of disgust having seen my flushed sweaty face heading in her general direction 🥵 maybe she thought I had the dreaded lurgy ! I didn’t care though I’d done it and again amazed myself as to what can be achieved when you put your mind to it.

Happy Running Everyone 👍🏃‍♂️

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Well done , fantastic achievement !

You did well to beat the gremlins and even better to beat the distance !

Great run 🙂👍

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Thank You 😊 it was a tough one, but glad I did it.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Couchphoenix]

Yeah, I bet it was .

I knew I'd done enough on my last 10k , so not quite ready to increased just yet 😁

[Lookslikejames Graduate10]

Well done, that’s an awesome run!!

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Lookslikejames]

Thank you, 😊 it was a tough one, but I’m glad I did it, I was determined to keep going 🏃‍♂️

[a_in_gsr Graduate10]

Wow amazing! Also I love the title!!

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to a_in_gsr]

Thank you 😊 the title sums up how far I feel I’ve come, since starting C25k

[Hidden]

Super effort and distance. This will fill you with confidence going forward. 8 miles is a good distance. Well done you. PB's are well worth celebrating 👏👏

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you GTFC 😊 I think a small celebration is in order having completed that one 👍

[Hidden in reply to Couchphoenix]

Absolutely!!

[Tinytears60 Graduate10]

Wow! That’s some distance 👏👏👏

I’m not even sure you could see the couch with binoculars! 😳🙈

I don’t underestimate how long 3k is having just heard the 10k announced in your ears! ...

Truly fab BB ... definitely deserves a beer 🍺 or some of that finest whiskey 🥃 tonight! 👌

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Tinytears60]

Thank you GLAJ 😊 Definitely having a beer 🍻 after that one, if I can muster the strength to get the cap off the bottle 😂 I’m knackered now, worth it though, glad I’m off work this week !

[Tinytears60 Graduate10 in reply to Couchphoenix]

Good for you! 🍺

Beer is deserved after that!

Take it easy Mister 👍

[Fionamags Graduate10]

What a brilliant run - you are really going for it, aren't you??? I can only imagine how long that extra 3k must have felt so hats off to you for kicking the gremlin into touch and cracking on with it. Congratulations!!

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Thank you Fionamags 😊I just wanted to see if I could do it, to challenge myself, I won’t be making it a regular thing, I was knackered 😂 but pleased I completed it.

[sofaspud]

Brilliant!! I tried that run once but didn’t like the concept. I may have to give it another shot but I’m doing shorter runs these days.

Well done, though. Coach Bennet is a life saver. Have you tried the Morning Run (x2) with Andi Puddicomb? Highly recommended!

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to sofaspud]

Thanks sofaspud, the concept is a bit unusual I agree, but got through it. I’ll have a look at those other runs thanks for that👍

[Week7 Graduate10]

Loved the post congratulations...but I am starting to feel sorry for gremlins. Everyone is so lovely and positive on this chat that they are really taking a bashing.

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Week7]

Thank you Week7.......Don’t worry I didn’t kick him too hard 😂