Not 10k but my first 60 minute run !

[TotalNewbie1]

Decided this morning I could do a 7k. Went out a little later than normal which meant I didn’t have to avoid the slugs and snails 🐌. Steady run and decided that although tired I could stretch it to 8k. Then the thought came into my head that I had started a bit quick so if I ran for 8k I would be short by about 4 minutes to get to the achievement of running for 60 minutes.

So dilemma, abandon the 8k or do more? The desire not to give up was too strong but as anyone who has read my post knows technology isn’t my strong point so I had to guess to when 60 minutes was. Afraid I would stop at 59 minutes I continued to 8.5k.

Woohoo 60 minutes done 😃😃😃🥳

Now for a lay down

Posted this on C25K as I thought I would never go further and then realised I may just one day get to 10k

[Week7 Graduate10]

Congratulations! You have achieved my goal_give me another couple of weeks and I'll be where you are. Can't wait!

Think you may have to rethink your name!!??

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate10 in reply to Week7]

Thank you, I am still amazed I did it. I still think of myself as not a runner , I wonder when that gremlin in my head will change and I will be a runner to me? May then have to change my name…

[Week7 Graduate10 in reply to TotalNewbie1]

You are a runner!!!!( But I know what you mean)

Guess we just have not keep plodding til we start to fly!

[Uphill-downhill Graduate10]

Well done, what a lovely achievement ~ nice pace too 😀

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate10 in reply to Uphill-downhill]

My pace can be all over the place but was really pleased. Wondering if it was a fluke!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Congratulations, tell the administrators that you have ran for 60 minutes.

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

I will do just that, I feel a bit like a fraud as can’t quite believe I did it and then wonder if I should do it again to prove the technology didn’t go wrong 🤣

[DorsetSloMo Graduate10]

Not far to 10k now either... well done 👏👏👏

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate10 in reply to DorsetSloMo]

Thank you 😊 I do hope to get to 10k, but when I started running I said 5k and I would be happy with just that and now each week I think I can add a little more. I am aiming for 10k by Christmas so very slow increases each week.

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

Fantastic, well done! 🎉🎉 If you can run 8k+, you can totally do 10k. Good luck with it 👍💪

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

Thank you , it is getting a bit addictive this running malarkey. 10k will be my Christmas present to me 😃

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Well done and it's amazing to run for an hour. I think once you can manage an hour, anything is possible. Love the reference to slugs and snails, crunching on snails is not pleasant!

[Ant50 Graduate10]

Well done that’s brilliant. So looking at your average pace, if you can keep that up you need to run for another 11 mins to hit the 10k. Easy now you are so close 😂. Isn’t it amazing to go from a 60 second run at the start of C25K to 60 mins, what an achievement! 👏👏

[OrkneyWillow Graduate10]

Well done, I ran my first 60 mins last night. But didn't manage as far as you. Well done. It feels like a massive achievement - doesn't it!