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Decision Made - I'm moving on

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Well last week I couldn't decide whether to repeat my 8k run as I didn't find it easy. Thank you to all who gave me comments and advice.

Got up this morning and surprisingly the sun was shining so I interpreted it as a sign that I should go for it.

My trail shoes were still damp from my last run even though they'd been on the radiator for 2 days but at least they were warm.

It went quite well as I left the village and started on the muddy footpaths. Then th wind started blowing straight at me over the wide open fields. I felt like my legs were working without being able to make progress.

But after a couple of kilometres I was able to turn sideways to it's force and then back on to roads through another village before the last muddy bit.

But....I did 9k! My splits were slow in the mud and wind but they were quite respectable (by my standards) on the easier stretches. So I'm feeling a bit more confident than last week and a lot more cheerful 😊😊

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Sounds like a good run despite the wind trying to blow you backwards 🀣

Congratulations on the 9k you'll soon be getting a shiny new badge 😊

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LiflufGraduate10 in reply to dijep

Thanks. Hopefully I'll get there in the next two weeks.

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10

Fantastic, that's amazing, 9k! πŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈπŸ₯³πŸŽ‰ Your 10k is just around the corner, it really is not that much more than doing 9k. Very well done, enjoy the rest of your weekend! πŸ˜ƒ πŸ₯‚πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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LiflufGraduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever

Thanks. I have a bit more belief that I can do it now.

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10 in reply to Lifluf

Of course you can! Take your time to recover from your 9k and as always, slow and steady will do it πŸ™‚

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MoliJGraduate10

Fantastic run, well done, doesn’t matter how slow it was you have run 9k πŸ‘πŸŽ‰πŸ‘

Goodness Lifluf you had it much tougher than me out there today. Well done πŸ‘πŸ‘you had great grit and determination and ran a solid 9k. You can so easily reach your 10k now, if I can you can for sure. Take a few slow easy runs now and then go for it. Good luck πŸ€žπŸŽƒπŸ€—

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LiflufGraduate10 in reply to

Thank you. A couple more weeks and I just might manage it. It's funny how much of a difference in belief you get with a good run 😏😊

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Belief in yourself is probably 75% of success, the rest just keeping at it πŸ€—πŸŽƒ

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