Officially a Runner

[TotalNewbie1]

Having only run once in the last 10 days I decided I need to get back on to the running malarkey. Today was my attempt at 10k, I made this decision yesterday. This morning having had one glass 🍷 more than I needed I lay in bed thinking why I shouldn’t go.

Fifteen minutes later out the door. Have a tendency to try to run too fast (well for me) for the first kilometre and then struggle. Set off at a slow pace determined to do it. Different circular route was chosen, very scary as nowhere to bail out if I was too tired.

An hour and sixteen minutes later 10 k done ✅. I think I am now officially a runner 🏃‍♀️. Still can’t quite believe it.

And on another positive note reached my goal weight 😃

Now what to do next? Longer distance, speed up, make my goal weight a bit less …… no idea just going to bask in this achievement for a day or two.

Happy running to you all

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

You officially became a runner when you ran run 3 of week 6, however I congratulate you on running your first 10K, well done, to get your graduation badge and the word GRADUATE10 next to your username leave a message in the pinned posts on the right side of the healthunlocked November graduation homepage and tell the administrators that you have ran your first 10K 🎓.

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

You are so right but I still have trouble believing it. Drove the 5k run three times as still think it couldn’t be right. I need to start believing in myself. I am going to get my 10k badge as I didn’t claim my 60 minute as felt such a fraud. Today I will accept that I am a runner 🤣

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Definitely bask in your achievement, you runner you! Congrats on your 10k and meeting your weight goal. Both are great achievements 👏👏👏

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Thank you - now questioning whether I need to do it at least three times to prove the first one wasn’t a fluke 🤦🏽‍♀️

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10 in reply to TotalNewbie1]

It wasn’t a fluke! It was all you! Own it and enjoy it 💕

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Thank you, really do need to start believing in myself

[Gememms Graduate10]

Well done you - great achievement.

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate10 in reply to Gememms]

It is an achievement and still can’t quite believe it 😀

[Couchphoenix Graduate10]

Well done TotalNewbie1 great 10k time, not every run needs to be a challenge so just go out there enjoy it and do what you feel like doing. I use the Nike Run Club app, there’s lots to choose from on there and I enjoy the occasional Run Zombie 🧟‍♂️ episode. Now you’re hitting 10k you might want to enter a virtual race of some kind and earn some running bling 🏅the worlds your oyster 👍

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate10 in reply to Couchphoenix]

Thank you. I am still amazed at how much I like running. When I started in April I hated it and now my week revolves around how I can fit the runs in around work! Will look at Nike Run Club and see what I fancy doing. Mostly I just go out and see how I feel on the day, saying that I always say going out for a quick 3k and rarely don’t do 5k. Think I am still proving I can do it 😂

[Littleoyellow Graduate10]

Congratulations on your achievements - I hope that you are enjoying basking in them today- you totally should be 👏👏👏🏃‍♀️🤗