I’ve been toying with the idea of attempting a 15k for quite some time and having booked this week off work, today seemed as good a day as any.
I added a few new songs to the old playlist yesterday, just to freshen it up and I was up and out there this morning raring to go. I chose my alternative route and this time was equipped with my chest torch, for the darker stretches of road. This route leads to a pub called The Green Man, which we’ve often been to for meals, but sometimes it’s a case of us saying, it’s a bit of a trek (by car !) so we’ll choose somewhere closer to home. I’ve often thought what an amazing achievement it would be to actually be able to say I’ve run to it 🤔
So as it was 15k day, I fixed this goal in my head and set off, the dreaded hill at the beginning went well and I was over that and down the other side quite comfortably, as I ran along I had Coach Bennett’s normal words of advice to listen too, I quite liked the bit where he told me to select cruise control, for the middle part of the run, which funnily made sense as my legs just seemed to carry me along. New songs helped too M People Search for The Hero and What have You Done Today to Make You Feel Proud amongst others and before I knew it I realised I was nearing The Green Man Pub.
I remembered it had a hill leading up to it, but undeterred I found myself slowly running up this and having reached the top, I was there ! I’d made it ! It was closed of course so I had a virtual pint and headed home. I really had to focus on the way back, the downhill parts were nice, but I was soon back on the flat. Various landmarks encouraged me and music having ran out, I continued in silence....eventually I heard Coach say I’d reached 14k then 15k YEEESSSSS !!!!, I punched the air.
I realised then, that having fixated on reaching The Green Man Pub, I was still quite a way from home, so decided to ‘resume workout’ and managed to squeeze out another 1k.
I walked the rest of the way home with a beaming smile on my face 😁. Arrived home only to find the dog hadn’t been out for a walk 😫 So straight back out again and around the block, thankfully he was pulling me along....and I let him ! I eventually got back home and checked my Fitbit only to find out I’d covered over 20k !!!
Shower, bowl of porridge and back to bed for a few hours, but feeling triumphant.
Sorry it’s such a long post, but it was such a long run.
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Wow, not far off 10 miles today! Good job you didn't have a real pint at the Green Man! I like the part about cruise control - good way of thinking about it!
I know ! I think I’d have fallen asleep on the way back 🥱. I think once you get into the run you are on cruise control, he also encourages you to take in your surroundings more as you run, which is good advice.
Fantastic 10miles run, so very happy for you, and amazing achievement to reach your pub. I chose a similar route for my 1st 10k to run a circuit to the next village, it really is an amazing sense of achievement. Happy running 🤗
Thank you Jane 😊 I feel well chuffed, it was hard and I wouldn’t want to do to many of those, but it’s an achievement and I feel proud of how far I’ve come 😁
Hold the back page...This is 10 miles...as in ten big ones!! Wahoooooooooooooooooooo
Phenomenal run! So many things I like here:
1. Mentally you had your long distance in mind. I do this and it really helps. That you were able to extend was brilliant 👏
2. Great pace, love this for 2 hours...yes, you ran 2 hours!
3. You 'settled in' with a good pace
4. You punched the air...I do this too for a long one.
5. You are capable of runs and distances you previously wouldn't have imagined.
If you really, really had to then today you could have done HM. Not saying you needed to but if it was really necessary you would have reached this too so going forward this run will really, really do you the world of good. I'm thrilled you ran like this my friend. You deserve your 10 mile badge buddy 👍
Oooh. By the way do some distance km to m conversions so you know when you could hit a certain milestone!
Thank you GTFC, I appreciate your words of support and encouragement as always, your a real motivator and I value your advice. I had a picture in my mind of reaching that pub, and I was so stubborn and determined to reach it. Had to dig deep on the way back but I’m still amazed at what I can achieve these days, when I put my mind to it.
Thank you Tasha99, 😊a tough but rewarding run that one and such a great feeling to achieve that distance, which I would never have believed possible back when I started C25k and struggled to keep going for 60 seconds.
Thanks Juliet202, 😊 today was an ideal opportunity as I wasn’t working, so I decided to just go for it, I’m pretty determined when I put my mind to it....great feeling to reach that distance.
OMG!!! That is absolutely fantastic, so impressive well done you!! have you stopped smiling yet!! You have really inspired me for my run tomorrow 💪💪💪🏅🏅🏅
lol did make me giggle after that you had to walk the 🐶 !!!
Thank you 😊 I’m glad I’ve inspired you to run tomorrow. Still smiling and enjoying a celebratory beer 🍺 which is a lot better than the virtual one I had this morning 😂
I know ! he was bouncing up and down full of energy ! and I was absolutely knackered, bless him 😬
Glad to hear you are still smiling and enjoying your well deserved 🍺.
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Thanks swim63, 😊 it felt great and the old legs aren’t as achey as I thought they would be thankfully... it was a long way, but I think we need to test ourselves sometimes to see how much our stamina and fitness has improved. Many more to come I hope 🏃♂️👍
I don’t know where you live but at the rate you are increasing your miles it won’t be long before i’m putting the kettle on in readiness for you passing down here mThat is a truly impressive run, i’m still a little jealous that i just don’t have enough days in the week for longer and longer runs at the moment
Thank you Week7 😊 I’m still surprising myself with what I’m capable of these days and loving finding out what I can actually achieve. I think I’d struggle to have run back if I’d had an actual pint, rather than a virtual one 😂
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