10k run

[SueAppleRun]

It’s Sunday and our usual park is full of people enjoying the mild weather and meeting up outside, so we headed alongside the golf course and parted by the seafront, Willow to head back round the lake and a 30 minute gentle run on his slightly tender knee, me well I said I wanted to run to the pier and back so we blew each other a kiss and went on our way

I crossed the road and looked up, flip the pier looks tiny in the distance, on I went, it was beautiful, the sea flat calm, quite a few people walking in the weak sun, as I got closer to the pier there were more people, i passed 3 camper van type vehicles selling hot coffee and as I passed the pier I got that intense whiff of vinegar that only goes with fish and chips, but what a disappointment!!! the pier is only just over two and a half kilometres from where we park the car so on I plod, a few runners passed going the other way and a couple that passed going my way I used as pacers but couldn’t keep up with for long,

It was so busy I decided to cross the road and leave the sea view

It was much quieter, every time I saw a deep plum coloured car I wondered if Willow had come to meet me, but happily no, none of them was my car

On I ran, slow but sure and reached the other end of Worthing, the 5k mark, so now it’s 5k home and not a step walking so far

I turned and ran back, it was really quite uneventful, 6k check in, feeling fine and the sun breaks through, all that healthy vitamin D on my bare skin, I’m getting somewhat hot around the middle, not only has my hoodie been tied round there for a while but my scarf joined it at the 4k mark because my neck was hot

7k check in, feeling fine, slowing down, feeling a little sore under my left arm pit, ran with my arms out fir a while, now I know why Willow pats talcum powder under his arms, on I plod, 8k woo now into uncharted territory never ran further than 8 k before

Along the way I did some calculations and decided I’d be happy with a time of 1 hr 45 mins

9 k and my right knee was twinging, I straightened up, used my hip muscles my ankles and calves to support the knee and it worked, I got back to the park as I crossed the 10k mark and walked the 500 metres past the golf course back to the car, then I realised how long I’d been and apologised to Willow for being so long

BUT I RAN 10K AND NOT A STEP OF WALKING

mind you some of it was walking pace but I ran the whole way

I beat the gremlins the other day and after a really bad night with little sleep I woke fighting demons and the urge to go back to sleep this morning but had read a facebook post that said “Start the day with determination and you will end the day with satisfaction”

Thank you everyone here you are my inspiration 😀

Before I wrote this I read a post by Dexy5 titled Postcard from Southsea so the pictures are various making a postcard from Worthing and of course today’s route

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Congratulations to you Sola on running your first 10K, well done 😀 🏃🏾 🎓I am sure Willow will be very proud of you and you should be very proud of yourself 😊

You know how to get your graduation badge and the word GRADUATE10 next to your username OR do you want to wait until Willow runs a 10K as well, the reason being that you share your username with him WillowandSola??.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

I put a request in on the 10k graduate pinned post, I won’t wait for Willow, it’ll be a while, he needs to do some strength and flex to strengthen that knee, and although we share a user name he doesn’t participate here We are both rather proud of me though

[Week7 Graduate10]

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉That sounds like an amazing run _10k in the bag!!

A really inspirational post. Thanks for sharing.

I have never heard that quote about determination before but I think it's brilliant and I will be using it in so many areas of my life in these strange times.

Thanks again & run safe!!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Week7]

Thank you, I only read that quote this morning and loved it, especially as i woke fighting those demons

[Mum22boys Graduate10]

What an amazing run, well done you 😁

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Mum22boys]

Thank you, i’m no speed merchant but am pleased to have done it

[Buddhagal]

WoW what a truly wonderful run, absolutely thrilled for you...10k seems such a long way off to me at the moment. You must be feeling so pleased and so proud, that is another great milestone. I loved your description of all the various check ins along the way and the fact that you managed the knee twinge, great stuff👍. Fabulous post, thanks for sharing and Congratulations...you're a 10ker...how cool is that😁. 🚶‍♀️🦌🐢🐌🙋

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Buddhagal]

Thank you and really cool. you will get there, if i can anyone can

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Whoohoo! 10k in the bag. Congrats Sola 👏👏👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Thank you so much, I was beginning to wonder if I ever would

[MoliJ Graduate10]

Fantastic run, well done Sola. Xxx

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to MoliJ]

Thank you very much

[Forest_Run_Beginner Graduate10]

Amazing, huge congratulations for getting your 10k Sola, that's just brilliant 🎊🎉💐👏🥳🏆🏅🏃‍♀️💪 You must be feeling over the moon, and rightly so. All your consistency has paid off and it just goes to show that you don't always need to have a plan to get you to where you want to be, you just have to feel it and you'll find your way.

Wonderful photos too, I do love my Forest but I would love to to run by the sea. A plan for next year, hopefully.

Well done again and I hope you celebrate well today, you definitely deserve it 👏👏💐🥳🎉🎊🍾🥂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Forest_Run_Beginner]

Thank you, I’ve tried following the garmin 10k plan and gave up at about week 4, I tried following the magic plan and we both ran 8k on that before we gave up and just ran for 30 minutes two or three times a week, Willow has been having knee problems though and runs gently for 30 minutes, that’s not always enough for me and I didn’t really set out to run 10k today i was just enjoying it and carried on then once i got to 5k realised i had to run back again We’ve set up a way of Willow tracking me now though because he was beginning to worry a bit

Forests are wonderful places our woods aren’t big enough to settle into a good run and very steep, we have walked up and ran back down though and that’s special because trees are my very best things

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Well done! That's amazing!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Roxdog]

Thank you very much

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As promised I have ran around the garden!!

What a run!! 10k, 6.2 miles and you did it. Absolutely fantastic I'm so made up for you 😃 you deserve this feeling so much . I hope you are super chuffed.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

Did you really run around the garden? thank you, I do feel rather chuffed and relaxed now after the deepest hottest bath going, i’m not even that achey but can feel a nap coming on

[Hidden in reply to SueAppleRun]

Absolutely!! You do, and will inspire more people than you will be aware of. This 10k is that big.

A 1,2,3..'Roll out the barrel'

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[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

😀😳😀😳🙂😀💥

[Hidden in reply to SueAppleRun]

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

😀

[59er Graduate10]

Well done you! Sounds like a lovely run - golf course, sea, pier what more could you ask for? All the better for doing your first 10k. I didn't realise you get a badge for 10k too! I want one! 😂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to 59er]

Thank you, you’ve got your Graduate 10 by your name x

[59er Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Have I ? I didn't know that 😳

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to 59er]

My goodness me 59er didn't you realise that the words GRADUATE10 were next to your username, they have been there since you ran your first 10K. 😊 🏃🏾 🎓

[59er Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

No, I didn't realise that! I wonder who put that there! 😁

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to 59er]

The administrators put it there, when a runner graduates from C25K or graduate by running a 10K, in most cases, but not all they must go to the Healthunlocked C25K or B210K for that month's Graduate or Graduate10 Homepage and tell the administrators that they have completed C25K or ran their first 10K, some don't and the administrators just put the words Graduate or Graduate10 next to their username from the original post which I think must have happened in your case as you say "I wonder who put it there"

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

Mine still says graduate60

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I think you get whichever you claim first. You can't have both.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

If at the moment you have "60mingraduate" next to your username, that will change to Graduate10 when you tell the administrators that you have ran your first 10K, go to the November Healthunlocked graduate10 homepage and tell them that you have ran your first 10K.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Al I thought I did that 😀but it is Sunday

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I am sure that the words GRADUATE10 should appear next to your username soon.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

I’m i no hurry 😀I’m just happy I could do it

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

👍 🏃🏾 Graduate10 🎓

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

It's now almost 24 hours since you ran that 10K Sola and the words Graduate10 are still not next to your username

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

It’ll turn up, I left a comment on the post and Oldfloss answered it, but hey it was the weekend

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Congratulations Sola, that first 10k is so special and you chose a beautiful morning to do it. We are promoting the south coast well today, plus there is @DavidG in between us in Bognor Regis.

Go celebrate that’s 10k now!

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🤸🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Dexy5]

Thank you Dexy5 and of course Roseabi in Brighton,

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

👍. Any more bids ? .......

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Absolutely amazing running your first 10k. You did brilliantly and it sounded a lovely paced run that you really enjoyed. Congratulations 🎊 👏 🎊 👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy, I loved it, just a gentle run slow and steady because I didn’t know how far I was going until I got there 😂

[nowster Graduate10]

Amazing! Well done! 👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to nowster]

Thank you very much

[Couchphoenix Graduate10]

Great post, I could almost smell those fish and chips 🤤 Well done Sola a nice Sunday afternoon 10k, your an inspiration for us too 👍🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Couchphoenix]

Thank you They did smell good but I wasn’t tempted, mind you, I didn’t have money on me

[Jell6 Graduate10]

Well done that sounds like a great run , and half of it clad like a cricket umpire too!Working out what to wear or not to wear is still a work in progress for me.

Looking forward to seeing your new badge🎊🥂🎊

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Jell6]

Thank you thank you 😊

[Littleoyellow Graduate10]

So pleased for you Sola and I hope that you are basking in the glow of that great 10k run 👏👏👏👏👍I hope you are being pampered and that you enjoy a restful evening 😁🤗

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Littleoyellow]

I’m terribly mean with water, today we had the deepest hottest bath ever and i wallowed

[Littleoyellow Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I LOVE a post run bath 😁🛀 with Radox muscle soak bath salts preferably- you deserved that soak - you earned it 👍

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

Well done and congratulations on your first 10k! 👌👏👏👏Just up the road from me too.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

😀 maybe you were one of the people running past at great speed over the last few months

[RunBrianRun Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I don’t think so 😂 but the Worthing PR is definitely on my radar when they start up again.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

The seafront is really too busy at the weekend but wider from the pier westwards, I smiled and felt sad as I passed the PR markers i the ground

[RunBrianRun Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

It was pretty packed here this afternoon so I delayed my speed trial till 6 and then it was totally deserted. 👍😀

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

That sounds good, I’m no good at speed but have found i can run a bit faster for much longer than last year

[Tigs08 60minGraduate]

Congratulations 🎉 , sounds like a great run. Well done, hope you are celebrating this evening

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Tigs08]

Thanks, we celebrated with the best roast beef ever

[Fazwaz 60minGraduate]

Amazing!!! 👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Fazwaz]

Thanks

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

Beautiful photos and well done 👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Tasha99]

Thank you

[Dups Graduate10]

Wow! Your first 10k👏👏you must be so thrilled. Brilliant achievement 😊

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Dups]

I am thrilled thanks, although it’s a little tempered because Willow has a sore knee and didn’t run with me, we started together though

[Maz1103 Graduate10]

Great run. Well done. We should all be very proud of ourselves 👏🏃‍♀️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Maz1103]

Yes aren’t we great?

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10]

Fantastic news Willow, what a great achievement. You give me some inspiration to get there too. 👏👏🏅

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hareshaw-Granny]

I’m sure you will soon, it took me ages though, 1hr 43 minutes, I’m still very slow

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

10k is 10k mo matter the time. ✅

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hareshaw-Granny]

That’s what I thought and I could do short bursts of faster pace right up to the end lol 😂

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Congratulations Sola!👍 Amazing how sometimes it just feels right to go for it!😀

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to JonathanP]

Considering the night i had and this mornings demons, I was surprised, but been hankering to do it fir a while

[RunaroundSue Graduate10]

Well done. Great run

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunaroundSue]

Thank you

[CBDB Graduate10]

Oh wow 🤩 🤩🤩🤩 big congrats on your 10k. And I loved reading how you were able to compensate some knee niggles with posture. I still yet have to get to know my physique as well, in order to know how to change here to get something there. Impressive!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to CBDB]

The best thing though, that I forgot to mention, on longer distances I always get a lot of pain in my left shoulder, last week I looked it up and it said I was leading with my chin, so I’ve been practicing tucking my chin in and no shoulder pain at all it’s wonderful I was annoyed that my right knee hurt, it’s usually the left one and i put a tubi grip on that one, but slowed down straightened up, tightened various muscles and it was really good

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

🤩💪👍🏽

[RunBrianRun Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I must try that as I get awful shoulder pain on long runs.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

You never know it might work for you too, good luck

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

BOOM!!! 💣💣💣👏👏👏💪💪💪🎉🎉🎉🏅🏅🏅Way to go Sola!

Congratulations on your 10k!!

Awesome! 👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Birdlady64]

Thank you, it sort of came as a surprise, but right from the start I kept thinking If I just run 5k then I will have to run back again I knew how long it was taking but had t thought how long Willow was waiting for me to return, we’ve set up tracking so he can see where i am in future

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

That sounds like a good idea yes. I always tell MrB where I am going.

If I go out early morning I leave a note. When I get back it's usually exactly where I left it and Mr B is still in bed 😁

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Birdlady64]

That’s a good idea the note, although when I left Willow I said I was hoping to get as far as the pier and when I got to the sea front i could see the pier and it was tiny I thought I’d never run that far, turns out just over two and a half k looks a long way across beach and sea

[Frizzbomb67 Graduate10]

Congratulations on your first 10K! 🥳I stand in awe 😮 as I’m still working up to it.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Frizzbomb67]

I just took it nice and steady and when I was beginning to ache on the way back I went slower still

[Blossom- 60minGraduate]

Wow Sola what a lovely post and a lovely 10k for you, well done! If you can do it, l can, as they say! (But I don't feel ready just yet!) I love reading your posts; you're always so positive, so thank you for being like that 🤗

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Blossom-]

Thank you so much, I had gremlins on Friday and woke with demons this morning but running is such a positive thing for me, and you will do it when the time is right

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10]

Never in any doubt; 10k complete; no messing! A well deserved success on an amazing day; 🥂 cheers!!!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thank you, it’s been a great day

[9weeks2Run Graduate10]

Many Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 on running your first 10km Sola 🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇🎖🎖🎖🎓🎓🎓 can’t wait to see your Graduate10 badge sparkling!! What an inspiration you are, truly amazing, well done you ⭐️⭐️⭐️👏👏👏💪💪💪Willow must be so proud of you, well done. You must be feeling so amazing 💪💪💪

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to 9weeks2Run]

Thank you

[Smile23 Graduate10]

Well done you!

10k you must be chuffed.

Hoping to emulate you in a few weeks

Enjoy your achievement x

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Smile23]

Thank you

[Orangemini11 Graduate10]

Congratulations on running your first 10K. You did it! What a wonderful achievement! 😀

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Orangemini11]

Thank you

[Killerblue Graduate10]

That is absolutely wonderful and I’m so pleased for you 👍👍 you must be feeling very proud of yourself l. Well done

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Killerblue]

I am still pretty chuffed, thank you

[Sybilw Graduate10]

Great job - it sounds like a very relaxing gentle run. And 10k!! I started running 2.5 years ago and I still find writing those words - together - unbelievable. 🙄 Happy running - keep safe

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Sybilw]

Thank you. it had to be relaxed as I didn’t j ow how far i was going, it was a case of check in, see how I felt and go a bit further

[Sybilw Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I had a run like that at the weekend and happily I ran further than I’d expected when I set off. Some days go well others you just let go!

[apatsyf Graduate10]

Con- gra- tu- la- tions... and celebrations. Hooooooraaaaaaay 🤩💃🥂👍🥳🏃‍♀️. The perfect run, so pleased for you and and a plus, as it was unexpected. Give me another year and I might have joined you - still slowly making my way towards 6k😂🤣😁🏃‍♀️!!!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to apatsyf]

Slow and steady really does work

[johnt46 Graduate10]

Well done Sola, great achievement, that first 10k is always the best, no matter what time!🤗 love your pictures too, looks a beautiful area to run .

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to johnt46]

Thank you, we’ve run at all those places over the last few weeks, I no longer carry my phone so don’t take photos i route like i used to

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Way to go Sola I'm sure you'll get Willow there asap, brilliant your a 10k runner absolutely terrific 👍👍.

And the photos you've shared, they're just hypnotic, great colours 🙂🙂🏆

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, Willow is mostly happy with a half hour run but we did run 8k together a while ago, I’m trying to introduce the joy of running along the seafront to him, tomorrow’s being we plan to run along the prom

[Hidden in reply to SueAppleRun]

Ohhhhh I haven't had the pleasure of hearing the sea and the waves crash as I run yet......... On the bucket list it goes ✅

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

I love running along the sea front but i love the south downs as well

[Health2020 Graduate10]

Many congratulations !!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Health2020]

Thank you

[grumpyoldgirl]

Glorious, Sola! Look at that lovely new badge too 🌟😍And now I've read that FB post, I'm going to get up and do my stretches 😁 (had a terrible nights sleep in my defence 😳)

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Thank you and ooo yes i’ve just seen the badge Terrible nights sleep are rotten aren’t they hope your tonight is better

[Lifluf Graduate10]

Fantastic Sola! Well done. Hope you're not too achy afterwards but a great achievement.🙂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Lifluf]

Thank you, surprisingly i’ve not been achey at all