CR11: I did it!! 7km you are mine 🥳🥳🥳🦌🦌🦌

[Runforurlife]

Morning all, so just a casual 7.3km for me this morning.. and I seem to have smashed my time, too?! So pleased with that 😀😀 And I’ve worked out Strava now so there will be no stopping me 🤣 Check out that wiggly route this morning. Umm...

I started with the aim of doing 6km, scaled that back in my head around the 3km mark (as you do) to 5k. I kept it steady but I felt ok to up my pace a little so I pushed on. By 4km, I was on for 6km.. ok... By 6km, I knew I could push it and I have to say BIG SHOUT OUT to my fellow Team Gazelle who inspired me to go to 7km this morning. With such recent great efforts from the team, this has motivated me so much and I just kept going thinking, “if Bambi can do this, if Peter44 can do this and well, if that crazy 10k++ Jericho can do it, so can I!” And so, it’s done ✅ I’m happy to have broken that 6km barrier now and can see that 10k!! In the distance a bit but not so far off now 🦌🦌 I feel good, it was a tougher run somehow but I’ve proven I can do it!

[StoneDragon]

Look at you 🦌👏 running like a pro. Thats some distance and a great pace too. Well done R4UL - you should be very proud 💪👍

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to StoneDragon]

Thank you SD 😊 feeling quite chuffed with myself today and no after effects from my longer run (yet?!) How are you doing? Are you getting out for your runs ok?

[Jericho2332 Graduate10]

7.3! Yes! Smashed a new PB! That's brilliant stuff 💪🏻💪🏻 Team Gazelle smashing it 😁 hopefully a few more if us coming back from injuries soon too 🤞🏻

Your doing brilliantly adding a good chunk to your PB and still feeling comfortable, a great sign.

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to Jericho2332]

Thank you 😎 enjoying my PB glow today!!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Brilliant effort, you've definitely done it and found strava. One thing I found useful at this stage was to try to keep to longer roads rather than popping in and out short cul de sacs which at the time seem a distance but looking at them on strava you see they are quite short for the effort. Enjoy your onward journey to 19k. Happy running 🤗

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thanks..yes I can see what you mean there. I’m going to get plotting some longer straighter routes to mix in with the zig zags to get on these routes. Strava is fascinating and I’m loving the stats!!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to Runforurlife]

Stats are great to read through, enjoy your new routes🤗

[LauraRuns]

Woooo! 🏃🏼‍♀️🥳 Amazing effort and progress, well done!! Very impressed with team gazelle recently 🦌

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to LauraRuns]

Thank you 😚 I am surprising myself these days and seem to be capable of more than I’d ever hoped on this running journey. How are you doing? Are you managing to get out for any runs 🦌🦌

[LauraRuns in reply to Runforurlife]

You’ll be at 10k in no time! Yes I’ve done a 5k and a couple of 25min runs to fit them in around work. Definitely need new trainers though as mine are starting to hurt my toes (think I need a half size up!) so decided I won’t up my distance above 5k until I’ve sorted that 😂 Am keeping an eye on everyone else’s posts though ☺️

[Peter44 Graduate10]

Massive well done!!! 👏👏👏🥳🥳🥳Team gazzelle smashing this, I was like you on sat, thought, well if bambi can do it, so can I, it's funny, it feels a bit like, when we were getting close to the magic 30 mins, in c25k, but each kilometer is getting us closer to that 10k!

I did a slow 4.41 km, 37.55 mins, this morning, nice and sunny, back to short sleeves today.

You ladies are smashing the pace at the moment, leaving me behind!!! 🤣

We're going into tier 3, on wed, so will just have to carry on running! 😀

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

Yep, you’re right that feeling is how I was getting close to the magic and illusive 30mins (feels so long ago!?) but now it’s 10k 😬 We’re also moving into tier 3 from tomorrow midnight. So depressing! Thank goodness for running, it’s keeping me sane right now 👍🏻

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Well done, 7k is a turning point and there’s no doubt you’ll get to 10k now.

A good piece of Strava art too. UpTheStanley used to live in a street on that map and still plays for the hockey club on Foxgrove.

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Thank you 😊 ah it’s a small world! I do often wonder if I’m ever running past any fellow C25K / B210K types.. I guess I could well be!!

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Runforurlife]

Well if you ever get to Beckenham Place Parkrun you might come across Sadie-runs . We ran with her last year.

[Bambi2020 Graduate10]

What a star! ⭐️ You wanted it and went out and got it- knowing how far to push yourself but sensibly - really pleased for you! Team gazelle 🦌🦌🦌👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to Bambi2020]

Ha thanks 😊 Legs might be aching a bit more tonight from my exertions but it all feels so worth it (and ssshh... didn’t feel that much of a struggle to get here lol)

[GailXrunning]

Well done. 🦌🦌🦌

Btw If you turn your straps map upside down it might be a gps-art reindeer/ dog/ gazelle/ etc. You’ve also hit a square on the festive bingo!👍👍👍✔️

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

OMG you’re right!! 😀 upside down Rudolph. I couldn’t have done that deliberately if I’d tried!

[GailXrunning in reply to Runforurlife]

You can twirl the pic around and submit it for the bingo.

I tried to make a snow-person (deliberately), but (unintentionally) made a Rudolf. I wonder what the statistical chances are there??!! Maybe Rudolfo are a sort of default run shape😂

[Dutch-Fraggle Graduate10]

Congratulations ❤️

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to Dutch-Fraggle]

Thank you 😊 Looking forward to the magic 10k now!

[Dups Graduate10]

Well done!! You definitely proved you could do it, and you did it brilliantly 💪

[Runforurlife Graduate10 in reply to Dups]

Thanks so much 😊 I’m looking forward to my next run now, feel that run gave me quite a boost! 💪🏼