Well, Christmas might be cancelled but I have run my first ever 10k this morning and it felt great!! So happy to have got there..
I woke up and got ready for my run, no gremlins to shake off this morning. I was ready to get out and get going. I had it in my mind I might aim for a 60min run and go after a new shiny badge 😀 My run didn’t start off very promising and I did my usual bargaining with myself through the first 5km. A few runners out, several of whom I felt the need to overtake (is that just me??!) which set my steady pace and breathing back a bit so had to slow a bit at 4km otherwise it could have been game over at 5km. Really, my competitive spirit can be a double edged sword!
I had planned a slightly different route today, one that I thought would give me more of a chance for a longer run on the flat though with a fair few inclines thrown in, it was hardly a breeze but nice to explore new roads and sights. The private road with massive water filled potholes and mud everywhere was a bit of a challenge..I had to leap around all over the place to get through and the new trainers took a pasting 😩but by then I was on a roll..
I pushed on, reached the 60mins.. yahoo!! New badge for me.. but hang on, I’ve still got something in me, what if I carried on? Then the music stopped.. of course, my 1hr playlist was done. Gonna have to make up some longer playlists!! Didn’t want to stop to fiddle with my phone to get more music on so carried on thinking “ok the rest of this run will be a mindful GailX run!!” I quickly adapted my return route to keep away from the home run inclines and pressed on.. Felt quite excited at this point as 9km buzzed on my Garmin 😜 I’m gonna do this!! I really enjoyed that last km. I had a reasonable pace and didn’t feel like I was flagging. I was imagining my lovely Team Gazelle buddies cheering me on in the home strait 😂😂 “yes come on!! 10k is yours!!” And so it was as my Garmin buzzed in 10k and I kept going a bit to make sure I really had done it, so I give you 10.4km on this sunny Sun morning 🥳🥳🦌🦌
Running is going to be my saviour this Christmas. My mum now can’t come to us now we’re in Tier 4 and we’re all so devastated 😔 I hope everyone is ok after yesterday’s terrible news. Thank goodness for this community, we can all keep each other going with our running adventures and challenges in these tough times x
10k and new route😊😊
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