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CBDBGraduate10
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Finally... back on the Magic Plan Chain Gang (dooo...dadadi dadadoo 🎢🎢) sorry, was listening to the Pretenders when running, which helped with my 8k target, (where I got to last time) but uff πŸ˜₯ it was a bit of a slog.

Stamina was ok, knees held up, back as well, my right little toe gave me grief but not sure what that was about. So I sloggled on, and I could have sloggled further, but boy did I slow down. My whole legs just got so tired, not really achy but weighty and tired.

But on the good side, 8k! Yey! πŸ€ΈπŸ»β€β™‚οΈAnd I could hydrate with my new hydration belt! πŸ’¦πŸ€ΈπŸΎβ€β™‚οΈπŸ€Έβ€β™‚οΈ And as it was Monday, not many walkers were out! πŸšΆπŸΏβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ€Έβ€β™‚οΈπŸ€ΈπŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€ΈπŸΎβ€β™‚οΈ

Happy running everyone!

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10

Yay, very well done! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ That is fantastic news about your knees πŸ˜ƒ I've still not used my hydration belt but I got a vest for Christmas that I think will be easier to deal with than the belt. I can't wait to give it a try once I'm back doing longer runs πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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CBDBGraduate10β€’ in reply toBeatlesforever

🀣🀣I went the opposite way. Got a hydration vest for Xmas but the belt was easier to deal with🀣🀣

You’ll get there, I’m sure. Probably before me! Patience is half the battle. I think I need a few weeks now doing 8k runs for my long runs before heading on to 9k.

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10β€’ in reply toCBDB

You're so right, patience is the key! Maybe I should've asked for some patience instead of my hydration vest for Christmas 🀣 It looks like you've found the best strategy for you, I'm in no doubt you'll reach whatever distance you put your mind to πŸ’ͺπŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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CBDBGraduate10β€’ in reply toBeatlesforever

Thank you! πŸ˜ŠπŸ™ and rather patience AND hydration vest for XMas. Can never have too many running paraphernalia 🀣

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10β€’ in reply toCBDB

Indeed 🀣🀣

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FionamagsGraduate10

Brilliant! I have an ear worm now.... I've got that one on my running playlist as well! Won't be long till the big 10. πŸ’ͺ

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CBDBGraduate10β€’ in reply toFionamags

Yes, I find Pretenders are perfect for running! They’ll help get slowly but surely to 10k.

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FionamagsGraduate10β€’ in reply toCBDB

I picked that up from a 155 cadence playlist on Spotify. Just perfect for the long runs for me.

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David_G

Well done CBDB that’s great news! My legs were tired when I went out earlier too, but hey, we got out anyway!πŸ™‚πŸ‘

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CBDBGraduate10β€’ in reply toDavid_G

Def! πŸ™πŸ‘πŸ½

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dijepGraduate10

That's so brilliant that you've got to where you were on the magic plan 😊

Congratulations on your 8k πŸŽŠπŸŽ‰

Only 2 to go now πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘πŸ˜Š

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CBDBGraduate10β€’ in reply todijep

2k, yes. But I’ll be good and stretch the next 2k training over as many weeks I need! I think I got to make sure my limbs are ok with the additional 2k. But all those yoga and ITB workouts have worked! Not a single niggle by my knee!

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CouchphoenixGraduate10

Well done CBDB, slog or not it’s 8k and you got to take the hydration belt on it’s maiden voyage πŸ‘

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CBDBGraduate10β€’ in reply toCouchphoenix

Definitely! πŸ™πŸ˜Š

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Elfe560minGraduate

Woohoo! Very well done! πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ˜„

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CBDBGraduate10β€’ in reply toElfe5

πŸ™πŸ˜Š

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Brilliant and fabulous! Glad the knees are holding up πŸ‘

πŸŒπŸ’πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ’ͺ

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CBDBGraduate10β€’ in reply toLottieMW

Yeah, those ITB exercises I think worked brilliantly. πŸ™πŸ‘πŸ½πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ

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LottieMWAmbassadorβ€’ in reply toCBDB

πŸ‘

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Birdlady64Graduate10

Fantastic! Good news about the knees 😁Slow and steady progress towards that 10k - it has your name on it!

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CBDBGraduate10β€’ in reply toBirdlady64

β€œCBDB’s 10k” ... sounds good to me! πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ˜

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DupsGraduate10

Great news! Nearly at the 10k finishing postπŸ…

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