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Woohoo! 9k run + 1.5k walk!

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Plan had originally been to run my 9k of the magic plan with all you other HU Spring HM/10k runners on Sunday at 9:30am.

But I fear I couldn’t wait that long. This morning the weather looked great (the pics do not do it justice), whereas the weather for Sunday looked miserable.

And to be honest, I couldn’t wait to try out some further firsts for me:

- running with the HU communities motivational slogans was going to be really exciting, and it was brilliant! Loved it! 👏🥰 So big thanks to Linda9389 and Roseabi for putting this together! (And an Edinburgh route!!!! 🙏)

- running my first ever 9k! I’m one week away from my first 10k ‘race’, the Easter Runderwear Festival of Running. I know the magic plan tells me to repeat the 9k before heading to 10k, but I think it should be ok to go from 9 to 10k in my very slow nico-nico joggling kind of way. Today felt doable, and beyond 9k I was walking up to 10.5k.

- and another real delight was the finding of a mud free, earthy path connecting where I live with the long former rail line that gives me 12k from my house (pics attached). I know this can be extended to a 20k out-and-back route! Woohoo!

- not quite a first, but Mr CBDB walked with me on my warm-up and then whilst me running for the first 3k, and we had put the HU Spring RUNGO run on, without any music, so we were able to chat and listen together to all the brilliant motivational sayings in RunGo. We had a good laugh!

I like out-and-back routes when I’m training to get up to a distance. I had one post consolidation when getting from 3.4 to 5k, and I had various solutions when I was working up to 10k. But this is the most beautiful solution yet.

It starts off with a late Victorian wide solid bridge over railways, leading on to a wooded paths between residential housing estates, secluded by dense wooden planting on one side and a fence to a former industrial side (twyfords ceramics) to the other. Than, across a road it follows a former railway across fields and brushy, wood areas often on an elevated path and with that not very muddy, all very empty of walkers, then after 3k joining the 5k stretch of a well maintained and well known wide former railway walking route.(no pics)

I knew already the latter part of this route but the link to it was a real find! I knew it existed, but I never got around to trying, until today.

So some fabulous firsts got me today and tomorrow I will be cheering on all the other HU Spring HM and 10k runners... oh, and also celebrating Mr CBDB’s birthday.

Happy running everyone!

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roseabi profile image
roseabi

This is fabulous!!! And I'm glad you enjoyed the sayings, I think they are great too 😊😊😊

Happy birthday to Mr CBDB for tomorrow xxx

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toroseabi

It was brilliant. And the music Spotify list too (but what’s up with the donkey 🤣🤣)

Fantastic CBDB a brilliant run in the bag 🤗

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply to

Indeed, and I’m one week away from 10k. It still takes it out of me, though. I had a long snooze afterwards. But that was the same when I got to 5k, which used to be my long runs, but are now my easy weekday short runs.

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Your first 10k will be a special one, you’re right the need for a great big lie down will soon pass, maybe as much part of how we think we must need one after such an amazing achievement. Enjoy your Easter challenge, I’m hoping to do the Runderwear 10k too knees permitting 😁

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply to

Knees permitting, indeed. Attending to my glutes has helped me, I think. So currently my weak point for these longer runs is actually not my knees, or calves or back (as it used to be) but my left foot’s front left edge with smallest 2 toes. For some reason that feels like it’s taking a lot of pressure by the end of the long runs. Strange. Still trying to puzzle that one out. 😂

in reply toCBDB

it’s an endless journey of surprise twinges and aches over here too, I was fine until I started upping my miles! It’s certainly not boring 😄 good luck sorting out your latest mystery 🤗

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dijepGraduate10

Congratulations on your 9k and finding new places to run. Lovely photos as well 😊 👍

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply todijep

Thank you! Yeah the new route is a great find! 🙏

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Wow what a lovely run, glad your weather was good too, it all sounds great and wish Mr CBDB a very happy birthday tomorrow

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Thank you! Will pass wishes on! 🙏🎂🎁

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FionamagsGraduate10

Fabulous run for you. Good luck with the 10k next week and happy birthday celebrations tomorrow!

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toFionamags

Thank you! 🙏👍🏽🏃🏻‍♀️

Well done! Soun- eh reads like a fab run. G'luck on your 10K next week. You can do it!

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply to

Thank you! Yes! 👍🏽🏃🏻‍♀️

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🤩 wow a great run for you. Sounds like a lovely route that you have found with extra ks to add to it if you want to go further. 😉 good luck for next weeks big run 10 k sounds like you’ll be fine though. And birthday greeting to Mr CBDB for today. Happy running 🏃‍♀️

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toScruff55

Thank you! About to cut into cake! And yes, finding new routes are the big highlights of my running experience. And they are in places where I’ve lived for years and never knew they were there!

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Hedgehogs123Graduate10 in reply toCBDB

cut into cake - that sounds lovely !!!😀🎂

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Hareshaw-GrannyGraduate10

Well done achieving 9k, nearly at the magic 10. Good luck for next week, enjoy. Have lovely day with hubby for his birthday. 🎂

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toHareshaw-Granny

Thank you! Nearly! Yes, as I had walked an additional 1.5k fir warm up and cool down, it does suddenly feel very doable! Thank you!

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Hedgehogs123Graduate10

Hey well done, sounds like a brilliant run!!😀🏃‍♀️

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toHedgehogs123

☺️🙏👍🏽

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DupsGraduate10

Well done CBDB , sounds like a great run with a fab route. Wow 9k , the big 10k is waiting for you.

You can do it. Good luck🤗

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toDups

10k! 😳 I cannot believe it!

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DupsGraduate10 in reply toCBDB

Wow! Well done, you did it👏👏👏👏

Massive congratulations on a amazing achievement. Time for a celebration 🥂🥳🎉

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Well done! Isn’t it brilliant when you find new routes too! Looking forwards to next weeks post 😉👍🏃🏻‍♀️🐢🐌

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