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Quest Target achieved, 10k of continuous running.

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We had near perfect conditions for our run this evening, nice temperature, dry underfoot, no rain and very little wind. Katnap and TailChaser lead me out of town down the greenway (which was surprisingly free of bicycles, small children, pushchairs and dogs). I have run down there before but tonight I had to override the memory muscles or I would stop at crossing cottage and again just after Pegasus bridge (5k running habits) . We were going nicely but just before the turning point I felt my hip start to niggle. I had a bit of trouble last week and had hoped that by taking a couple of pain killers I would avoid it tonight. With little choice (as we were at the furthest point from home) I decided to ignore it and carry on. Apart from the pain I was running well, a nice rhythm, a steady pace, breathing was good (we were chatting away) and it felt good.

With about three quarters of a km to go we were coming back up the riverside, I called out hello to Mr Shakespeare as we ran through the churchyard and we negotiated the group of swans who were looking menacing as they occupied the footpath by the ferry. As my watch vibrated for 10k we were on the riverside of the theatre so (just to be sure) I kept going to the main front door. The niggly hip was glad I had stopped, but I was just pleased to get it done and so very grateful to my two lovely wingmen who kept me distracted and helped me achieve my target.

I now need to consolidate the distance (as I might have entered a couple of 10k events in May and June) but first I must give that hip a bit of time to settle down. Katnap and Tailchaser want to keep running with me too, so it looks like the Thursday night ‘long one’ might become a bit of a feature.

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KatnapGraduate10

🎉💪 🏃🏼‍♀️x10 Great run Shakes!

🐱 Katnap 🐱

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limu_muGraduate10

Well done on the 10k🙌

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lexi6Graduate10

Congratulations on your 10km Shakeandrun 👍🥳👏🏻

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Dexy5Graduate10

You’ve achieved 10k before, but I know how important this is to you, a nonstop, all running 10k. Whoop whoop whoop. Congratulations to you shake-and-run, and what superstars TailChaser 🦆 and Katnap 😺are. It’s great to have local running buddies, and if it wasn’t for HU and Sandie1961 , you might never have met. 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

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TailChaserGraduate10 in reply toDexy5

It's a small, lovely world Dexy 😊

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Beachcomber66Graduate10

Excellent work S and R; a first non- stop all run 10k is a real moment. First things first; celebrate 🎉 👏👏👏👏👏 then get that hip fixed. I noticed a hip issue for a little while as I increased distance. Went away pretty quickly. 👍

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Sandie1961Graduate10

Whoop whoop bestie 🥳👏🏻🎉🙌💥 Well done supercoaches TailChaser and Katnap . All ready for Spring bling 🏅

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TailChaserGraduate10

You've done brilliantly Shakes 💪 👏👏 See you next week!🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

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nowsterGraduate10

Well done! 10k is a great distance to consolidate. It's one that you ordinarily don't need to take extra stuff (sweeties or fluids) for.

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Frizzbomb67Graduate10

Congratulations on your first 10k! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥳🏅 That Graduate 10 badge looks great!

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