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First 10K in 2 months ☀️

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A gorgeous, sunny morning, perfect for a run. A quick check of the weather app showed that it was 3-4 degrees with a slight breeze, so shorts and tee shirt should do nicely!

I listened to a podcast this morning from the “You’re dead to me” series of history podcasts on BBC Sounds. I didn’t like it much; maybe I’ll try another. This one was about the Babylonians. I think I need a more in depth history podcast than this series.

I set off on my warm up walk and start to run. I want to run for 10K this morning, but my heart rate zooms up into Zone, 4 - I’ve no idea why. This did mean that my effort was high, even if I slowed down. Maybe it was the air quality, which was ‘fair’ on this run, but I was conscious of working quite hard.

But I refuse to be thwarted from my 10K goal! 😊 There’s no-one about at the start of my run and the air is fresh and cool on my skin. I decide on my established 5K route and I’d do it again with a slight variation.

I do seem to struggle on this route with the second kilometre, but I ignore it and plod on! This route is all round the houses. For the 4th km I’m running alongside the common and start to see people. I notice a cyclist and realise I’ve seen him before. He must be cycling round the houses! The third time I see him we acknowledge each other. The fourth time I laugh and so does he.

The fifth km is mostly downhill towards ‘home’, but I don’t run quite that far, turning left to do part of the route again. I’ll save running past my Dad’s house until the end of the run!

5K done and I move into Part 2! Although my pace is quite slow, I’m struggling a bit because my heart rate is up. It does come down a little in the second half of the run. Maybe I shouldn’t have had second helpings of that takeaway curry last night! And - unusually for me, I had some red wine with it. Literally 2 mouthfuls! (I don’t usually drink). The podcast finishes and I decide to listen to Santana for the rest of the run! 🎶 🎵 😊 I’m too busy thinking about the music now to be concerned about my heart rate!

I plod on, repeating part of the same course. I start the last km at the top of the road. It’s uphill for 2-300 metres then downhill all the way! I fly downhill and round the corner, cross the road and turn left. I mistime it slightly and have to turn round at the end of the street. 10K done and a PB for that last km of 6:19. I think that’s a second faster than before, but a PB is a PB so I’ll take that thank you very much! This is my first 10K run for almost 2 months and I feel really pleased! 😊 ‘Home’ to stretches and coffee! ☕️ 😊

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AlMorr profile image
AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Congratulations on completing your first 10K for two months, well done, this Wednesday I intend to run my first 10K this year, so that could be interesting. 🏃🏾😊

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toAlMorr

Thanks, Al! It was good to be running in the sunshine. I hope your 10k run goes well 😊

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Weeeeeee! What a lovely 10k Jools, well done! 👏👏👏👏👏 Now you can spend the rest of today feeling deservedly proud of yourself. 😇😀

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply tocheekychipmunks

I felt like shouting that as I flew down the hill 😂, thank you Cheeky 👍😊

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply toJools2020

Oh you should have! 😂😂

nowster profile image
nowsterGraduate10

Downhills are one way of getting a PB. 😉

A rest for me today. I may try three laps of a local reservoir (3.6km each) to do a 10km tomorrow morning, before the downpours that are expected in the afternoon. If I don't feel up to it I'll just do one lap. It's pretty flat, being a lake shore, so we'll see how my legs like that. It'll be my first run not starting from my front door, so should be practice for parkrun (next month) and the 10km event (4 July).

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply tonowster

I think that this is the only downhill I’ve got as a PB 😊. Good that you’re resting today. It makes sense to see how it’s going tomorrow before you commit to a 10K.

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JoePhotoGraduate10

Great stuff Jools! As ever, loved reading your post. This morning I'm really feeling the lack of running for the last month... especially since Marj has managed her first 10k! When I got to the bit in your post about 'Santana' I burst out laughing - I recently asked the radiographer running my latest MRI if we could switch from the Santana track accompaniment - as the bass line perfectly matched the pulsing of the machine: bit much!😳🤣All best, hope to be back soon!

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toJoePhoto

Thanks, Joe! I saw on Strava that Marj had managed her first 10K in great style!

Funny about Santana matching the pulsing of the machine!

I hope it’s not too long before you’re back running again 😊

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10

Huge congratulations Jools! Enjoy your celebratory coffee!

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toOldgirlruns

Thank you, I did! With a chocolate as a reward 😊

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Instructor57Graduate10

Good to get a 10K in there Jools !Takeaway and red wine are obviously the winning fuel combination 🤣

Perhaps the cyclist was lost ? Haha 😁

Today was my short run day , lucky really as had a headache 😐

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toInstructor57

Haha, yes, a winning combination 😊

I think the cyclist was trying to keep to the relative flat up here, avoiding going down into the valley! A bit like me 😊

Sorry to hear about your headache, hope it improves. Maybe a steam inhalation will help.

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply toJools2020

It's actually improved since my run 👍

Week7 profile image
Week7Graduate10

Good to hear that you're back to your 10k. Sounds like you're getting those hills sorted.

Happy running!

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toWeek7

Thanks Week7 😊

Sandraj39 profile image
Sandraj39Graduate10

Well done Jools - it’s always good when we get back to these distance after a while out. 😀🏃‍♀️

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toSandraj39

Thanks, yes, it feels like I’ve broken the long spell of not feeling confident about doing a longer run 👏

A lovely run and a lovely read, as always 😊🌷☀️

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to

Thank you 🙏

Birdlady64 profile image
Birdlady64Graduate10

Well done for that 10k Julia. 👏👏👏 A PB on the final km of a 10k run - are you for real?Really impressive - even if it was downhill!

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toBirdlady64

Thanks, Diane. I do try and pull out the stops on the last km and I was surprised that the extra push was there, as it wasn’t an easy run 😊

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ComfortnotspeedGraduate10

Well done on your 10k! You must be made up! 🌸😊🌸

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toComfortnotspeed

Thank you, I am actually very relieved! I thought I had lost so much fitness that I might not be able to run longer distances any more. I had to work quite hard (I’ve never been fast anyway, though). This run has given me sone confidence back. 😊

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

It’s good to be out and running, even though it felt hard at times you kept going and got to the end so a win win run

Jools2020 profile image
Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Thank you, Sola 😊 it was such a lovely morning!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toJools2020

The weather here has been better than forecast

Jools2020 profile image
Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Here, too! But I think we’re in for rain for the next few days.

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LottieMWAmbassador

Nice run! 👏🏽

Interestingly your 10k pace this morning was the same as my 5k pace! My elevation gain was 51m to your 58!

No way was I anywhere near a sub 7 minute km though 😂 ...managed 7:26 for my downhill section...mine was at the beginning though!!!

Like a bit of Santana 🎶

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toLottieMW

Not sure if I could start that fast right now and keep going for 5K! 😊 Not with the slopes to contend with, although I think I’m seeing progress.

I have to start easy to be able to finish strong. I’m aiming for 8:00 for my first km and I can’t always judge it that well.

I love Santana!

LottieMW profile image
LottieMWAmbassador in reply toJools2020

I’m happy to do sub 9 minute splits 😂

Saw Santana once, many, many years ago...at The Rainbow I think.

Jools2020 profile image
Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toLottieMW

Lucky you!

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LottieMWAmbassador in reply toJools2020

🥰🎶

tmbtrain profile image
tmbtrainGraduate10

That sounds like a great run! I found myself trying to make a picture out of the route pattern that you took!

Jools2020 profile image
Jools2020Graduate10 in reply totmbtrain

I’ve been trying to do the same thing 😂. I can see an animal head, with wiggly horns. No legs yet, maybe I should look at the map again and modify my route!

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tmbtrainGraduate10 in reply toJools2020

Ha ha yes, that would be funny 😂

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