I’ve done it 10km!

[Chesterlove]

I simply can’t believe I’ve run 10km. Up until I started C25K in February I’d said I can’t run: my knees don’t like it, my heart rates gets too high ...... Well, what a fantastic plan and add on Ju Ju’s Magic Plan and I’ve done it. I have been a bit naughty and missed out the 9km runs but the route fitted 10km well and I felt ok and had done all the rest of the training in full. Time for a rest! So much support on here, too! It’s the only social media group I’ve come across that seems to only have helpful comments. xx

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Congratulations on your first 10k!!👏👏👏😀🏃‍♀️It’s such a great distance and that is a fantastic time too!💪

Reset up well now and bask in the glow!☺️

[Chesterlove Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you. I feel so smug 😂

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Chesterlove]

It’s a great feeling!🙂

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10]

🎖 fantastic! Well done! See, running just keeps on giving these wonderful achievements. Just a little bit of effort and Wow, we can really do so much more than we thought! Congratulations 👍🏻😁

[nowster Graduate10]

Well done! That's an amazing first 10km time.

I did my own PB 10km time on Monday on the flat, and that was also 63 minutes. You did that on the first attempt.

[Chesterlove Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Thank you. The time actually surprised me. Congrats on your PB 👏🏼👏🏼

[Chesterlove Graduate10]

You’re right. My previous 8km wasn’t very good so it was so good to achieve this today.

[over61andstilltrying Graduate10]

Congratulations! 🍾🥂🏅🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️👏🏻👍🌟 💥⚡️🎉😊🎓 Enjoy the glow! I still remember my first 10k with a big smile. 😊

[Chesterlove Graduate10 in reply to over61andstilltrying]

What did you do afterwards? Did you keep doing that distance once a week or extend it?

[over61andstilltrying Graduate10 in reply to Chesterlove]

Hello again Chesterlove, I imagine that you could ask 100 runners about what came next after their first 10km and receive 100 different answers! Partly depends on any future running aims and plans, also on time constraints and in my case also on injuries. I'm in Derbyshire and it is hilly. My time seems over committed, so I went for one 1 hour run a week and two 30 minute runs for a while. Then I increased my distance followed by a hamstring injury for no reason that I know at all. Recovery, increased distance. Struggling to quite remember the order, at one stage lost the joy and stopped, then really wanted to run in our Carnival 'Fun' run/race, regained a keeness. Then stopped because gardening tasks were overwhelming, then realised that I want that stamina back and built up again, reached W9R2 of C25k and then had a very bad knee injury due to a fall from a wall while gardening(August last year). I'm now building up again. My distance PB remains at 13km, I'd like to reach 10 miles (16.1km). I did run a couple of Parkruns which were a real experience.I wonder where you want to take your running. Have you looked at the forum

healthunlocked.com/marathon...

No shortage of ideas to inspire you. Happy injury free running whatever direction your running journey takes. I particularly like the sight seeing aspect of new routes and really appreciate the fitness and stamina running gives me. Have fun. 😊🏃‍♀️

[Snail61 Graduate10]

Congratulations 👏👏👏. what a cracking pace!😀

[CBDB Graduate10]

Oh well done! I did my first 10k several weeks ago, relaxed several weeks into 5ks to 7ks and am now working up on a different more difficult route up to 10k again. Enjoy that feeling. (And get that 10k badge by going to the pinned post ( healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... )

Huge congrats!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[Chesterlove Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

Ooh, I forgot the badge 👏🏼👏🏼

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Ah that’s brill Chesterlove! Well done, it’s an amazing feeling, that first 10k 😊👍. And a really good time as well. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️😊👍👏🏼👣

[colinla Graduate10]

Congratulations and what a brilliant time. 10K is a great distance to run regularly 🙂

[tmbtrain Graduate10]

Congratulations, thats really fast! Both the 10k time and getting from c25k in Feb to 10k at beg of June 💪. I'm inspired!

[Chesterlove Graduate10 in reply to tmbtrain]

Ooh, thank you 🥰

[58soon Graduate10]

Well done Chesterlove - how briliant! I'm following in your footsteps - hopefully! x

[Chesterlove Graduate10 in reply to 58soon]

Good luck. It’s such a great feeling when you achieve a new distance/time, isn’t it. Good luck x

[00marks Graduate10]

Congratulations on running 10K

[Enjoyingthis Graduate10]

Congratulations Chesterlove. Im delighted for you. Must be such a great feeling, well done!!!

[D25K]

That's amazing Chesterlove , couch to 10k since Feb, Wow! 😃 What a brilliant run too, and sounds like you enjoyed it. This running lark is so exciting, can't wait to feel just a little more confident as I get further through C25K. Enjoy your well earned rest and hopefully all the kudos you get 😃👍🏼

[LadyGault Graduate10]

Congratulations 👏🏃‍♀️🎉

[Gwenllian1 Graduate10]

That’s fabulous! I’ve only ever done one 10k and that took me an hour and a half. I’m trying to build back up to it at the moment. Won’t ever get that fast though!