Second 10km run

[mancrunner1]

After graduating last month and then suffering a heavy cold that forced me to take a week off I’ve been diligently running three times a week but my long runs have only been 7km and 5km. I’ve noticed that I’m getting faster on the shorter runs but I didn’t want to lose the endurance I’d gained and I really wanted to check my 10km wasn’t a fluke so I knew I needed to do another soon!

It was a warm but damp morning and I wasn’t particularly feeling it when I set off so I decided to do a slow 5km and see how I felt - once I got there I decided to carry on for some loops of the green that would get me to 8km and by the time I was on my way there I knew I’d really decided to do 10km!

I didn’t check my distance until I was at 9.1km (I was doing a different route than usual so I wasn’t sure exactly when I’d need to stop and I decided to check at what I guessed would be 9km, so I was pretty spot on!) and that last bit really dragged! I wasn’t at all focused on pace today but I did notice at that point that I’d probably beat my first 10km time, which was 1:13:00. And I did, I completed 10.01km in 1:09:54 at a pace of 6:59/km, very pleased! And yes I did do the extra 0.01km deliberately so I could beat my previous distance on Strava 😂

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Whoop! Well done to you for another 10K and for the PB 👍 No wonder you're feeling pleased 🙂

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Well done on that 2nd 10k and in a very good time also 😁👍

[nowster Graduate10]

Well done! 👍

Give yourself another six to nine months of regular running and you may find 10km runs become routine.

[mancrunner1 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Thank you! That’s what I’m hoping for - I’ve enjoyed having a bit more flex with my long run but I’d like to keep doing the distance fairly often if I can.

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

Well done for that great 10k and PB 👏👏👏😊

[Skiddle1 Graduate10]

Well done mancrunner1. Were about on par with each other in terms of training I think. I'm to do my second 10k on my next run, I managed the first in 1hr 6 minutes so was pretty chuffed with that. I do find though that on my shorter runs (usually 6K) it really depends if the sun is out fully as to how well I do... Like yesterday it was full sun and I just kept getting way too hot and breathless but on a cloudy or dull day the run is superb and I feel like I can just keep going. I'm really looking forward to some autumn runs! 😁 I do need to get a hi Viz jacket though for the gloomy darker days. Well done again and keep going. ☺️

[mancrunner1 Graduate10 in reply to Skiddle1]

Yes, the heat makes a huge difference, I find I’m much faster when I’ve done a few consecutive hot runs but I’m also looking forward to it being a bit cooler now! That’s an amazing 10km time, well done you and keep going!