3rd 10km!

[mancrunner1]

Life has been very busy lately so I haven’t been posting but I have still been running three times a week, although sometimes only 3km in between meetings! I decided for now one 10km a month was a good target and today I completed my third - my fastest yet and a whole 5 mins faster than my graduation effort at the end of August so I was pleased with that! And now I’m off to Runners Need for some new shoes as a reward

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

A great 10k for you and a very nice time ! Well done and a 10k a month keeps then ticking over nicely 😁👍

[mancrunner1 Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you! I was a bit more ambitious when I first graduated but I think this is a more realistic goal for now and it’s still a lot more than I imagined I could do 6 months ago so I’m happy with that for now

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to mancrunner1]

Absolutely, fitting it in with life can be tricky at times 😁

[Gememms Graduate10]

Great effort and I admire your time - keep going.

[mancrunner1 Graduate10 in reply to Gememms]

Thank you!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That’s brilliant, good to know you can still fit in runs

[mancrunner1 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you - the other day I only had 15 mins but I remembered your posts about doing even 10 mins after work so I went for a quick sprint and felt much better for it!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to mancrunner1]

It’s quite amazing really, i learned the value of short runs a long time ago and come back feeling it’s a run worth running even if short in time

[Cowladyrunning Graduate10]

Nice reward! Well done for running those 10k runs!

[nowster Graduate10]

Interesting choice of route, all on roads. If I was doing it round there I'd have used the two canals (Ashton and Rochdale). I suppose keeping to the pavements is a bit safer.

Well done! That's a great time for 10km. The more you run the more you'll shave off that time. 👍

[mancrunner1 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

I use the canals when I run with my husband (although there’s been lots of closed sections recently due to all the building work, which is frustrating) but I don’t feel safe doing it on my own so I always stick to main roads.

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to mancrunner1]

That's what I guessed. In particular, the Ashton canal feels very isolated in places around there, which is surprising when you're so near the centre of a big city. I've walked it a few times, but not recently.

[Hidden]

Oh that is fantastic. Well done and a great time. I hope you enjoy your little present. 👏👏

[mancrunner1 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, I’ve ended up with some Brooks Glycerin, let’s see how they go!

[tmbtrain Graduate10]

Well done on the 10k PB!👏 🙂 it is a distance that needs time to fit in!