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Woke early today and had a look here, what a lot of lovely comments I had for yesterdays feeling sorry for me post! Thank you all, that was a surprise.

6.30am, should I sneak out while Willow is still sleeping? where shall I run? how far shall I go? It’s all about me now which feels a bit strange

Anyway I didn’t get out early, and I still wasn’t sure where I was going but my daughters voice kept popping in my head saying “It’s just under 5k to the pier, if you ran to the end of the pier and back you’d just about get 10k by the time you got home.

NRC long run this week is another 10k, I set off slowly with music, coach Bennett 15 minutes to the seafront cross the road and turn right, sea is beautiful, but I’m running into a 17mph south westerly and although cooling my face it’s hard going. At least harder than lately.

But oh this is so good, slow and steady, so much to see, people, cyclists, seagulls, heading towards town, pass a coffee van, getting hot, there’s some sand, the tide is coming in, wonder if there will be enough to run back along the waters edge?

My daughter was right, 4.5k and i’m almost at the pier, smells of town, candy floss, hot chocolate, coffee, run to the end of the pier, pause to take a photo, run back the other side and… not at all sensible but down across the stones and turn for home.

Now the wind is behind me but I’m running out of energy, I put 3 jelly babies in the little waist pocket of my shorts, never done that before, undid the zip. put my fingers in and eeeww a sticky mess of melted jelly babies, I’ll never do that again I thought as i licked my fingers

Now you might imagine flat sand glistening i. the sun… not here, bits of stones bits of slimy seaweed, puddles, lots of seagulls and a few dead fish, I think the seagulls had something to do with that.

cut through the park we usually run round, past the lake, round the track, and under some trees, bliss pure bliss.

Back into the road, over the bridge and nearly home, in total 10.40k and I cut 2 seconds per kilometre off my last run so my second slowest or third fastest.

Willow had kept an eye on where i was and poured the tea as i walked in the door.

It was a last minute decision to do the long run and I’m glad I did

Run happy or rest well

The photo is from the end of the pier looking back towards home

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PeggySusi profile image
PeggySusi

Fabulous! Nothing holding you back now.. all your choice.. sounds great to me..😊

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toPeggySusi

Yes it feels a bit strange but i really enjoyed it

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduate

Fabulous Sola! What a great run. I bet that wind blew a few cobwebs out 😁. When I think back to how hot it was this time last week though I bet it was lovely. And how nice to have a cup of tea all ready and waiting. 😊

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toFrenc

It was perfect thank you and the tea very special

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Wonderful!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toRoxdog

Thanks 😊

CBDB profile image
CBDBGraduate10

What a beautiful post!!! Mmmhhh... And how lovely to come back to a lovely tea all ready! A beautiful run! 😋😃😊☺️ Just reafing that makes me happy, even though I was already pretty happy before reading! 😃🤣 Happy running!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toCBDB

Thank you, I’m not really comfortable with 10k yet so a few shorter runs to recover and then I’ll do another one

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Doris8Graduate10

Well done on your 10 km, with lovely scenery and blue sky. That’s the best kind of runs the unexpected., and to have a well done cup of tea waiting for you, what else can you ask for. 👏👏😊

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toDoris8

Not more of course, although if I was being greedy I’d ask for faster legs 😂 you can walk it way faster than i can run it

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Doris8Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

That probably was a one off. Hip bothering me just now so have to slow down a bit.

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Dexy5Graduate10

Well done Sola, that sounds a great 10k run, and Coach Bennett does say run into the wind first so it’s easier on the way home . Unfortunately our parkrun is usually the opposite way round.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toDexy5

‘‘Twas a little breezy, I wouldn’t have completed any quicker though without the wind

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Beachcomber66Graduate10

Just what you needed Sola; and well done Willow on the cup of tea 👍

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toBeachcomber66

Thanks, he’s good at those cups of tea

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Instructor57Graduate10

What a brilliant solo 10k run !And a well earned freshly brewed cuppa when you get back 😬👍

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toInstructor57

Thanks Ian, it was so lovely out even though windy

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

This is super!!! What a great start to the new chapter...I can't wait for the next instalment !Go you! X

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toOldfloss

Thank you 😊 It tired me out though so some short runs coming up this week xx

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Rest up...well done x

Well done on this 10K, you are racking up the miles!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to

It was pretty silly really, but I’m glad I went, I haven’t done much else today apart from a dog walk this evening

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Dog walk? What have I missed? 🙀

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Congratulations on your 10k long run. You are making excellent progress with the HM plan. Sorry to hear Willow wasn't enjoying the runs but so glad you achieved your goal this morning and the kettle was on to greet you when you got back. Lovely place to run.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toReadandrun

Thank you, O love running along the seafront

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What a great run!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toYesletsgo

😊

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johnt46Graduate10

Well done, so pleased for you, and a beautiful picture! You can now carry on with your journey as you mean to go on, with new found confidence and determination to get that HM. I will be watching out for it🤗

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply tojohnt46

You may be watching a long time, but maybe one day

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🤗🤗🏃‍♀️🌞🌬🚶‍♀️🚶👍🐕🌊🌁🌲🌳🌳☕

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toapatsyf

Perfect 🤩

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That sounds like a lovely run 🏃🏽‍♀️ 👍🏻 And to have a cuppa ready just when you get through the door ☕️

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toDendev75

I know! it’s great isn’t it?

Scruff55 profile image
Scruff5560minGraduate

What a great run for you Sola. Beautiful description of it too well done. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the rest of your day.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toScruff55

I slept a lot thanks

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Scruff5560minGraduate in reply toSueAppleRun

🤣🤣 much needed after running 10k.

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Sounds like a great run and lovely views. Are you using Strava for Willow to keep an eye on where you are? I never use the beacon alerts on there but maybe in the winter on the dark runs I shy as my other half always worries when I go out with my runnt on my own at home ( doesn't worry me at all, I have to add!)

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toHedgehogs123

Thank you, no we have find my iphone which he checks every so often to see if i’m still moving, my garmin has alerts but he’s a bit hopeless with alerts

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Martlet76

Wow, thank you again for an inspiring message and photo.

You live in a magical place, just notice how that 17mph souwesterly hits the land and starts building up cloud cover. On the coast you get so much sunlight.

..... and many congratulations on your pace, well done

M76

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toMartlet76

Thanks my pace was rubbish but I did it 😀

Week7 profile image
Week7Graduate10

Brilliant post , a lovely run and pleased to hear that the newly appointed support team is getting into the swing of things!

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toWeek7

Thanks and yes he’s always good for cups of tea and foot rubs

59er profile image
59erGraduate10

My goodness - you make 10k sound so easy!

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to59er

I think the thing is that i’m really slow so most of it is easy, yesterdays 2k was much faster so felt harder

59er profile image
59erGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

But you're getting there, that's what counts. Slow and steady wins the race 🙂

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Birdlady64Graduate10

What a lovely post and a wonderful 10k! Well done you!

And well done Willow for getting the tea ready at the perfect moment 👌

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toBirdlady64

Thank you. I loved the run, just wish I could do it in a bit less time and Willow is pretty perfect really

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Birdlady64Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Aww you two are so good together!😍And it's the doing that counts. Time is irrelevant.

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