Finally did it. 27 runs in 9 weeks and one day. Such a sense of achievement.
After the calf strain problem I've had a couple of extra rest days on normal schedule. If there had been a Week 10 to tackle, then that would have been due today and I'd have been playing catch up. I could feel the troublesome calf muscle throughout and it gave the odd slight twang, but I only went for an easy jog pace and it held out.
Weather today was warm sun and slight breeze. I cut a corner on the brisk warm up walk too, to minimise upward slopes. No heroics attempted pace-wise - just wanted to achieve the 30 minutes and it was done without incident, followed by an un-brisk warm down limp.
Phew.
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Well done, Dytham! Very well done, fellow graduate! Glad to hear you got through, despite the injury! Congratulations! What next in the world of running?
Haha ! Well done, a great early summer acheivement.
Look up there people - my GRADUATE badge now sitting proudly in place. Still sinking in.
Thank you all for your kind words - fellow grads and aspiring ones. Such a supportive forum.
For those asking what's next:
Well, first, it may be a good idea to let the old injury fully recover. May try a light tennis session tomorrow though.
I have the next three Stepping Stone "5K+" MP3s, still with Laura, to progress my Stamina and Speed, so intend to go with those for now.
Daughter Number 1 has plans for me to do a Park Run, so that is pencilled in for next Saturday.
Targets:
Well first must still be to actually run a 5K in distance. That has only been done so far if the distances in the warm ups are included.
Then, I'd like to be able do 5K in sub 30 minutes.
The stats pages for 5K Park Runs include a percentage figure (something like your time divided by world record for your age?) - Daughter No. 1 PB is 23:56 which equates to 61.84% for her age. To match that, I would have to do 26:03 (I'm over double her age now) - so that is stretch target.
There is a "VeteranWoman" (65-69) at our local Park Run who has done a time giving her 92.5% but that is but a pipe dream (I think she may have passed me when I was on W7R1 !)
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Run Graduate Run!! W9R3 done…….
I did it! W9R3 Graduate
W9R3 complete :-)
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