Almost 'officially' old..

[dottiemay]

Tomorrow, according to the DWP, I will officially be 'old'. To celebrate my final day of youth (I have been 35 since...well, since I was 35!) I decided to push the boat out and aim for 10k, which I haven't done for a while.

I've been finding it tough going again recently... going from a week of PBs before I went on holiday to struggling to make 5k has been difficult and I've lost a bit of my mojo. Yesterday, I just did a bit of speed work, a few sprints interspersed with slow jog/walk intervals. Although I've never run on consecutive days before, I just felt I needed to *achieve* something to keep me going, so set out to do a slow and steady 10k. The route has quite a few uphills which adds a bit of stamina work into the mix too.

Anyway, I've just got back in, having done the 10 in a middling time, soaked through from a couple of downpours but happy that I did it and added another 2k after walking for few minutes. Maybe it was wearing my sparkly new Graduate pin badge on my top that gave me the kick up the backside I needed!

[paul2014 Graduate]

Great to hear the graduate badge worked its magic That's some good going for a 35 year old

[Laurae Graduate]

Well done. Keep on going!!

[AncientMum Graduate]

Brilliant Dottiemay. You show the DWP!!

[Realfoodieclub Graduate]

Great run and well done. It's the badge. I did my first park run today with my badge on and I knocked 8min of my 5km time. Hope you feel like you've got your mojo back.

[PandaRunner Graduate]

Brilliant