Just returned from a lovely break away and while we were camping I took a look at the map. There was a lovely country park about 10K away so I plotted a route through back lanes and footpaths from there to the campsite. Then I asked my husband to drive and drop me there, which he did.
It was scary how far we drove and I was questioning myself if I had miscalculated the distance. My husband was concerned too. I didn't tell him I was nervous but I was thinking it looked SO far!
It was such a lovely run though. Hilly and varied and I had to do a dogleg to avoid a cow field (had a nasty experience with cows once!)
The views were great and it was brilliant to run a to route somewhere rather than just round or back and forth. I ran out of route at the end and had to run a bit of beach by the campsite at the end. I was so pleased with myself, I was buzzing and felt I could have done more. I recommend it as a thing to do
My time was 1hr 9mins, so room for improvement, but so pleased to have reached 10K. Thanks to everyone here for your advice and encouragement
Happy running!
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Wow well done! It sounds like a fabulous run in beautiful surroundings and you still had something in the tank after 10K. Isn't it lovely that we all want to keep running whilst on our holidays? Where was the picture of, btw? It is stunning.
You have made me really excited for my hols in November. I am staying on a canal narrow boat and so will be able to run on flat tow paths. Where I live you have up hill and down hill, flat does not exist
I_will that sounds absolutely amazing. What a wonderful way to do 10k, and how brave of you to attempt it in the first place. Lovely photograph too and a cracking time
What a lovely photo! Your run sounds great. I've never thought of getting someone to take me somewhere and let me run home again, that sounds like a good idea which I should try sometime. Glad you have had a lovely time away and come back inspired
Welcome back; great to see you again! Sounds like you had a nice holiday; looks lovely too going by the lovely photo!
Very well done on your 10K; fantastic achievement and a really great time too. Bet you're feeling delighted by it still - and rightly so too! Congratulations!
I did it, I did it!! And I liked it! I want to to it again
I did some intervals on the sand yesterday and that was hard. I'm wondering if I'm more built for distance rather than speed but I want to be good at both. I've read that intervals and hill training can take a few weeks to show results though, so I'll hold fire on commenting on that!
Sounds like a lovely run and if I can do that time I will be very happy indeed. Congratulations and sounds like the perfect place to run, I love the seaside.
Unpredictable is the right word for cows. They once charged and surrounded me and I had to crawl through a Hawthorn hedge to escape.... and I didn't have my dog. Bullocks!
Come to Cornwall! Some of the beaches here go on for miles...I'm sure you know. The one I stayed at I could easily have done a 5k on I think, there and back. The second time I went for intervals I met 4 other runners and there were at least 3 others in the distance. My dog loved it!
Plus Pasties and cream teas. I do love this county!!
Beautiful photo, and it sounds like an epic run, congrats on 10km, you must feel on top of the world. Such a great suggestion about getting someone to drop you off so you can run back....must give it a go.
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Drifting off!
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