I planned on a 5.5 mile after-work run but immediately on starting my legs felt so heavy I thought they belonged to an elephant. My head screamed "stop", but I plodded on and on. I reckoned I might let myself stop after 5k but not before.
It was really hard work and I could have stopped so many times but out of sheer bl***y - mindedness I refused to stop and even went an extra near mile. Result - my first 10k run (or just over) in just under 60 minutes.
Mind over matter
Ecstatic!
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Jump to repliesThat's so brilliant!!!!!!! Well done 
Hope you feel very proud of that achievement it's fantastic.
Yep, very pleased. I had to go for a good long warm down walk to calm down. The pink sky was a really lovely reward
Fantastic Yvette, well done and such a great time too! When's your half marathon? 
Very funny old_git! I seem to be much better running on my own. Not sure the race scene suits me but I'll persevere with Parkrun at present and see if I can get the racing bug there
That is a fantastic time! Here I am congratulating myself on my run and you do a quarter of an hour faster!
Well done - Such a great time too.
It just goes to show that stubbornness really pays off. Ha ha 
Sheer b****y mindedness? Sounds just like me!
I hate being beaten (this only applies to me and my mind, as it happens - I'm not actually that competitive versus other people), and this just drives me on.
Perhaps this is the characteristic that makes runners, rather than having an athletic body - just as well for me!
Well done on your achievement!
Many thanks!
Great stuff Yvette, that shows real guts and determination. Very respectable time too.
Thanks AncientMum
5km Recovery run (oh and I've finally signed up for the HM!)
To the bus stop...and beyond!
To the gremlins. With feeling!
The Gremlins are here... ☹️
