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I RAN 5K! I RAN 5K! Took me 36 minutes mind, but I don't care. And in the frost, too! Feels like a major achievement :)

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Even my feet warmed up in the the end. And I got to hang out with the robins and leave my footprints in the frosty grass... saw the sun dazzling off the frosty leaves as it began to melt, and felt at one with the world.

A fair bit of my run is up hill- at least two thirds. So I reckon if it was on the flat or treadmill 5k in 30 minutes would be in the bag.

I loved it! Running. It rules! Never ever thought I'd be saying that, in a million years. But it does. :)

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misswobbleGraduate

Wahay! 😊 Well done!

Running on frosty mornings in slippery conditions is tricky. it makes me nervous ! we just have to go very carefully and just take our time ☺

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Razouski

Well done, that's a fantastic achievement. It was so lovely out there this morning too. :-)

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davelinksGraduate

Well done! But why does distance and time matter so much at the moment? It doesn't!

Just take it slow & steady for the time being, don't push it too much.. try and just carry on naturally through graduation and try and keep to constant running 3 times a week and the time will come down and the weight will come off..as you go on toward 5k..😊

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BluebirdrunnerGraduate

Well done Snorkmaidenuk 😊.

A great run on a frosty sunny morning. xx

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Millsie-JGraduate

Lovely run! Well done.

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mfamiliasGraduate

Well done! Sounds like the perfect run -that post just did me a lot of good. Thank you.

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roseabi

Congratulations, and a lovely post! I like your alias too :)

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AnneDroidGraduate

Good stuff! Well done. x

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melly4012Graduate

Amazing, well done!! What a lovely idyllic run. You sound like you're beaming and you deserve to be!

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CarolStrGraduate

Well done, what a brilliant graduation run!

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DavodaGraduate

Well done - inspiring:)

In hillwalking there is a "rule" which basically says for every 10 ms of ascent you add 1 minute, on top of your base time. So yes enjoy your moment and relish what a great additional achievement it is:).

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ancientrunnerGraduate

Marvellous!

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AncientMumGraduate

Very well done. And in case you're wondering, 36minutes for 5k is a GOOD time and it IS an achievement!! 👏👏👏

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Shivani05Graduate

Well done!

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