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The weekend is always my time for doing the longest run of the week. So today I set off with minimum faffage and a clear route in mind and inspiration from Kipchoge and his marvelous marathon πŸƒπŸΏ

Last week my long run was 8.9k in 59 minutes (the longest so far) and felt pretty good at the end of it. So, doing the same route today with a bit extra was a no-brainer. TODAY I RAN 9.46K πŸ€£β€οΈπŸƒπŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

I took some photos along the way, not my usual wildlife/happy photos, but very sad tributes to riders who have died along this road πŸ˜ͺ These people kept me going today as I thought... They will never be able to ride this route again, but I can run it...so don't give up now!

I'm looking forward to next week when I will hopefully not only run for over 60 minutes, but also break the 10k barrier! πŸƒπŸΌβ€β™€οΈβ€οΈ

Enjoy the rest of your weekend xxx

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What an amazing run and distance AliHc. Is it safe for you to run 😊

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AliHCGraduate in reply to Buddy34

Thank you Buddy34 ❀️

It was an amazing run! Felt completely relaxed all the way! 😲

The road is safer now the speed limit has changed! And it was early in the morning with VERY little traffic! xxx

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Well done you!

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AliHCGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

Thank you Oldfloss ❀️

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Big_maz

Your an inspiration to us on wk3😊

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AliHCGraduate in reply to Big_maz

Thank you Big_maz ❀️

When I look back to Week 3 (which wasn't that long ago) I can't belive how far I've come! I remember being daunted by even beginning C25K! I didn't tell anyone I was doing it for fear of failure! NOW I TELL EVERYONE! 🀣

You are doing great! Keep up the good work you've started xxx

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Big_maz in reply to AliHC

I’m the same my son and my hubby know but I don’t want to tell anyone else for same reason so I will jog on 😊

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AliHCGraduate in reply to Big_maz

It won't be long before you're telling more people ❀️

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HoysinGraduate

Fab! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜

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AliHCGraduate in reply to Hoysin

Thank you Hoysin ❀️

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Oh my God, Ali, I really should have entered you for the marathon. Wow! You must have progressed quicker than almost anyone in C25K history. I’m very proud of you. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ˜˜πŸ˜˜πŸ˜˜

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It's a very strange feeling Puppy-love πŸ˜• I do feel that I've gone from 5k to almost 10k very quickly and with relative ease? At school and in my early 20's I was always a sprinter and ABSOLUTELY HATED long distance running! But now! I'm am ABSOLUTELY LOVING IT ❀️

But the weird thing is... I still don't believe that I'm a runner? But I would really love to enter a half marathon one day πŸ…

Thank you for being proud of me πŸ€— I'm proud too 😊

Hope you're having a great weekend xxx

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