C25K + 11 Months = 10 KM !!!!

[Ant50]

Yippeee, managed my first 10km run this morning, after eleven months of consolidation running since completing C25K. Still can’t really believe I have just run non-stop for 70 mins and 31 seconds, when last July I struggled to run for 60 seconds !!!

Didn’t set out to run 10km, in fact I went out feeling quite guilty this morning as I hadn’t run for a week, despite being on a home-staycation last week, I somehow didn’t find the time to run. I therefore thought this mornings run was going to be hard, but once I got going, it felt like the opposite, almost like my body was saying “at last a run, this is what we have needed all week”, next I will be telling myself I enjoy running !!

Once I realised this mornings run was going to be OK, I slowed down as first KM far too quick as always and decided I would just run until I was tired. 5 km seemed to come round quite quickly so I thought I would see if I could match my previous best of 8 km, which also seemed to come round relatively quickly, by which time I thought I would see how close to 10km I could get. Once I hit 9km there was no way I was going to stop, however the last KM was the hardest as the muscles in my left leg started to stiffen a little, so I just slowed right down, gritted my teeth and made the last KM.

Certainly very pleased with myself this morning, as i never thought I would complete C25K and run 5km, never mind run 10km. For everyone on their own C25K journey I hope this post inspires you to push onwards as anything is possible if you keeping putting one foot in front of the other !!

[Instructor57 Graduate]

great run and a great achievement, well done on your first 10K 😬👏👏👏

[Ant50 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Many thanks !! Might be a while before it is repeated !

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Ant50]

Haha, well you deserve a rest 😂

[Magellan Graduate]

Me too! Today was my first 10k. I didn't do it in 1:10 like you (well done on that, that's fast) I took 1:17.

[Ant50 Graduate in reply to Magellan]

Well done on you 10k, great achievement. 1:17 is also a really great time !

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Go you..well done..a good time too!

[Ant50 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Many thanks !

[Sussex13 Graduate]

Amazing 🙌🏻. Well done! I hope I get there some day ..

[Ant50 Graduate in reply to Sussex13]

I am sure you will, just take your time and build up your stamina, I certainly haven’t rushed to get to 10k, but got there eventually !

[Leosmit Graduate]

Absolutely fantastic! 10k is such a great achievement. Well done, enjoy that ‘top of the world’ feeling!

[Ant50 Graduate in reply to Leosmit]

Thanks. Yes 5k was an amazing achievement for me, but hitting 10k really does feel good....apart from the aches ! 😂

[nowster Graduate]

Amazing! Something to aspire towards.

[Ant50 Graduate in reply to nowster]

Thanks. Never thought I would run 10k, just goes to show how good this programme is along with all the support on this forum ! Good luck with your running.