CR8..longest run (just!) 💥🦌🤩

[Runforurlife]

Well, that's consolidation run no.8 done ✅and it was the darkest run yet (must buy head torch if I'm going to continue with these early morning runs?!) and my longest run yet!!!!! 6.16km in 44mins, average pace 7.10km/min. Not my fastest pace but I had to slow it down a few times to see where I was running and avoid a fair few giant puddles. Anyway, I am pleased with that and I feel good now, ready to crack on with the day 💪🏻

My original plan this morning was to do a nice steady 5km but I felt I had more in the tank again at 5km so I pressed on.. I think 6km is feeling like a new normal for me and I might be able to legitimately head on over to Bridge to 10k for my next challenge!?!?! 🤪OMG am I really saying I am going to run for 10k? With Jericho's sterling efforts recently to reach 10k seemingly without too much drama (see what you've done now Jericho?!) I must say it's has spurred me on to look further and not stick at the 5km - which in itself has been such a milestone to reach. But now, I'm ready for a new challenge 😀

New wave tunes were pumping again today (thank you JOBOXERS and DEXYs, some excellent pounding beats, perfect for running). Realising now how crucial a good playlist is to me on my runs.. "Oh Genoooooo" (sorry to the man walking his dog who heard that coming up behind him at 7am!) 😂

Happy Friday and happy running you lovely lot x

[Jericho2332 Graduate]

Excellent stuff! That's some good running 👍🏻 as for big puddles I just run through them 🤣 going for 10k isn't as daunting as it sounds, once you find a comfortable pace to run at, keeping going is just really in your head. I'd certainly recommend it as a target 👍🏻 build it up slowly. Your already running for nearly an hour anyway so getting yourself a graduate60 badge on the 10k forum won't be a million miles away for you. The weather here is awful and I'm off work again 🤦🏼‍♂️ hoping it clears up a bit so I can run in the morning 🤞🏻

[Runforurlife Graduate in reply to Jericho2332]

Thanks 😀 You're right, it is totally the keeping going thing. I actually could've kept going this morning but I'd come to the end of my route and was hitting a busy high street, kinda put me off my stride! The weather has been grim too which isn't ideal. Planning a good run Sunday morning so will see how I go.

[Peter44 Graduate]

Well done, your steaming ahead now, looks a pretty fast pace to me 🥵, and you said you had to slow down a bit! 🤣 i'm going for 6k tomorrow, but nice and slow 🐌, you'll be getting to 10k, before you know it!!! 😀

[Runforurlife Graduate in reply to Peter44]

Ha! Thanks. I did have to slow down a bit and was a bit stop start with traffic lights where I did my "running on the spot now with arms waving around to keep blood circulating" look 😂 Good luck for your 6km run tomorrow. What's another 1km on top of what you've been smashing out anyway!?!

[Peter44 Graduate in reply to Runforurlife]

That's a good way of looking at it! 🤣

[StoneDragon Graduate]

Well done R4UL, brilliant run! 💪👍 over 6K! thats amazing 😲🦌

I just posted on Laura's post about my unplanned run yesterday - lets just say after being inspired by Jericho's marathon and Laura's efforts yesterday I got myself out the door for my first ever evening run (after doing the school run and finishing work calls). It didn't really go very well! 😩🙄 I can smile about it now and chalk it up to experience 👍 But I can agree we need head or body torches 🔦🌗

[Runforurlife Graduate in reply to StoneDragon]

Ah..I feel your pain! Will check out your write up, missed that. I am not a fan of running later in the day anymore, it just doesn't work for me either. I am still amazed I seem to have become an early morning runner 😳

[Buddhagal Graduate]

Fantastic run and what a pace!! You must be feeling great😁👏👏👏. That 10k target is waiting for you. Congratulations.👍👍.🦌🐌🐢🏃‍♀️🙋

[Runforurlife Graduate in reply to Buddhagal]

Thank you BG!!!! 😘 Feeling quite chuffed today. I know I have more in me and I love a challenge. Will we see you over on the Bridge to 10k soon??

[LauraRuns Graduate]

Wooo congratulations on running your furthest distance!! And a good pace for it too, such great progress! Maybe see you over on the Bridge to 10k forum sometime soon, I'm tempted!

[Runforurlife Graduate in reply to LauraRuns]

Pleasssseee come over there and we can support each other! Go on, you know you want to 😀😀 Look how far we've come. We smashed the 5k challenge, surely only right now to go for 10k... 🤔🦌🦌🦌

[GailXrunning Graduate]

Wooaahh!! ☄️🦌 Amazing work... and another one transferring over the 🌈 to B210k. 👋👋👋

I’m trying to get my head around how Jericho seemed to hop over the 🌈 and the B210k in what seemed to be a single leap.🦘🦘🦘

[Runforurlife Graduate in reply to GailXrunning]

Thank you GailX 😀😀 I know, that boy Jericho, I'm still trying to work out how he literally "gazelled" his way over to 10k so fast. Certainly a great inspiration!🦌🦌🦌

[Jericho2332 Graduate in reply to GailXrunning]

Me too 🤣🤣🤣

[Bambi2020 Graduate]

That was a really positive post- 👍🏻you’re on a roll -building up the distance nicely - I’m heading out for mine tomorrow morning-let’s hope I can keep the gazelle team good luck going 🦌