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First 60 minute run

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RennurGraduate
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I did it. I ran 7K in 62'15'' Not a spectacular pace but very proud.

It makes repeating Week 4 of C25K all the more rewarding.

My last 2K was actually a tad quicker than my first 5K - not ideal for my (not)parkrun time but good pacing overall by my standards.

Lovely weather - not all in the shade.

Hoping for equivalent effort from England this afternoon!

I put on a pound this week. It must be all muscle and not shortbread.

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Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduate

Excellent, well done .Feels great dosent it 😁

Don't forget to get your 60 Min graduate badge on the bridge forum 😁👍

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GailXrunningGraduate

Well done and congratulations on reaching your 60-minute target. And 7k too. That’s great news! Be super-proud and celebrate.

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Snail61Graduate

That's great! I'm a long way behind you and can only dream of such distance.

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RennurGraduate in reply to Snail61

It won't be as long as you might think. I graduated just over 3 months ago and have not been going flat out to get to this stage. Another 2 months of practice and I should get to a slow 10K.

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FrencGraduate

That’s amazing Rennur! Well done you, I bet you’re made up 😀. And shortbread is a great energy source, can’t beat it. 👏🏼🏃‍♂️👏🏼🏃‍♂️

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Indielass00Graduate

Well done! 👍🏻😀

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RennurGraduate in reply to Indielass00

I was only going to do 60 minutes but I had gone further than I had expected, so I just carried an a few minutes to get past 7K. One day I might get a bit quicker, if not younger!,Get well soon,

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Indielass00Graduate in reply to Rennur

Fantastic! That makes sense. Thanks.

You should be proud of yourself👏 such an inspiration to others that with determination and commitment you can reach your goals, happy 🏃‍♀️

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limu_muGraduate

Fabulous, congrats on your 60 mins run!!! 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️

Congrats! I am following you, hope to reach 60 minutes in 4 to 5 weeks ☺

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LottieMWGraduate

Well done on your 60 minute run 👍🥳

I covered 6km for mine...so I’m impressed with your pace 😉

I can see you quite easily reaching 10km within a couple of months...you may find it a little weird to focus on distance, not time, though! To know the plan is to run ‘x’ km...but it doesn’t matter how long it takes you 😊

Happy running 🏃🏽‍♂️ 🥰

Rennur profile image
RennurGraduate

Perhaps England should have been more disciplined!

Peter44 profile image
Peter44Graduate

Congratulations, on your 7k/60mins, great achievement. 👏

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Doris8Graduate

Well done keep going 👏😀

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

Congratulations on completing your first 60 minutes run, go to the B210K forum and tell the administrators that you have ran for 60 minutes, then you will see the words 60minGraduate next to your username.

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Jericho2332Graduate

Well done on your first 60+ minute run 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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SueAppleRunGraduate

Oh no it’s definitely not the shortbread and well done for your run that’s a good one

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H4CS

Brilliant!! What an amazing achievement!! That shortbread is very well deserved 🎉

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FionamagsGraduate

That's another milestone run - brilliant! Now go and get that badge over on the Bridge! 🎊🥳🎉🥇🎈🎖

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Tank_EGGraduate

Well done Rennur 👍

It's a great feeling when the milestones start tumbling 😀

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030961Graduate

Fantastic Rennur, well done. I think that’s definitely worth a couple of shortbreads! I’m a week behind you, just starting the last week of Ju Ju’s plan. I’m setting off now for the 30mins run, then 20 mins on Wednesday, then hopefully 60 on Saturday. And.... yes the custard slice is now in the window awaiting my return! Congratulations...

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RennurGraduate in reply to 030961

Custard slice nect week for me. Definitely.

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GoldenGirlyGraduate

Amazing Rennur! What an achievement! Can I ask are you following a plan to get from 5-10K? Not that I’m even thinking of that at the moment but I’d like to consider it one day. Well done xxx

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RennurGraduate in reply to GoldenGirly

I am sort of doing Ju Jus Magic Plan on Bridge to 10k. First I did about 10 Consolidation runs, next I got to 60 minutes in about 10 weeks and then following the Plan to 10K from Week 3 (so essentially repeating last week) except I am taking it slower than the 5 remaining weeks in that Plan - more like 8-9 weeks. Look up the Bridge to 10k pinned posts. Have fun.

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DupsGraduate

Well done. 👏👏You do right to feel proud. I think you earned the shortbread 😂

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