First 8k and I am chuffed to bits

[JetsNanna]

I have been doing 5ks regularly and the odd 6.5/7k and decided that today I’d just see how the run felt and just have a go at 7.5k. Did that 500m extra and hey presto - first EVER 8k.

Very slow, very steady and I am very happy with my achievement. I probably won’t rush to do 8k again but it’s fabulous to know that I CAN do it if I want to.

Anyone else felt chuffed with their runs this weekend? That’s a rhetorical question because we should *ALL* be chuffed with our runs because any run is better than no run.

Happy Easter fellow runners 😊

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Happy Easter to you, glad that you enjoyed your run today and are so deservedly chuffed with yourself, congratulations on completing your first 8K.

[JetsNanna Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks, Al 😊

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to JetsNanna]

I like running 8K's, I average 1 hour, my quickest 8K is 56 minutes, the slowest 64 minutes so that hour is long enough, however, I'll try over the next few weeks to get back again to running 10K.

[Rennur Graduate]

Snap.Did my first 8K - very slowly - on Saturday. Hopefully repeating that next Saturday too, Seven months ago I thought 1 minute was long. In one month's time I hope to get to 10K. It's amazing what we can do with a bit of effort, a lot of belief and the C25K Plan. Oh, and of course, this forum.

Well done JetsNanna

[JetsNanna Graduate in reply to Rennur]

Well done, you! And thanks for the encouragement. You’re absolutely right - every time I go out for a run I have the same thought - blimey, am I really doing this?! We should ALL be proud of all of our achievements.

Very best for your achieving 10k 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼