Week 9 run 1 - count down to graduation..

[Allybally]

All sort of reasons for not running today - Mentally somewhere else after a weekend away, tired and a bit sore after a fairly extreme gym class on Thursday, it was cold, it was wet, I had new trainers, blah blah blah. I should have been out on Friday or yesterday and I felt that I really needed to run.

We got home from our weekend away, and did the Tesco shop and then my other chores, finally got out of the house at 6.30, well wrapped up!!

Laura's encouraging voice mixed with the endomondo laptimes:

5 minutes down, sore calves from the gym complaining,

10 minutes down, everything starting to ease..

1 mile in 10:32 - slower than last week..

15 minutes, time to turn round - AAAAAAAAAArgh, running into a hurricane!!!

20 minutes - threat of a stitch because I've suddenly forgotten how to breath

21.02 - 2 miles down - still slower than last week...

25 minutes - can see the end in sight..

30 minutes.. Dammit - still not quite at the end - keep going

30.54 - 3 miles - ok, have restored the pace a bit..

31.53 - route finished...

walk, collapse, wander into the house after stretching with ear to ear grin on my face.

I think I could happily never see that particular route again, but there are three options when I leave the house, and the other two involve the main road.

[shelleymcb Graduate]

sounds like youve had a busy few days.

well done ~ only 2 more runs to go

thought you were only supposed to run 30mins you naughty person

[Minuette Graduate]

Great well done nearly there now!

[bethisrunning]

Nearly there - keep it up!

[Shazzapat Graduate]

well done you!!! I have had to take a break at week 7 on orders from physio but I am determined that week 9 will happen one day!

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Brilliant job, you're nearly at graduation!!