My longest run

This afternoon I set out for at least 5 but felt really good. I thought then that I could aim for 10 so took a quick gel to keep me going. I'm really pleased and proud tonight as 15 miles is my longest run and I got stronger as the run went on. The conditions were good too, a little warm and a nice breeze along the bank.

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Congratulations on your longest run of 15 miles, I am glad that the really hot weather is over, that would help you as its now a little cooler, have a relaxing evening after your wonderful achievement today, you certainly deserve to be pleased and very proud of yourself 😊 🏃🏾

[Hidden in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you Al. It went my way today 😃

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

PS, if you had ran for just over another mile that would have been 26 Kilometers in which you could have the word Metric Marathon next to your username, nevertheless a great run and time for you. 😊 🏃🏾 👍

[Hidden in reply to AlMorr]

I've always wondered what that meant too!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

OMG @GTFC, how phenomenal is that? Amazingly well done you! You’ll be at FM before you know it! 💥🎉💥🎉💥

[Hidden in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I think this may be my max for a while but felt really good tonight 😊

[Tasha99 Marathon]

Wow well done! I can’t motivate myself to do anything beyond 10 miles at the moment 😬

[Hidden in reply to Tasha99]

I usually keep 8 or under and do a longer one than that once a month. I just felt good tonight but my legs ache now 🙈 I have learned loads from you and you've made me a better, more efficient runner.

[Tasha99 Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Awe thanks! You’ve done the work though 👍🏽

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Flipping heck, look at all those calories you used up, a huge well done, i can’t even imagine running that long although maybe one day

[Hidden in reply to SueAppleRun]

I'll aim to be where you are when I get to your age. Then I'll be buzzing 😁

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to Hidden]

Ha ha ha well we only started running last year so you have many years of practise on us, it’s been so hot running this week but looking at our easy runs of which we do 2 a week we have now done 3 and each one has been faster even though it feels slow, in fact when we finished this morning I was wondering why we bothered as not even puffing but still the fastest 3.22k yet so this plan seems to have started working already

[Hidden in reply to SueAppleRun]

Yes, this all sounds so positive. Keep going and you're obviously doing all the right things. I started in Nov 19 and have learnt so much already. If you are running well and it doesn't feel too fast or arduous then it's really starting to come together 😃

[Buddy34 Half Marathon]

Cracking run GTFC , what a brilliant distance . Your weather conditions sound great 👏👏💪

[Hidden in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you Buddy! Strava said 22° Humidity 70% and wind 15 mph. It felt good out there this afternoon/early evening.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Fantastic - that certainly qualifies as a looooooonnnnngggg run!

[Wimborne Half Marathon]

Ooo that’s such a amazing run.. 15 miles!!! That’s soooooo long!!! So lovely to read your happy and proud post.

[Hidden in reply to Wimborne]

Thank you. I was so chuffed after.

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

15 miles!!😱 That is amazing GTFC - well done!👏👏👏💪 Some seriously good stuff going on with your running at the moment! Rest up well now! 🙂

[Hidden in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you! From mile 9 to 15 my splits were faster and I felt good 😃

[C3PO Marathon]

That's a good long run. Congratulations!

[MrsRDj Half Marathon]

Wow brilliant run, distance and pace! Well done! 🏆

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

Good job! 👍🏻😁 I hope you had plenty of fluids with you, hydration is always key, especially on longer distances.

[Hidden in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Yes thank you 😊 hydration is key for me. I had a little jacket on with room for a bottle on the front.

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to Hidden]

Good stuff. I tend to work on 500ml for every 5 miles or expected hour adjusting a little either way for weather.

Keep an eye out for places to refill, many churches have an outside tap, pubs, shops etc. Nothing worse than running out of water 👍🏻😁

[Hidden in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

You are ace! 🤩

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to Hidden]

I've once resorted to a stand pipe on the side of a horse trough.... on private land. Felt awful hopping the gate but I had over 5 miles left to go and no water.... just be sure it's fresh water and let it run a few seconds to clear any stagnant standing water.

I've also just asked folks in their gardens, once in Spain, miles from any kind of shops etc, twice fairly locally (one recent, within the plandemic) people are usually happy to assist, not like it's wine you're asking for! 🤣

[Hidden in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Run46 Half Marathon]

Wow GTFC, you're really cooking on gas!

Don't quote me but I'm sure I saw a while back that they're doing a Metric Marathon badge on here these days, in which case you're not far from it!

Excellent run 👏

[Hidden in reply to Run46]

Thank you so much. Yes Al Morr told me this in the comments. It's 16.3 miles so next time I do a biggie I'll go for 17-18.

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Defo true then coz not much gets passed Al.

Sounds like there could be a Marathon in your future the way you're going 🙂

[annettebrown Half Marathon]

15 miles! Amazing, well done

[Hidden in reply to annettebrown]

Thank you! I really enjoyed it.