B220K - W3R3 - 10 Miles Milestone

[PhoenixRise]

Bridge to 20K - Week 3 Run 3

Funky Dance House Playlist 💃

NRC - Ten Mile Run 🏃‍♂️

16.33K 🎯

May I have my 10 Mile badge please? 🙏🏻🤩🙏🏻

I only went and done did it! 💪🔥

Managed to miss the rain for the whole run too which is an added bonus! Back to the promenade today - perfect for the longer runs, refreshing!

Felt good right up to the 8 mile mark then I had a little reaction to the word ‘Fartlek’ used by the coach in the NRC guided run.

That reaction was ‘SERIOUSLY?’ 🙄🤷‍♂️

But, I accepted what the coach wanted after a few swear words and pushed my little legs on! Pleasantly surprised that I had any gas left in the reserve tank to be honest - and I was pushing against a strong head wind on my return journey! 💨🏃‍♂️ The prompting has the desired outcome - shaving seconds off of my average pace for the latter miles.

I hit 10 miles and felt like I could carry on just that little bit more so as to round off the K’s to 16.5K. Can hardly believe it - I’m still buzzing!

Straight home and in to a steaming hot bath 🛀 to stretch and relax! 🧘‍♂️

The week ahead is a scheduled drop back/rest week. Not quite sure how this will look until (if) I lace up but it will more than likely be chill with a couple of 2.5K and a possible 5K.

Happy running all 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

#BeKind

[Roxdog 10 Miles]

Fantastic! Well done, that's a great run.

[PhoenixRise 10 Miles in reply to Roxdog]

Thanks Roxdog 🙏🏻

[Instructor57]

What a fantastic run !

Well done you 👍😬👏👏👏

[PhoenixRise 10 Miles in reply to Instructor57]

Thanks so much Instructor57 🙏🏻

[Jools2020 Half Marathon]

Huge well done to you! 👏👏👏👏👏👏🏆👍🥳

So pleased, I’ve been looking out for your post. 10 miles is such a great distance to run. I wonder if, when you started on this running journey, you even considered that you would be able to run 10 miles!! I know I didn’t.

Buzzing for you! 🐝 🐝 🐝

[PhoenixRise 10 Miles in reply to Jools2020]

Thanks 🙏🏻 so much Jools2020! Aw 🤗 how kind to be looking out for my post - you cheerleader 📣 you! Absolutely never ever did I think I’d run 10 miles - I didn’t think I’d manage a solid 10 minutes from the 💀 runs of Week 1 of C25K! 🤭 Thanks for the 🐝 🐝 🐝 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 🙏🏻

[Buddy34 Half Marathon]

Congratulations on running 10 miles thats an amazing achievement. Its so great to think back on how this all started. Well done you 👏 👏🥳🥳

[PhoenixRise 10 Miles in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy34 🙏🏻

[Blackberrypie Half Marathon]

Great work - and I totally get the "you want me to do what!?" NRC moment! Glad it worked out for you

[PhoenixRise 10 Miles in reply to Blackberrypie]

Thanks Blackberrypie 🙏🏻 I totally wasn’t mentally prepared for the Fartleks!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Congratulations! A well earned badge and a fabulous milestone to reach. I remember that 10 mile run - I told coach Bennett what to do with his fartleks round Virginia Water 😀. I think when he asked the second time I made a bit more of an effort 😀. Very well done you!!!

[PhoenixRise 10 Miles in reply to linda9389]

Thanks linda9389 🙏🏻 I had a few words for Coach Bennett too! Sneaking in Fartleks - it totally caught me off guard! Surely it’s more than enough in attempting the 10 miles?! 🤭

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to PhoenixRise]

Especially as he had spoken at great length about keeping it slow!!!

[PhoenixRise 10 Miles in reply to linda9389]

Exactly my thoughts!!! Naughty Bennett 😈

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to PhoenixRise]

I did that guided run. No way was I going to attempt Fartleks! And I had a number of words to say to Coach Bennett, some of them not very ladylike 😂

[Cmoi Marathon]

Congratulations on your 10 miles PhoenixRise , and a great pace too!

[PhoenixRise 10 Miles in reply to Cmoi]

Thanks Cmoi 🙏🏻 Not too shabby a pace 🙊 for a first attempt!

[Hidden]

Very many congratulations 👏 👏👏👏👏

This is a brilliant distance and still my personal favourite. You ran it really well too so a huge well done. You have so many exciting runs to come too. You are building a back catalogue of all different types of run which underpins ones like this.

For sure have a few days rest and really be proud of this moment. HM will come in time and so will 10 miles at 1.30 ish for you. That's all ahead but what matters most now is you feel really proud. 10 miles is ace!! Really, really pleased for you! Here's a medal for each mile

🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

[PhoenixRise 10 Miles in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much GTFC 🙏🏻

It is a fair distance! Yet to be my personal favourite but I’m sure time to will tell. Yes, a few days rest and then on towards my first HM 😱 Hopefully, before Christmas 🤞🏻

10 miles in 1.30? You have more faith in me than I do! 😂

Thanks for each medal per mile! Not sure where to get my actual badge 🤔 but these are much better! 💪

[Hidden in reply to PhoenixRise]

I think Linda knows a good place for them! Or look online 😀😀

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Wonderful - loving that shiny new badge!💪 Well done you! Just brilliant! 😀👍👏👏👏

[PhoenixRise 10 Miles in reply to Sandraj39]

Thanks Sandraj39 🙏🏻 Oh, do I have the shiny new badge?! Yay! 🤗 Thanks to the badge giver! 🙏🏻

[a_in_gsr Half Marathon]

Congratulations!!

I also used that guided run for my first 10 mile run - and also had the same reaction to the sneaky fartlek (which was repeated!).