Sunny 10 Mile Run ☀️

[Jools2020]

Time for another 10 mile run, inspired by Peter44 😊 after his successful run!

What a glorious morning for a long run! You know, sometimes you go out for a run and everything is right. You feel good. No, you feel great! Your pace just ..... works! Your body warms up properly and the effort seems minimal. You enjoy every step!

I had one of those runs this morning. Everything was good. I knew I was on for PBs as well, which was the icing on the cake. I always enjoy my shower more if PBs are involved 😊

I’ve never been super speedy, but I do like to feel I’m progressing. I am now able to control these 10 mile runs fairly well. It takes me about 3K to warm up, then a couple more to unfold. Today I started to pick up pace, even while the run was ebbing and flowing. If I speed up and start to get tired, I just back off for a while. On this run I was surprised that my pace at about halfway was under 8:00 min and improved on almost every km to the end of the run. The last 4 km it was under 7:30. It was consistent running. The last full kilometre it was 6:35. For me, that was fast! I had PBs for 10 miles, 15K and 10K. Ooh yessss! 😊

Really enjoyed my after run shower, followed by coffee and the Breakfast of Champions 🏃‍♀️🚿 ☕️🥣 😊

[Hidden]

Beautiful run, beautifully ran what a Sunday spin for the legs Jools2020 👍🙂

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Thanks, Imc! 🏃‍♀️👍

[Birdlady64]

I had a strange feeling you were going to go long this morning!

Well done on such a wonderful run - and what a pace for that final km 👏👏👏 Progress in spades!

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to Birdlady64]

Thanks, Diane. Well, I’d already done a couple of 10Ks this year. Time for a longer one today. Couldn’t believe that final km pace after having run 15K already! I was jet propelled 😂

[Birdlady64 in reply to Jools2020]

Ha ha! Yes you certainly were 😁🚀

[BonniesRest]

Wonderful! 👏🎉🌞

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to BonniesRest]

Thank you! Those long runs really make me hungry.

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Great run Jools - and running by feel is always good in my opinion! Congratulations too, on 3 PB's!💪👍🙂

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you 🙏. Very pleased with the PBs. I know I ran for 10 miles now, I’ve dozed off twice looking at my iPad 😂

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Jools2020]

🤣🤣...it's allowed!

[Roxdog 10 Miles]

You really are doing so brilliantly. That's a great average pace for such a long run. How I long to do a long run again - but I'll soon be off the IC and hope to build back up again. You are just amazing and proof of how patience and practice comes good!

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to Roxdog]

Thank you, Roxdog. This was one of those runs that had it all! The pace surprised me.

I read on another post you had been on a walk /jog today. That’s great news. Hopefully it won’t be too long before you can go out on one of your much loved long runs 😊

[JayJay_]

Brilliant Jools ... such good pace and well done on the PB’s. And more importantly you enjoyed it 👏🏻😊🏃🏻‍♀️

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to JayJay_]

Thanks JayJay. Yes, I loved it! 😊

[Peter44 10 Miles]

Heh, i'm glad i inspired you Jools 😊 your run sounds perfect, and all those PB's too, and your pace is fast, especialy that last km 🥵 it's brilliant when a run feels like this, everything just feeling good! 😊 i was on my own today, so just music, and nrc behaved today, no 5min km's 🤣 anyway, i bet that coffee and breakfast was extra good, after that! 🌞

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to Peter44]

Your pace inspired me, too! Maybe I set off just that little bit faster than usual 😊 and the rest of the run kind of followed and everything seemed to just happen the way I wanted it to. Coffee and porridge always taste good after a long run. Better if I think I have achieved! Don’t know where that last km came from, though. That’s a challenge for me even on a 5K run. 😊

[Peter44 10 Miles in reply to Jools2020]

My last km, on these longer runs is usualy pretty slow, not sure why i went of so fast today, maybe as i was on my own 🤷‍♂️ as i've got so lazy, getting up late, i have a snack before run, but sometimes dont eat till 2/3pm 🤣

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to Peter44]

I have half a banana 90 minutes before runs of 10K or longer and I take an electrolyte drink with me on those longer runs, too (I like Tailwind). And a couple of bite sized flapjacks. All this helps, I’m sure, with energy for the second half of the run. I eat breakfast within half an hour of getting home as I read somewhere that you should. I’m usually starving! Often have 2 breakfasts 😊

[Peter44 10 Miles in reply to Jools2020]

If life ever gets back to normal, things will have to change, usualy up at 4.30am, for work, but for now, i'll enjoy being a night owl teenager! 🤣

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

That’s just amazing, I dream of more than one k under 8 so truly amazing, glad you enjoyed it and that after run shower

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks - still not really sure how it happened 😂 but I’ll take it! I’m usually a lot slower. It just didn’t seem like the same effort today - the stars must have been aligned 😊. Had a soak in the bath as well this afternoon! Must have used all the hot water today 😂

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to Jools2020]

A soak in the bath after a run is delicious, I did 5k in 40mins 44 secs once and don’t know how that happened either running is a strange thing

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

It is! If we knew what we did that was different, we could do it again 😊. That’s a good time for a 5K 👏👏👏

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to Jools2020]

Maybe one day

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

The perfect run Jools. Really well done! 👏👏👏👏

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thank you cheekychipmunks! 😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

What a fabulous run that was! Everything falls into place for a reason - you put the ground work in already. Well done!!!

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thanks! 😊 Each time I’ve run for 10 miles I’ve got more confident. This time, I knew I’d be able to run the distance without a problem. Wasn’t expecting the PBs until I saw my pace increasing over the last 4K. 😊

[Catho78 10 Miles]

Congratulations on an epic run, sounds perfect and awesome PBs. Great pace for a long run, you’re ever an inspiration

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to Catho78]

Thank you so much 😊

[Lifluf]

It sounds like it all came together Jools. Isnt it a lovely feeling when that happens. Those are great split times too. Happy running!

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to Lifluf]

Thanks 😊 yes, it’s a great feeling!