2nd Ten Miles Run

[AlMorr]

So I decided to run 14K this morning but ended up running 10 miles, my second ever 10 miles, my first was last year in July, this mornings time was a little slower than last year's run, but nevertheless I enjoyed my run this morning. 😊 🏃🏾

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Brilliant run Al. Clearly summer conditions agree with you. Good sensible pace too.👍

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

My pace was slow and steady, when I got to 14K I thought to myself let's continue to 16K to make it my 2nd 10 miles run.

[Birdlady64]

Congratulations Al on your second ever 10 mile run. Well done! 👏👏👏And you enjoyed it too which is great 😁

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Birdlady64]

Thanks Birdlady64, yes I enjoyed that run this morning 👍

[Deals1 Metric Marathon]

Excellent. Good run. Nice day for it too.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Deals1]

Thanks Deals 1, the temperature was 12C with no sun to heat me up during the run so it was a very nice day for my second 10 miles run, only now at 12.40 pm the sun is trying to break through the clouds.

[Deals1 Metric Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Yeah it's a lot cooler my neck of the woods too

[Cmoi Marathon]

Yay, well done AlMorr ! 🏃‍♂️

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

Thanks Cmoi🏃🏾👍

[nowster Metric Marathon]

Well done! 👍

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to nowster]

Thank you nowster, I enjoyed my second 10 miles run this morning. 😊 🏃🏾

[backintime 10 Miles]

That's great Al, well done!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to backintime]

Yes backintime, I enjoyed my run today👍

[Teddybob]

Blooming brilliant well done you very good very strong take care

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Teddybob]

Thanks Teddybob, I like your username 😊 👍

[Teddybob in reply to AlMorr]

It’s descriptive lolol

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Woo hoo!!! Brilliant Al 💪 really well done to you 👏

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Woo hoo to me IP, I set out to run non stop a 14K but ended up running my second ten miles run without any stops, the weather was cloudy but dry with a temperature of 12C.

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

And why not Al? Clearly you were ready for it and look what happened! That sounds a good temperature for running 🙂

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Between 8Cand 15C are the best temperatures for running, if the temperature is above 20C/68F its advisable only to run no more than 10K.

Have you noticed the temperature in moderately cool Vancouver over recent days, they have had an awful heatwave with the temperature well over 40C, even the minimum temperature is not below 25C, certainly no running there.

[Instructor57]

A great 2nd 10 miles for you Al , well done and a nice pace also 😁👍🏃‍♂️

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

👍 🏃🏾

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

That’s a good run Al,

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

It was a good run for me today W&S, thanks👍

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to AlMorr]

Long way so you must be smiling a lot now

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

I am smiling now, I am now going to take Holly the dog a walk

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to AlMorr]

Have a good one

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

I have just come back from my walk with Holly the dog, after this morning's run I wasn't in the mood for running with Holly which often happens, just a 🚶 walk this afternoon. 😊, anyway it's getting a bit too warm for running, that's why I ran this morning just before 8 o'clock.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to AlMorr]

I was up before 8 but not out til later,

[Beatlesforever]

Amazing, a very good run for you today! Your slow and steady pace would have me struggling for breath over 5k, let alone 10 miles 🤣

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Beatlesforever]

Thanks, after 10K and especially 12K I did start to feel the affects of the run, I was going to stop at 14K but decided to continue to just over 10 miles.

[Beatlesforever in reply to AlMorr]

It's the best feeling in the world when your run is going so well you decide to extend it. Enjoy that great achievement 😊💪

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Beatlesforever]

👍 🏃🏾

[grumpyoldgirl]

Brilliant, Al! Is this going to become an annual event, I wonder? 😉

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Thanks, not sure about an annual event grumpyoldgirl, probably not, I am just thinking that from now on 10K will be my longest distance, every time I run more than 10K I start to slow down, so 10K from now on will be the maximum distance I 🏃🏾 run.

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to AlMorr]

Sounds sensible ☺️

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

I am now 75 years old, I find running 5K or 10K runs comfortable without feeling too tired, I am not really in the mood now to start any of those Half Marathon plans that are here on the Marathon and Support Forum, perhaps if I had been 45, not 75 I would have done that.

I weighed myself yesterday, I was 65 kilograms and my BMI index just under 23 which is OK.

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to AlMorr]

Well you are slightly senior to me, I'm a mere 63. But having got within a whisker of 10k before I broke my ankle, I'm being much more cautious now I've started week 1 of c25k again. I definitely want to get to 5k, but then I'll have a good long think about how much more I'm able to do. I can't see me ever bothering to go further, even if I hadn't bust my ankle!I've just gone off and checked my bmi and it's the same as yours, although I have got to shift a couple of pounds off my middle. I expect I'll sort that out as I get more active again.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Nice that your BMI is the same as mine, that means that you are very healthy, sorry about your injury to the ankle but it seems OK now, well done on restarting C25K, I wish you luck with that, onwards and upwards 🏃🏾

[grumpyoldgirl in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you😊

[TailChaser Marathon]

Well done Al! Excellent run 👏👍👏

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Thanks TailChaser, I enjoyed my second ten mile run today 🏃🏾

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Brilliant run ! Glad that it was nice and cool for you. You really are running well at the moment .Congratulations 👏👏👏

I have just got in from work and need to run this evening but at the moment it's too warm and humid.Not a breath of air! It will have to be a late one I think when it cools down Its only 30 minutes-I really should have gone before work instead of drinking coffee!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Week7]

Thank you Week7, a little tip for your run, look up the local sunset time for your area and start your run around 30 minutes before the sun sets, that way it should be a bit less warm and humid, good luck.

[Week7 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks I might give that a try.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Week7]

It means that you will finnish the run just as the sun sets and get home before it gets dark, of course that depends on how far your run is from where you live.

[Doris8]

Well done AL MORR where do you get your energy? Mr D super impressed. When you go out in the car and go for 10 miles you can’t imagine at times how far it is and you ran it. I walked 13 km two weeks ago past Sunday in 2 hours 3mins.it was a long way. Not so sure if I could run it . Never ran for ages now on the walking so far injury free except for blisters on bunion of all places . Well done again👍👏👏🏃‍♂️

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Doris8]

Where do I get my energy from, you ask, ha, not sure, I have gone long walks during the winter months and bike rides during the summer months for a long time, I only started running as you know in April 2018, but I decided today that from now on, 10K will be my longest run, I am 75, not 45, if I was 45 I probably would be able to run longer distances such as 10 miles and half marathons in a regular basis, I am quite comfortable with 5K and 10K runs so from now on those will be the distances I run. 🏃🏾

[Doris8 in reply to AlMorr]

Agree they’re good distances for running and walking. Keep it going 👍

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Doris8]

Yes 🚶 and 🏃🏾, also 🚴 👍

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Doris8]

PS, during March when I was doing the COGH Challenge I went a walk with the MapMyWalk app recording my distance, this was quite a long walk, I thought it would be at least 10 miles, in fact, it was a little less than 10 miles, although a different route than I did on Wednesday it made me realise as you say regarding the car for 10 miles how long that is in distance, I would not want to run that same route as I walked as it 'seemed longer' than the circular route I ran on Wednesday.

[Doris8 in reply to AlMorr]

Totally agree. When I walk along walk Sunday wouldn't like to go a straight route prefer the road and countryside it seems to go quicker.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Well done Al! Great achievement 😊

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thank you Linda👍🏃🏾

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Great stuff AlMorr ! You were clearly feeling good to push on to that second special 10 miles! Well done!👏👏🙂

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

It was between K13 and K14 that I decided to go for just over 16K, in fact the app Relive has 10.1 miles ran for me today which equals that 16.27K above on that graph

[Mormor1 Half Marathon]

Excellent run AlMorr, I like planning distance in advance and then doing a little more. That feels less daunting. Good temperature too. I have to start early to avoid anything over 15. At 70 I'm wondering if 10miles is my limit...did the first a couple of weeks ago and now building up each week from 10k again.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Mormor1]

Thanks, I also think that 10 miles is my limit as well, I was thinking that from now on I will concentrate on 3k, 5k, 8k and no more than 10K runs, every time I run over 11K I do start to slow down, for yesterday's run all my 1k splits were under 8km/min, but between 12K and 16 K they were 8.07, 8.06, 8.15, 8.22 and 8.25, so I think from now on 10K will be my longest distance I run.

[Raisemeup]

Respect to you Almorr! Wishing you many more enjoyable short or long runs, the choice is yours and how great to have that choice! - best wishes ☺️

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Raisemeup]

Thank you very much Raisemeup for your kind compliments.

[Jericho2332 Half Marathon]

Well done Al another great run 👍🏻

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Jericho2332]

Thanks Jericho2332. for me it was a great run.

[HeavyFoot Half Marathon]

That’s great , Al. Have you got a third 10 miler in mind, or perhaps go for a HM?

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to HeavyFoot]

No, I think from now on I'll stick to 3.5.8 and 10K runs, I feel more comfortable with those distances 👍🏃🏾

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon]

Well done Al. It’s always nice when you feel like going beyond what you had planned especially when it gives you a special distance 👏👏

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

Thanks Sandie1961 👍 🏃🏾

[Irish-John Marathon]

You're doing great Al 👍🏻

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Irish-John]

It was a great run, thanks John👍

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

Well done on adding another 10 mile run to your tally.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Another great run for me Brian🏃🏾

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

Superb 👌🏻😁 always good to stretch yourself now and then. 👍🏻

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

I do stretches after the runs as well as occasionally "stretching" myself 😀

[Over62 Half Marathon]

Great run for you AIMorr, you chose a good weather day for it 👏🙌

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Over62]

Indeed Over62, the weather was cloudy and cool, I ran before it got too warm.

[johnm12 Half Marathon]

Top job Al. Longer runs are really enjoyable imho.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to johnm12]

They are Johnm12 but I am thinking that 10K from now on will be the longest distance for me to run. 😊 🏃🏾 👍

[johnm12 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Sounds good to me. Al. I really like 10k distance too. Usually I can find a route from home and out into the countryside. Definitely the best therapy. My favourite route ends with the last 1Km being steady downhill. Very good for morale. Keep on running!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to johnm12]

👍 🏃🏾

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Well done Al, 10 miles is no mean feat. Have a medal 🏅

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Thank you Dexy on awarding me that medal for running my second 10 miles run, that is the 2nd medal I have, the first for me being the London Vitality Virtual 10,000, I am glad that you enjoyed your day out a Wimbledon 🎾

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to AlMorr]

Andy will have us on the edge of our seats again this evening Al

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

No doubt he will 🎾

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Update:- Saturday morning, despite that 10 miles run on Wednesday, this Saturday morning I ran my 55th not parkrun in a reasonable time of 32.55, last year after my 1st 10 miles run on the Wednesday, the following Saturday my 5K not parkrun was around almost 37 minutes., so that must mean that I am recovering more quickly from those longer runs. 🏃🏾

[Comfortnotspeed Marathon]

Awesome distance covered. Well done to you 👍🌸😊🌸

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Thanks Comfortnotspeed

[mrrun Ultramarathon]

Well done mate!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to mrrun]

Thanks mrrun, I can't see me ever running a Ultramarathon, although when I was younger I cycled 50K or more during the summer months.

[mrrun Ultramarathon in reply to AlMorr]

I did my 50k on 5 July, probably one of the best running memories ever. There was not a cloud anywhere. Two weeks before, during the first attempt, I suffered a terrible cramp in my thigh, pain was incredible, to the point of me thinking I broke something. I dehydrated. Although I trained and experimented with higher temperatures, one glitch stopped me after 31km. I couldn't walk. Two weeks later I made sure I top up my electrolyte levels a bit better (and there was a helping chocolate bar as well). It worked but we need to be mindful of every little aspect. The temperature may be the same but if humidity is higher the game will change. Heat can be an awful enemy if not fought correctly. 😉

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to mrrun]

Lovely reply from you mrrun, I have always made sure I am well hydrated before any of my bike rides and now any runs, I learned my lesson when I was a teenager, I had gone a long bike ride, the temperature was +25C, humid and sunny, no liquid with me, I got home in a state of collapse, I think my parents even phoned the doctor, of course that had never happened again, lesson learnt..

[Tasha99 Marathon]

Superb! I still think that half is not far away Al!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

Thanks Tasha99😊🏃🏾👍