Today 1 year ago I (re)started running with C25K. Honestly back then I could not imagine I would still be running 1 year later. I learned to run 30 minutes, afterwards 5K. Then I learned Jeffing, which caused me to love running even more. Distances increased and who could have thought that 1 year from starting C25K, I would be pushing to reach 10 miles aka running for more than 2 hours.
I must admit that it might also be this community which caused me to persist and keep running. You all know the experience of the toxic 10, a hard run, etc. You read through my whining and you all support one another. Luckily you all are here, because otherwise I think my family, friends and colleagues might have gone nuts with my talks about running.
Yesterday I ran another 5K - albeit a scary 5K due to an elderly man who kept talking to me for 30 minutes that in the end started to creep me out and it being dark in the meanwhile without there being any lighting in the forest and park - and this brought my year total of running to 570,9 km!
I am glad I (re)found running and that this time I love it!
Thanks 😊. HM? Eh... I have thought about it in the past months, but I fear it would take too much of my body. 10 miles will already take 2h20 or so I think. I'm a snaily snail 😉
As RunWillie said, your body will go further if you want it to Hidden . There's no obligation though, it's up to you. The important thing is to have fun!
True... now my goal is to get to 10 miles and then I lower back to 10K and will keep to 10K for a while. Maybe that in spring I can climb up again to another 10 mile, I don't know yet. After my first 10 miles I have no plans as yet 😊
I haven't run further than 12.4km since the maratrail and have mostly been doing much shorter runs, as I've had other priorities. Also, the weather is horrible, cold, wet and foggy, which is not conducive to going out for long. Really hoping that the promised colder, drier weather will be here by tomorrow so I can get out and do the HUHM.
Thanks. I've no justification for wimping out of the HUHM; it's simply that I'd rather enjoy myself, not just slog miserably around the distance. Tomorrow's easily the day when I have the most time available, so if the weather's still horrid I'll just have to get on with it!
Happy runaversary Ivy 🏃♀️👏🥳Just amazing how far you've came in a year..mine was Saturday so I know exactly what you've been through to get where you are 😃💪🏃♀️
Yes I agree this forum has been amazing.. really great to have all these people to encourage and never tire of hearing a run report 🤣👏🥳
Again well done.. just you keep running..
Whichever distances..as long as you are enjoying the journey
Happy Runniversary BlackScorpian . It’s great that you’ve rediscovered the love of running through c25k. Good luck with your target of 10 miles, I am sure you will get there. I too run it in over 2 hours and I have no desire to extend this to a Half Marathon. Sometimes you just know how far you want to push your body. I enjoy 10k, and I don’t really enjoy 10 miles, even though I’m proud that I’ve done it .
Thanks and I fully understand you. A HM is a wish, but I think I have to be sensible and take care of my body. I want to do 10 miles as my max distance and repeat it maybe a couple times a year? But keep it to 10K otherwise.
Thanks and yes, I guess he was just lonely. But I was feeling creeped out by the end by his questions like if I had a family and why I had no man and such. Do hope I won't cross him anymore!
The guy might have been scared of the dark and reassured by your company 🙂. You could outrun the guy if needs be. Another advantage to being able to run 👍
Congratulations on your first running year, and here’s to many more to come 🥂
When he started talking to me, it was not dark yet. Plus he was on a road with lights. While I had to run in a forest without lights because he kept talking so long. But it was also the questions he asked. How old I was, that I looked good, if I had a family, why I had no husband, etc. I was really creeped out...
I wanted, but I had told him in the beginning that I was going for a run. Otherwise I could have said that I had an appointment I had to go to. But I also didn't want to be rude by just leaving, you know?
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