HU Spring 2023 10K - more hills, more forest, more birdsong

[Cmoi]

After horrid weather yesterday, this morning was sunny, cool, and breezy, and I was in the mood to run again. So the HU 10K it was - another mostly trails forest pootle, revelling in the sights, sounds and scents around me, with lots of photo-stops. 10.22km, 373m elevation, and time at the 10K point roughly 1 hour 26 minutes (I can't be bothered to add it up accurately.)

Tomorrow marks three years since I started C25K. So glad I did!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Well done Cmoi. Hills as usual, but we know that they don’t stop you. Beautiful photographs ; everything looks really fresh and inviting. Great run 👏👏👏👏👏

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thanks Beachcomber66 - hills are my justification for not having to try for pace, proper grown-up running scares me!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

And me! We enjoy what we can do; that is enough.👍

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Well done to you Cmoi on running the HU Spring 10K, I also ran it this morning, I agree with you that it's lovely revelling in the sights and sounds when running through woodland, the 10K I ran was also though some woodland trail and as I live in Scotland around a Scottish loch.

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks AlMorr - congratulations on your HU10K, and I bet your scenery is lovely too.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

The scenery both around where I run and the not too distance hills is lovely, in the past I have posted photos but today I didn't take any.

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

beautiful photos xx well done.

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Shake-and-run]

Thanks Shake-and-run - I took a video too as the birdsong was just so wonderful.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Amazing place to run and congratulations on your HU 10k, good time too 😄

Happy Runniversary for tomorrow doesn't time fly when you run?

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks SueAppleRun - it wasn't my slowest 10K, though a long way from my fastest. And when I started C25K I assumed that 10K was way out of my league, I was only aiming to finish the programme. Not quite sure what happened!

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Well Done Cmoi and congratulations on your 3rd runniversary. 🥳

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks Dexy5 . It's odd, I feel I've done quite a bit of running over the past three years, but mostly through pig-headedness and good fortune. I still have so much to learn.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Nice way to mark three years 🥰

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thanks linda9389 . Yes, better than a trip to A&E and months of recovery, which was how I marked two years since completing C25K!

[Kevin41 Half Marathon]

Congratulations on completing the 10k!!

I love that you don’t care about the exact time, no way I could be that relaxed about it and I don’t know why 😂

A great way to mark another year completed as a runner

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Kevin41]

Thanks Kevin41 . I used to be more bothered about times. Nowdays it just seems ridiculous when I don't enjoy running fast, and more importantly am not comparing like with like. Terrain, gradients and elevation gain do make a difference, even though the distance is the same!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

I told you it would be easy!

Congratulations on your Runniversary 🥳😍

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Tbh doing 10K without taking it seriously it feels more than I deserveIrishprincess . I do need to stop comparing myself to others though, and just do what suits me.

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Happy Runniversasry!

What a glorious run...sun, sky, woods and wandering...It sounds idyllic... and the hills.. well, you know I love the hill runs. !

Well done you... doing it your way, and in true style...

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks Oldfloss . It was so rewarding in a host of ways. Also, as forecast, today's weather is back to grotty grey, so running yesterday was perfect timing!

[LottieMW]

Happy Runniversary for tomorrow! 🎉

My 3 years is in August 😊 it’s been an amazing journey!!!

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to LottieMW]

Thanks LottieMW . Really is astonishing what we've achieved, isn't it?!

[LottieMW in reply to Cmoi]

indeed!

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon]

Looks like a great run with great scenery! Ive just hit my 3rd year anniversary with C25K and like you, so pleased I did that and joined this fanstatic forum of support and encouragement!😀🙏🏃‍♀️

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Hedgehogs123]

Thanks Hedgehogs123 . It included bits of several of my favourite running routes - there are so many options, I'm spoilt for choice.

[ForbiddenPlanet Half Marathon]

Congrats on getting it done, and thank you for the beautiful photo essay - and organising this event. 🙏

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

Thanks ForbiddenPlanet , it was definitely an enjoyable run. Much of the event organising was down to linda9389 - I'm basically Ms Messages'n'Music, along with TailChaser , my playlist partner in crime!

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

Yep! linda9389 is the star of the show 🤩