10 miles in the bag baby! 🏃🏽‍♀️💪🏻

[Dendev75]

I can’t believe I am about to write that I just ran 10 miles! My journey from couch to 5k then bridge to 10k has been a very undulating one 🤣 with injuries and feeling poorly - but I’m doing strength training and feel stronger this time.

I have registered for the Liverpool half marathon on March 17th and have been gradually building my distance (slow and steady pace) and set out to do my longest distance to date. 7 of us chatting the whole way, singing and laughing made the miles fly by. Had my water with electrolyte tablet sipping away and a chia charge flapjack halfway to keep me going.

We all finished strong like we had fuel left in the old tank 💪🏻.

Delighted and proud of myself is what I’m feeling right now.

So off to my grandad’s for a lovely roast dinner. 🤗

[RosesAreRed777]

Wow good for you! Well done. A 10 mile is on my radar this year and a trail run. You should be very proud. 🎖️

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to RosesAreRed777]

Thank you it wasn’t as scary as I thought - good luck with yours.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Fantastic! What a lovely way to get your 10 miles done. I still remember the elation last summer when I did 10 miles, you will be buzzing for days and tell everyone. Bus conductor, hairdresser, teenager in shop! You have so much to be proud of.

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Ha ha that is exactly how I feel, shout it from the roof tops 🤣 thank you.

[DocEmmett]

Well done Dendev75! Tip-top! Best of luck with your training and for your Liverpool HM on the day. 👏🏼😄

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to DocEmmett]

Thank you 😊

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Have a bright shiny badge Dendev! Well done….10 miles is a great run👏👏👏👏👏

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thank you so much ☺️

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Dendev75]

That’s the first badge I have awarded…it’s a really nice job 🙂.

It’s 🎉🥳🍾 time !!

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Aww 🥰

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

What a fab run! Well done - you will be more than ready for your Half Marathon in March.🙂 Also, well done on the strength training - the older I get (😱) the more I see it as essential!

Good luck with the rest of your training.🙂

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Ah thank you, yes I realised (after injury) how important strength training is especially at my age too. ☺️

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Just fantastic...HUGE well done to you! x

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks OF, you’re always so encouraging 🤗 x

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Woo woo!!!! Knew my it was worth digging the pom-poms out. Congratulations!!!

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Week7]

Ah thanks so much - lovely support on here as always 🤗

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to Dendev75]

Always is, isn't there... we are so lucky!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Woohoo! Congratulations, that's absolutely amazing!!! Nice badge too 🥰

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Ah thank you ☺️

[GTFC Marathon]

This was brilliant to read. What an absolutely fantastic achievement!! 10...TEN miles is amazing. Think how long it'd take to drive that far...and you've now run that distance. Phenomenal ⭐ Be so proud and you definitely deserve a treat.

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to GTFC]

I still can’t believe I can run 10 miles! Thank you ☺️ I am having a large Baileys to celebrate 🤗

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon]

hey well done you, what a great feeling that must be!!!💪💪

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Hedgehogs123]

Thank you 😊 I definitely was on a high all day ☺️

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Well done! Wow congratulations to you! 👏👏

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Decker]

Thanks so much ☺️

[over61andstilltrying 10 Miles]

10 miles well done to you!!!!! 7 of us chatting the whole way, singing and laughing !!! What a way to run! Are you all members of the same running club? Many, many congratulations to you and all the best for your half marathon training🍾🥂👏🏻😊🎉👍🌟 💥⚡️

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Thanks so much 🤗 yes we’re in a running club together and we have formed a ‘slow runners WhatsApp group’ for us to get our distance up before the half so the expectation is to enjoy our runs at a slow and steady pace - nobody said ‘I can’t do it’ we all finished on a high. ☺️

[over61andstilltrying 10 Miles in reply to Dendev75]

Slow is a relative term! A pace of 7min 28sec/km does not sound at all slow to me. Enjoy the after glow and well done again to you all 🎉😊🏃‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃‍♀️😊🎉

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

We are the slowest in our running club I should have said. 😊thank you 🤗

[PaulS83 Ultramarathon]

Amazing achievement 🤩 Well done 👏🏻

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to PaulS83]

Thank you 😊

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Whoop whoop! 🥳👏👍

Well done! An undulating journey makes the final reward that much sweeter 🙂

Good luck with the rest of your training 🍀

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thanks so much - hoping for a better 2024 🙏🏻

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

That’s fantastic Dendev! 💪 It’s a great distance - not that I’ve run it since October - and you should feel extremely proud and accomplished. Hope the buzz is long lasting! 👊🏅🏃‍♀️

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks Cheeky ☺️ so many life and health hurdles but feel like I’m on the other side now 🤗

[Gwenllian1]

That's wonderful! 10 miles is amazing!! You have totally earned the right to shout it from the rooftops!

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Gwenllian1]

Thank you 🤗

[misswobble Marathon]

Great stuff, what a day! 10 miler ticked off and heading straight into a roast dinner Sounds like heaven to me 😇

Well done 💪🏅👏👍

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

It did feel good to be finished and I inhaled that roast dinner 🤣

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Dendev75]

I hope your Yorkshire pudding was bigger than your head 😁

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

thank you 🤗