I have recently begun following the Fit for a Year blog, and came across their post from last week about running into double digits. “I’ve recently done that!” I thought to myself. Lo! And behold! He’s talking imperial, not the namby-pamby metric stuff that I am running in. He’s run 10 miles – “real money”, as my father would say – and I’ve just cracked into 10 kilometers. I would need to run another 33% further, as I’ve just run 12km and would need to get up around 16 to hit the 10 mile mark.
That being said, I was inspired to repeat my recent Farthest. Run. Ever. You can take a look at the track, I actually believe it’s a little bit longer than the last time, but it is on the exact same route. A glorious day for a great run.
Thanks for the mention! Congratulations on running 10k, that is an achievement in itself. I started running in January this year with 15 second running intervals and 2 mins walking. It took me a long time to complete the C25Km its just a case of putting the runs in week after week, month after month. And enjoying it! Good luck with your fitness, you’ll be able to run 10 miles too! 🙂
Hi John,
Thanks for the comment, and the further push. I started my fitness journey back on January 1, 2010, also running the C25K, but not really intent on pushing much further in my running. In the past 2 years I’ve progressed to the point where I run 8k a few times a week, and longer runs when so inclined or inspired.
I do love running, but I’m not sure I want to run that long or that far – we will see in time I suppose. I do love to run, it does keep me fit and healthy, and when I’m run down nothing picks me up quite so much as a good run.