I'd planned a different post about 15 minutes into this run. I was in Windsor for a conference type thing, and stayed over the preceding night. So I had plenty of time for a run in the morning. Opted for a 5k run around the outside of the grounds, altering the easy route slightly to go through the deer park. It was a long mile uphill, then a really nice early morning run through the park, with bellowing stags and everything.
I got an inkling that something was wrong but kept going anyway, until after about 4 miles I looked at the little map thing on my GPS watch and discovered I was about as far from the start as I'd been. So I kept running, using a combination of GPS watch and guesswork to trek back along roads to the start. The whole journey was about 9 miles. I ran the first 10k (I've run 10k!) and then another mile or so of the rest, walking mostly.
So, I've run a lot further than I've run before. My hips really hurt later in the day with a lot of standing around, and my knee still feels stiff. The longest I'd done before was 4.5 miles, so it was a big increase. I'm glad I've done it, as it shows that I can, and it would have taken me a long time to work up to it. I might try longer runs now as part of my routine - not as much as 10k though!
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