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@dooks
nice one tiswas. 10k's still a bit out of my reach at the moment but last night's 5k (almost 6 actually) round the river was the least painful one yet. i'm still hovering around 30 minutes for 5k so a long way to go if i'm going to hang on to my sub 20 minuting buddies in these upcoming triathlons.
despite the time not really tumbling yet i still feel i'm making progress, and am quietly proud of myself. condisering i'm 35 this year and had never run further than for a bus until last year and only started regular jogging in february i think i'm doing alright. have clocked up 16 runs since the start of feb.
regular running seems to be the thing that has been the clincher in me finally kicking those few lingering occasional smokes too. it's been over a week now since i last fell off the waggon and lit up at the pub. all that's required to put me off reaching for those social cigarettes now is to think back to my last run when i was spitting dust, sweating into my eyes and pretty much gasping for breath. and suddenly i don't want to smoke anymore.