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Sometimes we just need to be alone...πŸƒπŸ½β€β™€οΈπŸ™‚

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Sandraj39Graduate10
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..and that's ok isn't it? Like others on here, I was unable to run during the week due to work, parent evenings and life just getting in the way and leaving no time for me! This weekend I had planned to run a local 10k with my sister and husband but as we got nearer to the event I just wasn't feeling the love! πŸ™ Work has been quite demanding emotionally and there has been quite a stressful situation to mange at home ( thankfully now sorted). So I made the decision this morning that I really didn't feel like running around a windy airfield with 400 other people - what I really needed was just to be alone on my trails, all by myself! So when my sister and husband headed off to the planned 10k event (tough in the wind but they both did really wellπŸ‘πŸ˜€) off I trotted into the woods for my 'no pressure' run. It was a beautifully cold morning, plenty of sunshine, frost and frozen mud in the shade and turned out to be just what I needed. Still clocked up my 10K run and returned feeling better for taking the pressure off a little. I guess, at the end of the day, that is what running means to me....so no bling this time but a calmer happier me!πŸ™‚ x

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Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

Just perfect :)

I think many of us do all need that time... and it is not in a selfish way.. I feel we really do, 'need' it.

It sounds to have been a lovely run... beautiful x

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Sandraj39Graduate10β€’ in reply toOldfloss

...it was Oldfloss, thank you. x

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RealfoodieclubGraduate10

Good for you. It does us so much good to be able to do that when we need. Last year going for my runs was the only thing that kept me sane I think, I always came back β€œsorted”. Hope you have a less stressful week this week. Take care. Rfc x.

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Sandraj39Graduate10β€’ in reply toRealfoodieclub

Thanks Rfc - here's hoping for a quieter week!πŸ™‚x

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10β€’ in reply toRealfoodieclub

I wonder how many of us feel like this xxx

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Millsie-J

I know exactly how you felt, i did the same myself for a 10k event where I wasnt feeling the love! The important thing is you ran on your own terms, and had a great time πŸ˜ŽπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ

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Sandraj39Graduate10β€’ in reply toMillsie-J

Shame about the bling... but the right decision. Thank you.πŸ™‚

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SandyscrollGraduate10

I totally agree with you... All of you!

I had issues at home and work last week, a sudden meeting with son's college tutor, surprise visit from a relative, governors meeting, parents evening at work... and, of course, work.

I defiantly kept running through the week and when I'd intended to do the parkrun yesterday morning, I changed my mind last minute (seeing the beautiful, clear, frosty morning outside) and took off for a 10k over the hills.

Just what I needed. ☺️

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Sandraj39Graduate10β€’ in reply toSandyscroll

Ah, so I am not really alone! Good for you!πŸ™‚

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate10β€’ in reply toSandraj39

... and that is what is brilliant... alone.. but with friends running unseen and silent beside you! I love that :)

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davelinksGraduate10

Certainly understand that Sandra..😊

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Sandraj39Graduate10β€’ in reply todavelinks

Thanks Dave.πŸ™‚

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Decker

Makes total sense Sandra. Just do what you need to do.

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Sandraj39Graduate10β€’ in reply toDecker

Thanks.πŸ™‚

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skysue16Graduate10

Sounds a lovely run and just what you needed 😊 I hope you have a less stressful week next week

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IrishprincessGraduate10

You made the right decision Sandra πŸ™‚

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HeleneCorsaGraduate10

I couldn't agree more and this is primarily why I run. I think you made the right decision - nothing quite like a solitary early morning run as active meditation and balm for the soul.

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LiisaM

I always run by myself--even if I am on a track and others are there. I'm a caretaker of a person with dementia and need my exercise (run) time so I can exist in my own head and just "be...." On non-running days I always walk 2 miles in the same way....

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Sandraj39Graduate10β€’ in reply toLiisaM

I totally get that - glad that you find that time for you.πŸ™‚

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HeleneCorsaGraduate10β€’ in reply toLiisaM

I am glad running helps. Caring for a person with dementia is challenging and often grueling work, no matter how much love there may be in it.

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GoogleMeGraduate10β€’ in reply toHeleneCorsa

The more love in it maybe the harder. I had no difficulty looking after people with dementia professionally, absolutely loved it... seeing someone you've known and loved before slipping away is another matter.

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HeleneCorsaGraduate10β€’ in reply toGoogleMe

Yes, this is definitely true. We witnessed this with my father in law and it was heartbreaking.

I take my hat off to people who care for sufferers of dementia (either way, professionally or for their loved ones), or indeed carers in general.

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Langley-LoperGraduate10

My 10k on Saturday was just like that, a chance to unwind and lose myself (mentally, not physically - I found my way home!) :-)

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Razouski

I’m with you on that. I’m not a lover of running with others, as I enjoy the time and space in my own head, and find the pressure of organised runs makes me so nervous. Bling is wonderful, but a peaceful run through the woods sounds fab. πŸŒ³πŸŒ²πŸƒπŸ½β€β™€οΈ

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