Week 1 Run 1 done!

[Sandie1961]

Hello fellow new magic runners! Done my first run this morning at Lincoln Park Run so that’s 5k in the bag. Yay! A bit slow for me at 35.43 and it took me quite a while to find my pace but a beautiful sunny morning and definitely milder than last week. Going to do Market Rasen Park Run next week, which is brand new and I’ve signed up for a 5k Santa Run on 2 December. Finally - big fanfare, I’ve registered for Lincoln 10k on 7 April, so I’ve got to keep going now haven’t I? Enjoy your weekend 😃

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Well done Sandie, I always did the 5k on the plan at parkrun too. It’s amazing how parkrun continues to grow with new events opening all the time. How amazing to go to the no 1 race of a new location.

I’m doing the Santa run on 9 Dec so there will be some very festive posts that month. It was watching Santa run 2017 that got me wanting to run so it will be very special. 🤶🎅🏻

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks Dexy! As there is a 5k Run each week, it just seems to make sense to do it at Park Run so that I have somebody to run with at least once a week. The Santa Run is with some friends in Leicestershire - he’s a half and marathoner, so I guess his long suffering OH and I will jog round together with beards flying!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Brilliant Sandie! 👏👏 I’m doing the Magic plan in a slightly weird way - I’m going to do it after I’ve run 10k for the first time which will this coming Thursday! I’ve worked my way to it by doing parkrun. 4k and a longer run each week - so similar to the plan - but I really want to do it too!

I also want to find a local Santa run now too! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

You are a glutton for punishment Cheeky 😂 You’re obviously well bitten by the bug 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

I am Sandie, totally! But I don’t think I’m the only one am I? 😅😅🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Oh no I think a few of us have been bitten by that bug 🕷

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

It’s contagious! 🕷

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I’ve had a couple of wobbles and come home saying “Why is it so sodding hard?” but I had an easy 5.5k on Thursday and it perked me up no end. Now I’ve got another goal to strive for and all you lovely people around me, onward and upward 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

That’s the best thing about this forum - we all spur each other on! ❤️

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Ours is for RNLI. I don’t know if they all are?

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Yesssss, 9th December! 👏👏👏 Ours is in aid of Children’s Hospice SW, so another good cause! I’m in. 👍

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Same day as us. The forum will be covered in Santas

🤶🎅🏻🤶🎅🏻🤶🎅🏻. Running in a Santa outfit will be testing but I’ll probably be glad of the hat. 🤣 are you doing 5k?

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Ours is only 2k, which is probably a good thing dressed as Santa!! Exciting! 😀😀

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Only 2k, You will be a fast Santa . I was wondering whether I should up ours to 10k now I’ve done the plan but I also decided that 5k was long enough in the outfit. It will be so much fun.

🤶🎅🏻🤶🎅🏻

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

Great! Bridging to 10k is easier than starting out 👌🏽 good luck!

[Hidden]

Well done Sandie, a great start to the plan! 👏

I haven’t had a go at a Park Run yet but I’m sure it won’t be very long before I do 🙂🏃‍♂️

Ooh now... the Santa Run sounds like a lot of fun! I’m definitely up for that... I’ll have to have a look and see where there’s on on near me 🎅🏻

You’ll be flying through 10K by April, so well and truly ready to show the Lincoln 10K what your made of... Great stuff! 😁👍🌟

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

I’m sure you would smash parkrun! Not sure how I’ll run in a Santa costume but I’m sure it will be fun. Running/fun - 6 months ago they would definitely not have appeared in the same sentence! How far we have come 😃

[Hidden in reply to Sandie1961]

Maybe next Saturday... I keep putting it off so I’ve just got to get on with it and sign up for Park Run 🏃‍♂️

Haha! 😁 I just looked up the local Santa Run, I thought it would just be Santa hats... but no! They really do go the whole hog don’t they! Brilliant 🎅🏻

It is absolutely incredible isn’t it, what a change you go through in such a short amount of time.

[Hidden]

Wow Sandie, good for you signing up for the Lincoln 10k 🤩🙌

I could possibly be tempted by this... Although I had to have a look, to see if it includes steep hill 😬 But it says it’s a fast, flat course... phew!

Well done on your park run! 🌳💪

Santa run & Market Rasen sound good too, you’ve got lots going on! 🙌👌

Happy running 🤩🙌

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Dreams. I had to check the route too - I didn’t fancy doing what the cyclists do and running up the cobbles of Michaelgate!

[Hidden in reply to Sandie1961]

Ooh I wouldn’t fancy those cobbles either 😬🙆‍♀️