April = 50 miles 👍👍

[Wimborne]

Today is the last day of April and my ‘ can you run 50miles in a month?’ Challenge. And the answer is Yes!!! 😀😀. Despite getting food poisoning and being in bed for last 2 days I managed to clock 81.8km this month. So glad I put in a few longer runs in the early weeks as I haven’t run for a few days and will need to take a few more days to recover before I get back out there. But I am pretty chuffed 🏃🏼‍♀️😀❤️

[molly1973]

Fantastic mileage, Wimborne! I was chuffed to get to 28 after this evening’s outing. Very well done 👍 👍

[Wimborne in reply to molly1973]

28 is a great distance 😀😀. Brilliant Running Molly.

[uncle_wiggy]

My 'like' was for the 81.8km this month, not the food poisoning! Very very well done 👏 👏 👏 hope you're starting to feel better already 💐

[Wimborne in reply to uncle_wiggy]

Ah Thank you for the 💐. I have stopped feeling like I have been hit by something which is a good sign 😀

[Bridget007]

Wow! 50 miles! That’s brilliant! Well done 👍🏻 and I hope you are feeling soon better food poisoning is awful 😕

[Wimborne in reply to Bridget007]

Thank you B. Must admit it wasn’t nice. Think I have gone off fish for life 🤢

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Well done Wimborne, I bet you didn’t think you’d do thAt when you started c25k.

So sorry to hear you haven’t been well over the last few days. Get well soon and enjoy the rugby 🏈

🏃‍♀️👏👏

[Wimborne in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks D. You are so right thinking back to my struggle in week 1 last September. Am feeling ok and Bath v Wasps will be a fab game. I will of course be checking in on you guys for the 10k. Sooooo exciting 😍😍😍

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Wimborne]

It is. I’m having a quiet week. 30 mins done yesterday, 20 tomorrow and 10 Saturday (that’ll be a run to parkrun volunteering). It’ll be lovely to meet cheekychipmunks again but I’ve now found out we are in a different start off wave.

[Sandie1961 Graduate10]

👏👏👏 and that includes 5 Southampton kms 😂

[Wimborne in reply to Sandie1961]

And it was the best 5k ever 😀😀😀

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

Where she ran like a gazelle 🦌

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

I can attest to that! 😀

[Wimborne in reply to Dexy5]

😂 never ever have I been a gazelle.

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Wimborne]

Compared to us you are 🦌

[Deals1 Graduate10]

Sorry to hear you've been ill... But great millage!! Well done u 😊

[Wimborne in reply to Deals1]

Thanks Deals. Thankfully it was short lived so on the mend and back to my mad world 😀

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Congratulations despite the food poisoning! 🎉

[Wimborne in reply to JonathanP]

Thanks J. Gutted it stopped me in my tracks but only for a few days. Fish is not my friend anymore 😂

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Well done Wimborne! That’s a good distance run. 👊 Bet all the runs were done in true Wimborne the Gazelle style too! 👏👏👏

[Wimborne in reply to cheekychipmunks]

See how desperate I am to justify new running shoes to Mr Wimborne!!! There really is nothing wrong with my runners but I so want another pair 😀

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Wimborne]

You can’t have too many pairs! I’m sure Mr W understands! 😅

I bought a second pair of Brooks Revel 2’s, ‘just in case’ they got discontinued! 🙃

[Wimborne in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Just in case..... of course. 😂

[Jell6 Graduate10 in reply to Wimborne]

I'm beginning to get confused by how similar you and cheekychipmunks have started to look!!🤣

[Wimborne in reply to Jell6]

And I bought sunglasses 😎 too after seeing Cheekys. Very stylish runner is cheeky.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Wimborne]

Why thanks Wimborne. 😎 😀 I think you looked super cool in your slinky black at Southampton. Slinky and speedy! 😀

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Jell6]

Ahhh Jell, but you’d soon know who was who by watching us run. It’s the 🦌 versus the 🐌 Wimborne is a elegant gazelle alright! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Katnap Graduate10]

That's amazing! So are you looking to stay there or push on to 55 miles in May?

[Wimborne in reply to Katnap]

I hadn’t thought of that but now you have put the thought in my head!!!!! 😂. I think my next goal is to swim and strengthen my knees so I can run 10k weekly without it killing my poor knees. I am really rubbish at strength training. 7.5k is a good distance but 10k has me hobbling. Any ideas on strength training for me?

[Katnap Graduate10 in reply to Wimborne]

I have an old injury that made my right knee cap pop out of the joint. Yes it hurts! But it hasn't happened for over 10 years after doing cycling.

Cycling is good for the glutes as well 😁

[Wimborne in reply to Katnap]

Thanks K. Will def give cycling a go 👍

[over61andstilltrying Graduate10]

Congratulations! 🍾🥂🏅👏🏻😊🎉👍☀️ 💥⚡️

[Wimborne in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Thank you 😀😀