Fabulous450’s Halloween Morning Run! 🎃❤️

[Fabulous450]

Hi Runners

After experimenting with beginners yoga🧘🏽‍♂️ on my rest day yesterday and feeling like a very undainty elephant 🐘 (and not a baby one either) while doing it 😵, I soothed myself by saying, “keep it up, I will no doubt get better in time” 🤨😂.

I woke up this morning with the tightness in the hamstring all gone and I want to run! 🙌🏽😃 So.... it’s run time!! 🏃🏽‍♀️

A quick 7 minute ‘pre-run yoga’ session from YouTube and out I go! Nice and early so there’s not many people about and the traffic isn’t too bad 😁! I do miss the parks 🌳 🌲 , but they’re still a bit soggy. Plus, adding a drive to the park through morning traffic is not appealing.

The fresh air and the boosted mojo made it a lovely easy ”me time” run. At the end, I get a great surprise Halloween run achievement award on my app! Thanks...I’ll have it! 😂

And I’ve got an achievement for running over the 50k challenge this month 🙌🏽😁. I know it’s not that much, but for me that’s a nice award to say I’m mastering winter! 💪🏽

I do the “post-run yoga” session. Still no improvement from the way it felt the day before 🐘, but hey...I’ve stretched! I’ll get there. 😉

The run is complete and I’m feeling good! 😃

Happy Halloween and happy running Runners! ❤️

[alisonx Graduate10]

Love that you are Ghost Runner today!

Well done Fab you are smashing the winter running. As for the yoga, it will get easier, the best part is when you notice the improvement after a few weeks and you know you are making it You will soon be as flexible as a 🐱

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to alisonx]

Thanks Alisonx! 🤗 I really do hope so! 😁❤️

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Ghost running for you today Fab450, glad you enjoyed your run this morning, however, as this is Halloween the real ghosts 👻 don't appear until after it's dark, I notice they are most active around 6PM. 😊

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

😂 Oh well, I’ve dodged it well then! Thank you! 🤗

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Is this because they like black tie and it’s bad form to wear it before 6? 🤣

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Could be UNM, these 'ghosts' are usually very young and accompied by human adults, I am sure the average runner would be able to outrun one of those ghosts👻 if chased. 😊 🏃🏾

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Yes... one of our local ghosts has a very scary mum, so happy I’ll be out before dark and back very late!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10]

Well done fellow Ghost runner! Not that I’ve been running yet... little one coming up later.

Congrats on the 50k... it’s a big achievement, it says you’re back, full time!

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Aah thanks so much! 🤗 It does feel so good to get both achievements today. ❤️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

Think next date one is 25th December... unless they’re doing International Men’s day on the 19th of November.

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Mmm...I’m happy to run for the men too, I guess. I think a Christmas Day Run will be quite nice! 😃❤️

[Granspeed Graduate10]

🎉👏🏼🎉 What a productive ghost! And a YogaGhost as well. 😄👍 I chuckled over the elephant yoga, as that’s me all over. But it does help to have a leader to follow. Well done for mastering Winter. I’m hoping for a glimpse of sun tomorrow to cheer me on. All grey gloom here today. 😟 You’re a star. ⭐️

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Granspeed]

Thanks so much Granspeed! 🤗 You’ll be out brightening up the gloom! Enjoy! 😃❤️

[NewRunner4 Graduate10]

That sounds like a Fabulous run. I’ll need to try the yoga sessions, that’s got to help. 😀

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to NewRunner4]

Thanks so much NewRunner4! 🤗 I definitely think it will be great when I can get to grips with the positions 😂. Yes, give it a go, why not? 😃!! ❤️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Happy Halloween Fabulous, it’s our rest day and long day at work so its good to read of others runs

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Happy Halloween WillowandSola! 😁🤗! I hope you’ve had a perfect rest day! Enjoy your next run! 😉❤️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Thank you

[sunshinefish Graduate10]

Hello, I do yoga too to help stretch things out and also to calm me down. I try Adriene on Youtube, she's good and has different routines for practically everything, including running and lots of different length practices.

I have stiff hamstrings and hips, and after nearly 2 months of daily (sometimes very brief) yoga am finding them easing a bit. Not as much as I would like, but slow progress is better than none right

The emphasis on the breath of yoga may also help with running too.

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to sunshinefish]

Thanks so much sunshinefish for taking the time to share your experiences! 🤗 It was Adrienne that I found too! 😃 I’ve found a few more beginners sessions and I’m going to stick with it, as I’m sure it will get easier. The challenge is to get into the position before they’re moving on again! 😂You’re right, slow progress is better than none! 🤩❤️

[sunshinefish Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

You're welcome! I do Adriene most days before breakfast. It's the weekends where I struggle to fit it in!

Can you let me know if you find any other nice yoga videos out there?

Baby steps onwards and upwards for us both x

[Slinkymalinki Graduate10]

Good to hear you're getting it so much & well done on the 50k challenge & being a ghost runner! Hope the yoga works for you, it's really helped me with morning stiffness.🧘‍♀️🙂

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Slinkymalinki]

Oh thank you Slinkymalinki! 🤗 I will carry on trying the yoga and I've joined the Strength and Flex Group to see how I go. ❤️

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Another one under your belt. Good going 👍

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Thanks so much BTP! 🤗 How’s it going for you? ❤️

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

I'm finding it hard to get out there for running, but doing plenty of outdoor core strength digging new allotment, so happy with every break in the clouds 🌨😄

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Hey...you’re keeping fit in other ways BTP! If I can get back on the wagon, I know you can. I’m still climbing up too. 🧗🏽‍♀️ We can do it BTP! 🤗❤️

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

We can and we are! I'm off back to the allotment before it rains!

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

We’ve had the rain early! What a downpour! 😵! Have a great day! 🤗❤️

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Sounds like the yoga and running are great companions for you. 50k in a month is completely doable, great target to set. Will you get a firework award on Tuesday?

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thanks Grannytobe! 🤗 The Ghost Runner was a mystery award so it could happen. If not I can have my own fireworks celebration! 😃😂❤️

[Run46 Graduate10]

You do seem to be enjoying yourself lately Fab, it's lovely to read...running should be fun 😀👍

Talking about undainty elephants, I get you...felt much the same trying out my foam roller for the first time, very uncoordinated 😅

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to Run46]

Thanks Run46!! 🤗 I’ve enjoyed the running, but the yoga, oh it was shameful! 😳 What?...Goes where? Is that right? Because mine goes nowhere near! And that was for beginners 🥴 I was still trying to get into position when it was moving on 😂! So not quite as soothing and relaxing as I’d hoped. But I’m not giving up. I’m going to explore other videos to see if I can find one that goes a bit slower, so I can get the basics right.

I might try a foam roller next too! 😂 Enjoy! 😁❤️

[Run46 Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

I'm not sure enjoy and foam roller should be in the same paragraph but it is weirdly tempting in that though uncomfortable it feels like it's good for you!

Best of luck with your yoga...and finding a nice slow vid so you don't feel so uncoordinated, mind you there's always the pause button 😂👍

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10]

Yoga is great and you will see benefits as it gets easier. Lovely run 👍🏻😁

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Ah thanks JoJo!! 🤗 Although it was for beginners, I think I have to find something simpler to start off with. Apart from being able to sit crossed legged, I was not in the least bit flexible. But I’ll be working on it! 😁❤️