Fabulous450 Does A Suckcess Run! πŸƒπŸ½β€β™€οΈ πŸ™ŒπŸ½β€οΈ - Bridge to 10K

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Fabulous450 Does A Suckcess Run! πŸƒπŸ½β€β™€οΈ πŸ™ŒπŸ½β€οΈ

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Hi Runners

2 days I haven’t done my minimum 5 minute run comeback and I battled with the feeling of failing again thinking about it last night. It wasn’t mojo, more time management. πŸ€₯ Ok...and mojo 🀫! But...I told myself this morning...truth is, you only fail if you stop! πŸ’ͺ🏽!

So, I’m up this morning thinking about the lack of running and I decided (for at least an hour 🀨) that I’m going out today! My last mental check in was to tell myself, β€œcelebrate today. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow isn’t here yet!”...”Go for it”! And..out I went, choosing a questionably named β€˜Suckcess Run’ on my Nike App for 35 minutes of guided motivation. I was already thinking that’s too much time for the way I was feeling, but I thought I’d go with it. πŸ€“

Well, I not only did that 35 minutes from a very slow start, but I had done 5k before it hit 35 minutes. I was amazed! That’s close to my PB I’m sure. Certainly didn’t realise I was moving so fast. I thought I was running so slow, like I was wearing weights (and not the kind you would buy voluntarilyπŸ˜‚)! And...especially as I didn’t find ALL of the guiding motivational πŸ˜‚!

And...the best bit was at the end! When I saw my Road on the home stretch, I was able to pick up the speed πŸ’¨. That felt like seeing the finish line at PR. I felt better in that last 2 minutes than I did the whole run! I was so close to 6k, I had to carry on and put that run in the big win bag! Still can’t believe I did it! Most of it did suck a bit πŸ˜‚ to be honest, but I wasn’t going to let my mind rule my body! Nice try gremlins! I did it! πŸ™ŒπŸ½πŸ’₯πŸ’₯ Please come back again mojo, I’ve really missed ya! πŸ™πŸ½

Happy Running Runners! ❀️

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BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Well done Fab450. That is a major success! πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toBaddieThePirate

Thanks BTP! πŸ€— The unplanned and unexpected ones truly are the best! πŸ₯°β€οΈ

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ForbiddenPlanetGraduate10

Well done. Lovely day to be outside too. I'd never guess there's a storm coming.

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toForbiddenPlanet

Thanks so much! πŸ€— It was a really nice day for a run! I was only just thinking, good job I didn’t put it off for another day! I very much doubt that I would have ventured out tomorrow. πŸ˜‚β€οΈ

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Beachcomber66Graduate10

Well done Fab. It’s funny; I have had to walk our OES in the woods over the last week (she is really a beach dog) and I have walked some really hilly routes; now I can’t wait to run them! Mojo restored! Sometimes good things come out of adversity ....maybe 🀨

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Ah thanks Beachcomber66! πŸ€— I’m hoping to get back to waking up eager to go again! But, I’m celebrating each time I do it. Those hills await Beachcomber66! And yes, I do think good things can certainly come out of adversity!πŸ˜‰β€οΈ

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Good run for you today Fabulous450 and a good time as well, I notice the 🎢 music you were listening to was "Silent Night" 🀢 πŸŽ„ hmmmπŸƒπŸΎ

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toAlMorr

Hey AlMorr! Thank you! πŸ€— I thought OMG how did you know for a minute. πŸ˜‚

I did my last bit of the run to silent night. It was a random song on shuffle play. I was thinking it’s not exactly a running song, but it wasn’t worth changing it. πŸ˜‚ ❀️

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10β€’ in reply toFabulous450

πŸ‘ πŸƒπŸΎ

Debston profile image
DebstonGraduate10

Well done! Sounds like just what you needed.

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toDebston

Thanks so much Debston! πŸ€— I think it probably was. Setting out to do a 35 minute run was a bit ambitious, but I just felt after all that thinking about it, I needed to be out there for a bit longer today. ❀️

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JazzyrunnerGraduate10

Fab run, well done! πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»Loving the tune too πŸ˜†

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toJazzyrunner

Thank you so much Jazzyrunner! πŸ€— Silent night is a bit off base for running to, but hey...πŸ˜‚. ❀️

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JazzyrunnerGraduate10β€’ in reply toFabulous450

Had a similar experience well before Christmas when my phone just decided to randomly swap to my Christmas playlist - I wasn’t stopping running to sort it out, so I ran the whole run in about October to Christmas music! πŸ˜‚

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toJazzyrunner

πŸ˜‚! Glad it isn’t just me! ❀️

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

That sounds so brilliant and looking at your average pace it’s about the same as our fastest so well done

It’s great to read your posts

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Thanks so much WillowandSola! πŸ€—!! It felt much, much slower than I was actually running, so it was a nice result. πŸ€—β€οΈ

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SlinkymalinkiGraduate10

Wowee! So glad for you that you got out there & did a great distance & time! It was definitely a good decision looking at the forecast for tomorrow.

I had planned to go out this morning but found it hard to get up and going. I stayed in bed with my tea & toast, bleary eyed & not very 'with it' whilst husband & son went off to either run or volunteer at Parkrun. Felt a bit guilty but it was lovely and quiet so I did a bit of yoga & meditation instead. πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈπŸ˜Š

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toSlinkymalinki

Thank you! πŸ€— I was the same Slinkymalinki! But, I was facing a 3rd day of no running, so had to get out there. The alternative sounds bliss! Good for you! 😁❀️

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GranspeedGraduate10

πŸŽ‰πŸ‘πŸΌπŸŽ‰πŸŽΆπŸŽ‰ Well done. Legs over mind, I love it. πŸ‘ Glad to see you back on the run. πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ˜Š

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toGranspeed

Thanks so much Granspeed! πŸ€— The leg definitely had its own plan! πŸ₯°β€οΈ

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Tinker5393Graduate10

Amaze balls πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ you were speedy. I managed 5 k in 40 mins. But got out there πŸ˜ƒ

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toTinker5393

Ah thanks Tinker5393! Well done you too! πŸ€— The speed was so unexpected, but very grateful for it! ❀️

Sybilw profile image
SybilwGraduate10

Wow what a great outcome! Funny isn’t it how stats don’t always reflect how you thought it went? I stuck to a parkrun volunteer today (they were struggling to fill the roster) but had a long walk - to the pub (and back) πŸ˜† That usually means I run tomorrow but I’m guessing maybe not this weekend! πŸ€” β›ˆ πŸ’¨ Unexpected pbs need to be celebrated.

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toSybilw

Hi Sybilw! Thank you so muchπŸ€—. It might not have been a PB but it was very close. I carried on, so I won’t ever know for sure. It’s a mystery in history now πŸ˜‚! Doesn’t matter, it was just a great surprise. Good for you stepping in to support at PR! 🀩 You deserve that trip to the pub! It’s all exercise isn’t it? πŸ˜‰β€οΈ

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lexi6Graduate10

Fab brilliant run yay! for you, your fabulousness, I can see your mojo is so close its just peeping round the corner at you. πŸ˜„πŸ˜„

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply tolexi6

Thanks so much lexi6 πŸ€—! I’m hoping it comes out and makes a lot of noise soon! I know it’s there, I’ll keep working on it! ❀️

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate10

Fabulous! πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ’ͺ🏻😁 mojo is on it's way!

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toGoGo_JoJo

Thanks so much JoJo! πŸ€— Arms are well and truly open. And thank you all for your support too! It does make such a difference! ❀️

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RaspberrypinkGraduate10

Brilliant, glad you’re feeling back on it. Great start to the weekend πŸ‘πŸΌ

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply toRaspberrypink

Thank you so much Raspberrypink! πŸ€— I will keep on trying one run at a time, until I’m back in full swing, eager to go again on days off. That’s when I’ll really know it’s β€˜up’ all the way from here! ❀️

Wow that's fantastic, well done!

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Fabulous450Graduate10β€’ in reply to

Oh thank you so much Rainbow66! πŸ€— I’m feeling a little fire now! Needs flaming, but it’s at least lit! 😁❀️

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Excellent news.

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