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One year Runniversary and some reflections...

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Well a year ago today (well not quite, but I always count my Runniversary the day after the Bath Half Marathon because that's what I did last year!) I started the first run of Couch25K, with the dream to eventually run the Bath Half Marathon 2020. It has been one hell of a journey and not straight forward at all (but when is life ever straight forward?) - I have dealt with injury, horrible weather, personal uncertainty, the uncertainty the world is facing at the moment and a sudden hospital visit before Christmas which meant I missed a lot of my Half Marathon training. This journey has been full of ups and downs, it has not been easy but I still managed to see my dream come true and I ran the Bath Half Marathon yesterday in 02:57:00 on the nose!

I wanted to post this photo I took today while doing a celebratory runniversary walk (I was planning for it to be a celebratory run but my legs are in no shape having just run 13.1 miles yesterday!) around the route where it all started for me with my Bath Half Marathon medal because it's a good reminder of how far I have come in a year! A year ago on this path, I struggled to run for 30 secs and was exhausted after the first run but now a year on, I managed to run for just under 3 hours straight in my very first half marathon yesterday!

So for those who are struggling or finding it difficult, I just want to encourage you to keep on going, keep on fighting for your dreams and with endurance, hard work and a lot of determination, your dreams will come true, just as my dream came true yesterday! :-D

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GranspeedGraduate10

🎉👏🏼🎉 Happy Runniversary. 😄 You are a ⭐️. A huge achievement in just a year. Fantastic. 🎶🎵🎶⭐️🎶🎵🎶

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Redcello41Graduate10 in reply to Granspeed

Thank you! :-D

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GrannyhugsGraduate10

Brilliant celebratory post. Massive congratulations on Sunday's run and the progress you e made in the past year. Happy running 🤗

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Redcello41Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs

Thank you, looking forward to what my next year of running brings! :-D

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FitwannabeGraduate10

We'll done, a great achievement especially in view of all your setbacks. Inspiring. And love the bling!

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Redcello41Graduate10 in reply to Fitwannabe

Thank you so much! :-D

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Mands50

Well done, great achievement 👏👍x

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Redcello41Graduate10 in reply to Mands50

Cheers, thanks! :-D

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JonathanPGraduate10

Happy runniversary and very well done on your HM!👍🎉😀

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Redcello41Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP

Thank you so much! 😃

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WizziewoodGraduate10

Well done you, a fantastic achievement, brilliant!

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Redcello41Graduate10 in reply to Wizziewood

Thank you! 😃

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