I started this amazing C25K Programme 2 years ago today! It is a time to look back and see how far I have come.
Day 1 Post:
Iβm absolutely thrilled with myself for starting this journey. Iβve spend my whole life saying Iβm not a runner and now Iβm saying βOh yes, I amβ. Iβm feeling proud!! ππ½ Wish me luck!!
Graduation Day & My Birthday Post! 14th July 2018!
Iβve found a willfullness to continue no matter the obstacles that have seemed to stack up over and over πͺπ½. Iβve laughed at them and myself (a lot) tooπ! When I went running outside for the first time, I had palpitations! Seriously, my heart was racing out of sheer fearπ! I fumbled to set the app π² , looking for keysπ , getting the music going with the app simultaneously π² π΅. All while βjust leave it for another time, you donβt need to do thisβ sounded in my head π§ββοΈ! But, Iβve had some choice words for the mind over the past 9 weeks π¨ ! I am doing it π¦Ύ! And Iβve only gone and done it! π π
And The Bit Still Relevant Today & Everyday:
This forum and everyone on here, admin, mentors, graduates, runners at all stages have all given me so much support and encouragement π₯°π₯°π₯°! I cannot thank you all enough! Iβve done something I could once only dream of! π
And today Iβm celebrating, with an intervals run, just like day 1, (only Iβm a bit better at it now π) & Iβm so happy, because Iβm still doing it!! ππ₯³ My running journey continues against all the odds that have come my way ππ½ββοΈ!! Thank you! Big hugs to you ALL!
Happy running Runners!! β€οΈ
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Thank you so much Dexy5!π€ Iβve also enjoyed and been inspired by you & UpTheStanley! Thereβs nothing like a run in the mind to get you up and out there for your own bit of running glow!! ππβ€οΈ
I did!! ππ½ Thanks so much Buddy34! π€! The intervals were brilliant too! A good solid build up to a spectacular go for it run ππ½ββοΈ π¨ π¨ !! I came home rocking that βyes, I did itβ feeling! πβ€οΈ
Happy anniversary Fab. What a good way to celebrate - itβs both good for your stamina and highlights how far youβve come (even with your well documented struggles! π). Keep going, keep posting and keep inspiring. π₯
Thanks Sybilw!! π€π€! Truth is, both the great times and the struggles have played their part in making these two years feel absolutely amazing!! Finding the courage to get up, get out there and keep going is really the greatest gift!! πβ€οΈ
Thanks so much Slinkymalinki!! π€ Today I went out running leggings and a simple t-shirt! Something akin to my Day 1 run, before I bought any proper running gear π! No fuss! I just thought that will do very nicely for today! πβ€οΈ
Happy Runniversary Fab450! ππ Youβve come so far and done a great job!πββοΈπͺ
Iβd echo your comments about this forum and everyone on it - I doubt whether Iβd still be running without the support and encouragement from virtual running buddies!π
Take care, stay safe π and enjoy your next yearβs running!πππ
Since lockdown I've noticed a lot of new runners with mobile app active in one hand, stopping and starting running with ear buds or headphones on. Good luck to you all and I hope one day you too will be posting about your runniversary ππ
You are, just as your name suggests...fabulous!!! Youβve come such a long way in those 2 years and have had many things thrown in your path to hinder your progress but you have stepped on them, crushed them and carried on! You inspire so many people without even realising...and all while youβve got so many other things to contend with...well done to you for your sheer determination and unstoppability...and a very happy runniversary to you Fab xxxx
Thank you so much Mummycav!! π€ Youβve all been so wonderful and that keeps me going, knowing itβs ok when Iβm on pause, but I also know that Iβm going to keep on going back out there! β€οΈ
Fab, you are amazing! I remember reading your posts when I first started running (June 2018) and used you as inspiration. It worked, so thank YOU for your running journey! β€οΈ
Keep being Fabulous. Something tells me you will! πππ
Whoop π whoop π!!! Fabulous Fab! Happy runniversary to you! Hasnβt two years of running gone quickly! Hereβs to many, many more π₯³π₯³π₯³π
Hi Symi!! Thank you so much! π€ Well...at the risk of sounding uncommitted, I havenβt got oneπ₯΄.
I found that, for me, the more requirements I added, if I didnβt stick to βthe planβ that made me feel bad. It was demotivating at times.
So, I asked myself what this was about for me? Itβs something that I want to consider as being just what I do, as casually as eating and sleeping. Iβm not training for anything specific. Iβm sure I would do it slightly different for those circumstances.
But really....Iβm just having fun, enjoying that I run, a quiet time for me, where I take time out and just go with the flow. Itβs great to free up the mind too.
At the moment Iβm going out a couple of times per week. Over the past 2 years, Iβve been out for 10 minute runs and 1 hour runs. (Not so many of the 1 hour ones, π)! I just scroll through my app and pick a guided run that fits the mood of the moment and I go!! Thereβs even a βdonβt wanna runβ guided run on my app. And Iβve done that one too! π
And Iβm not too hard on myself if I donβt. Thereβs always the comeback run waiting! β€οΈ
Hi Symi! ππ½ Yes, I do some exercises from YouTube in between my runs. It allows me to fit in some exercise every day. Mostly just the 7 minute HITT ones. Itβs hard to say thereβs no time to do it! π I find it better for me to do the run or exercise first thing in the morning. So itβs all done and dusted and I feel more ready for the rest of the day to begin! β β€οΈ
Happy runniversary Fabulous450 ! Whoop whoop ππππΎπββοΈπ And well done! Your enthusiasm is never-ending and highly infectious (in a very good way) and itβs clear from your posts that you love to run.
Hereβs to the future and I wish you many happy injury-free miles of running amok πββοΈπ
Thank you so much Irishprincess!! π€π€ I do absolutely love that I can run!! Itβs always amazing to me. I doubt Iβll ever be running a marathon, but itβs definitely a βThis Girl Canβ achievement for me ππ½ππ½ππ½πππ!! Iβm so happy with that!! β€οΈ
Happy Runniversary Fabulous! You are a a consistent source of encouragement and support on the forum. As we know; in life you get out what you put in Keep on running!
Thank you so much Run46! π€ It was one of those days where βnotβ running was simply not going to happen!! It was in the diary! Like a date with destiny!! πππβ€οΈ
Happy 2nd runniversary! Loved reading your post and seeing how positive you were on your very first post. Thanks for all your encouragement and support and hears to many more unplanned, unstructured but fabulous runs π€πββοΈ
Thanks so much Coddfish π€!! It certainly is. There have been times when Iβve felt like I Iβve fallen off the wagon mind, but Iβve learned that itβs just something to work through, adjust and go back out there again. ππ½ππ½πβ€οΈ
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