Hey Runners!!
It was a big day for me! 🤩 Two years since I graduated from C25K! 🎓 🙌🏽🙌🏽!
And...I’m still running!! 🏃🏽♀️💪🏽🥰🥰 When I first started this programme 2 years ago, despite the 9 week programme, in my head, I said, 🤯, 🤪 “I don’t think so”!! “But...don’t be put off, you can do it in a year”!! 🤣🤣! That was a very serious plan. I was 48 years old, soon to be 49, hence the name Fabulous_4_50!! Little did I know (and definitely less than expected) I’d be completing the 9 week programme in 9 weeks and on my birthday. 😃🎉🎂🎓 I can’t begin to describe how that felt. My son came with me to a large beautiful water park and he waited while I ran! Oh...the tears when I saw him as I was completing my run. Just the thought makes tears of joy come to my eyes right now. He was so happy for me and I was so grateful for him waiting patiently to welcome me in. He knew how much it meant to me. I also graduated on the same day as some of my amazing VRB’s, Chelsea007 and Flaraflarkin!! Happy Runniversary to you both too!! 🤗🤗 Chelsea Blue and Fabulous Red have set aside football team preferences for running!! We’ve even swapped shirts 👀 🏃🏼♂️ 🏃🏽♀️ in solidarity ☔️ and we keep each other going to this day!! 🤗
I started C25K, kind of giving myself a kick up the butt! I lost my very dear brother a few years before. I was feeling low and kind of sorry for myself about life in general, but I woke up one day and thought 💭 ...actually, I’m alive...I’m alive and I really can’t justify not just appreciating living. My Dad had passed away very young too and thinking of them both gave me a kick up the butt from above!! 🦵😁😁! I decided it was time to do something that was just for me. To celebrate living and C25K was that thing. This was territory, I’d never stepped into in my whole life. I’d done quite a lot of sport at school, but running was just not one of the things I did and the gym...errr....NO! 🤨😊
Look at me now! 😂 No....I’m not going to be the athlete of the year any time soon, but I have absolutely loved every minute of this experience. The cafuffles (I had a few of those today too...🙄, but we won’t go there, let’s just say it was an anniversary in many ways!🤐) and the imperfect runs have ALL been fun!! Yes...fun! 😁 I have been very accepting of my imperfection at this wonderful thing that I do. I still laugh at myself quite a bit! But, I sing while I run quite a bit too! 🎶 🎵 🎧
I haven’t run very much over these last few months, but I’ve done a little bit of HITT every morning for a while. Today, I did 4K in 31 minutes...and then decided that was the bit for getting off the couch 2 years ago, the “C” if you like and then some crazy thought popped into my head (yes...another one!😆), It would be rude not to do the extra 1K to take me 2 the 5K!! So I did!! (Not in the extra 5 minutes I thought it would take though...😳! A girl can dream 😂!)! C25K complete!! ✅
So that’s it, I made it 🤩! I’m higgeldy, piggedly all over the place with my running and today was one of those days 😊, but I always keep going. My mantra “Out there, don’t care’ is alive and kicking. You have ALL helped me to keep going too. So a massive big thank you!! 🤗 If I mention any more names, this post will never end and I’ll risk leaving out so many special VRB’s, but I do have to give a massive shout out to my VRB UnfitNoMore!! He has been a tremendous motivator to go with whatever little I can do (and still always reminds me that I can do a lot! 🙄)! He’s an amazing virtual running coach!!
Thank you ALL for being so amazing!!
Happy running Runners!!❤️
