So I did it and more ! Todayโs my birthday and downloading Couch to5k 12 weeks ago was my present to myself as I was feeling I didnโt want to be unfit and 50. ๐ And I thought Iโd do a โ5k at 50โ run but I actually did 6k the other day !! (Consolidation run 5) and so i thought Iโd have a bit of fun today instead and not push it. So hereโs my โfun runโ ! (Never thought Iโd use those 2 words together and mean it !!!!๐คฃ).
Now, whereโs the champagne ?! ๐พ๐ฅ๐ฅณ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐๐๐ผ
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Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear runner, happy birthday to you. What a great present! Top idea. Well done on your fun run. ๐๐ฅโก๏ธ๐๐ถ๐ต
What a lovely birthday present to yourself! Congratulations on getting 6k under your belt - will you be heading for 10k eventually? Enjoy your birthday celebrations- theyโre well deserved!!
Thank you Oldgirlruns !! I hope to get to 10 k eventually but my current target is 60 mins by end of September. Iโm quite slow so 10K will take much longer than 60 mins I guess !! ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
I used to lived there too and was thinking just the same! We loved the walled garden and the paddling pool, never braved the temperature in the lido though!
My friend is a real cold water swimming fan and was a regular down there, but she never convinced me to brave the icy waters! We were very lucky to have that lovely space on our doorstep. I spent many hours pushing a buggy up the hill to meet friends at the cafรฉ.
Oh itโs such a wonderful park, so diverse, thereโs even a part of it that feels a little wild, if you use your imagination. Donโt know what Iโd do without that park !! ๐
Oh I love the walled garden ! I love the views of the city, I love watching the swans, the resident heron, the visiting cormorant, the occasional gathering of seagulls, the once-spotted young kestrel..... but I never notice any of that when running !!! Must take more notice. ๐ฅฐ
Happy Birthday. Is that a 5 and a 0 in your run route, very clever? And congrats on choosing such a great present too in advance of the birthday, also very clever ๐
Yes !! It was my fun to try and draw โ50โ on the gps ๐ not perfect but made for a varied run different to usual hamster wheel route round and round !
Congrats Juliet and Happy 50th, probably one of the best presents you've ever had...I'm sure your body thanks you. Now go enjoy that fizz, you've earned it ๐ฅ๐
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