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My birthday present to self πŸ˜‡

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Juliet202Graduate10
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So I did it and more ! Today’s my birthday and downloading Couch to5k 12 weeks ago was my present to myself as I was feeling I didn’t want to be unfit and 50. πŸ˜€ And I thought I’d do a β€˜5k at 50’ run but I actually did 6k the other day !! (Consolidation run 5) and so i thought I’d have a bit of fun today instead and not push it. So here’s my β€˜fun run’ ! (Never thought I’d use those 2 words together and mean it !!!!🀣).

Now, where’s the champagne ?! 🍾πŸ₯‚πŸ₯³πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰πŸ’ƒπŸΌ

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GrannyhugsGraduate10

Happy birthday, hope you're having a great day. Fantastic birthday run to yourself today, well done. Happy running πŸ€—

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Juliet202Graduate10β€’ in reply toGrannyhugs

Thank you Grannyhugs !! Yes having a lovely day ! Cheesecake is on the menu ! πŸ˜‹ good job I had that run this morning !! πŸ₯³

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10

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. πŸ‘πŸ’₯βš‘οΈπŸŽ‚πŸŽΆπŸŽ΅

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Juliet202Graduate10β€’ in reply toBaddieThePirate

Thank you BaddieThePirate ! (what a great name !!). πŸ₯³

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10

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- they’re well deserved!!

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Juliet202Graduate10β€’ in reply toOldgirlruns

Thank you Oldgirlruns !! I hope to get to 10 k eventually but my current target is 60 mins by end of September. I’m quite slow so 10K will take much longer than 60 mins I guess !! πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10β€’ in reply toJuliet202

I’m super slow - my 5k takes me roughly 50 minutes and my 10k is twice that! Slow but consistent!

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Gwenllian1Graduate10

Great birthday present to yourself! Hope you have a lovely day!

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Juliet202Graduate10β€’ in reply toGwenllian1

Thankyou Gwenllian1 ! Yes having a great day ! (and haven’t even opened the champagne yet !!). πŸ₯³

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Tasha99Graduate10

Happy birthday and a massive well done 😊

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Juliet202Graduate10

Thank you !! πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Happy birthday, what a gift to yourself,

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Juliet202Graduate10β€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Thank you !! πŸ₯³

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BlackberrypieGraduate10

Great work completing C25k and 6k on top. I used to live right next to Brockwell Park, and miss it lots, especially the walled garden!

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RunUsagiβ€’ in reply toBlackberrypie

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!

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BlackberrypieGraduate10β€’ in reply toRunUsagi

I did once one very hot summer - it was lovely!

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RunUsagiβ€’ in reply toBlackberrypie

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 cafΓ©.

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Juliet202Graduate10β€’ in reply toRunUsagi

Oh it’s such a wonderful park, so diverse, there’s even a part of it that feels a little wild, if you use your imagination. Don’t know what I’d do without that park !! 😍

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Juliet202Graduate10β€’ in reply toBlackberrypie

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. πŸ₯°

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RunningroniGraduate10

Happy Birthday. Good choice of present to yourself. Enjoy your day. 🎁

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Juliet202Graduate10β€’ in reply toRunningroni

Thank you - had a lovely day πŸ˜€

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Ping-pong60minGraduate

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 πŸ˜€

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Juliet202Graduate10β€’ in reply toPing-pong

Yes !! It was my fun to try and draw β€˜50’ on the gps πŸ˜€ not perfect but made for a varied run different to usual hamster wheel route round and round !

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Run46Graduate10

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 πŸ₯‚πŸŽ‰

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Juliet202Graduate10β€’ in reply toRun46

Ah the fizz was lovely but feeling very sleepy today !!! πŸ˜€πŸ€ͺ

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Run46Graduate10β€’ in reply toJuliet202

Lol, it has that effect on me too these days...oh well, stops me overdoing it so often! As long as it's not a run day you're all good πŸ˜†

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