🎃Uplifting Halloween Vitality 10,000!🎃👻😀🏃🏽‍♀️

[Sandraj39]

I wasn't sure how this run would go today - after a tough and rather hilly 10k trail on Wednesday after which I paid the price with VERY sore quads! 😱😂

Feeling more comfortable today though, so set out at dusk this evening for my run - the plan to ENJOY and run off some of those worries that I know so many of us are struggling with at the moment, especially as another Lockdown looms!🙁

Running on the local roads around my village this time, my route passed many homes who have really gone to town with their Halloween decorations!👻🎃 I suspect that many young families are finding alternatives to trick or treating in the conventional way this year but it was great to see small family groups (safely) out on walks and admiring the various spooky scenes instead!

As for my Virtual Vitality 10,000 run itself - loved every minute of it! 😀🏃🏽‍♀️💕Today was not a day (alas!) for fast times or pbs, although not too shabby a time, all things considered. It was however, a run that left me feeling so much better in myself - and that is the thing about running isn't it? The power it has to restore, to top up our emotional reserves and make us believe there is a way through all this...crazy life! 😱😀

Keep running everyone - and stay safe.💕🌈

P.S. Had to laugh at this Garmin Connect badge I collected today!🤷‍♀️

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Good run for you today Sandra, congratulations on completing your Halloween Vitality 10,000, nice to see all those Halloween decorations at the doors and in the gardens of the houses you passed on your run.

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks AlMorr ! 🙂

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Well done Sandra, another VV10K well and truly completed, and a very good time I think.

Today’s news was most depressing and I resorted to a walk along the beach with Oldgirlruns to shake the cobwebs off. Lots of waves crashing into white foam In the sunshine. Very different to the torrential rain in the morning.

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

I bet that walk along the beach helped a little Dexy - it must be great to have somewhere like that to run.🙂

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

We are lucky Sandra.

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

Yes I got one of those weird trick or treat badges today - what was that about?

You are so right about the ability of a run to bring some semblance of normality int these crazy times.

I am so thankful to have found a love for it that I never dreamed of.

Congratulations on your Virtual Vitality 10,000.

Mine today was a first and am emotional journey

Happy running 🏃‍♀️

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

You get that badge for doing any activity on All Hallows Eve.

[Frizzbomb67 Graduate10]

Congratulations on completing the Vitality 10K 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🏅

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Frizzbomb67]

Thank you 😊

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Congratulations on completing your virtual Vitality London 10k Sandra and a great time as well.

There really is a lot of Halloween decorations at the moment . If it cheers people up then that can only be a good thing. 😊😊👏👏

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy34 !🙂

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Sounds a lovely, restorative run! Enjoy the bling when it comes. 🎖🏆🏅

[Couchphoenix Graduate10]

😮That’s a great run and and a great time too, I’d have to have a ghost chasing me to hit that time 🏃‍♂️👻 Well done !

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Couchphoenix]

Thank you Couchphoenix !🙂

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Not too shabby a time at all! Great job getting out there and earning your badge. My plan was to get out for a run as well but by the time the wind died down, the kids were out trick or treating and I wasn't comfortable with running then. I did manage to get my badge though with a strength training workout and the "Share the scare" badge by texting it to hubby 😂. I'm new (ish) to Garmin connect but loving the badges so far!

You're so right about running helping us get through this craziness. I let my running slide and I wasn't handling the chaos well. Now that I'm running again I'm finding my centre again.

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Great that your back out there running again SaskAlliecat - enjoy!🙂

[Mum22boys Graduate10]

Well done Sandraj39 😊 great time and super run 👏

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Mum22boys]

Thank you.😊

[Jiveblue Graduate10]

Wow. Brilliant time and loved your report too!! I did the VV10 on 25/10 but following my dear mother’s favourite saying ‘if a things worth doing it’s worth doing well’, felt obliged to give it another go yesterday.

And the result of my efforts??? In spite of the wind (or maybe proving that a headwind does equal the benefit of tail wind) my time was still 1hr 11mins... but I guess it was worth trying!!

👍🏻🤨

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Jiveblue]

But you are obviously consistent! Well done on your re - run! 🙂👍