Happy Christmas 🎄 I’m running again 😆

Happy Christmas everyone!

Today was the perfect day for my first post-injury run and it was fabulous!

I know I’m a late starter to the Christmas Bingo, but I think I managed to tick off some of the squares - I ran with a bell on my Santa hat, found holly with just a few berries left and the photo of our friends’ decorated house was taken on an evening dog walk during the week.

But best of all has got to be running with my hubby on Christmas Day. I joined him on day 25 of his December charity runs (Run the Runways) and today we ran the length of the Lapland runway.

I was initially just going to run for part of it and walk the rest to ease back in gently, but his phone died at 1.5k and I had to keep going so I could record the run for him. I kept my pace deliberately slow to be on the safe side and he just stuck with me and we chatted as we ran. After sharing present opening with the kids, this has been the nicest way to spend Christmas morning 🥰.

Wishing everyone on the forum a peaceful Christmas and hopes for a kinder 2021. Thank you for all your encouragement and support this year. When the going got a bit tough you were all there with kind words to rally my spirits

Right, enough of being sentimental, the turkey needs to go in the oven and I’m sure there’s a sherry for me somewhere.

D-d xx

[Sybilw Graduate10]

Merry Christmas!

[Hidden in reply to Sybilw]

Merry Christmas to you too 😊🎄

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That’s the best news ever, so pleased for you Happy Christmas x

[Hidden in reply to SueAppleRun]

Merry Christmas xx I hope you are enjoying a few days away from work? x

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

I am and it’s perfect x

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Brilliant news Delly-dot. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

[Hidden in reply to Buddy34]

Merry Christmas Buddy 🎄🤗

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10]

Yay; great news DD......take care 🙂

[Hidden in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thank you. Merry Christmas!

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Oh wow, so glad your time on the IC is over! Nice pictures, nice hat!Take care and have a lovely day. It's an odd Christmas but quite nice really!

[Hidden in reply to Roxdog]

Merry Christmas. Hope you are having a lovely day. Our dog has tucked into turkey and snoozing with a full tummy by the fire. I’m sure Lyra is having her best time with you xx

[Hidden]

Perfect Delly, couldn’t have been a better return from IC run, lovely, so pleased for you. Mr J & I had a short walk under stormy rain clouds this morning & just having a cocktail whilst waiting for the turkey to brown. I’m hoping to do the santa hat with jingle bell run tomorrow, (weather permitting...forecast looks frightful! ) Enjoy the rest of your day 🥂 & a very Happy Christmas 🤶🎄

[Timotea Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Happy happy Christmas. Delighted to hear you are off the IC. That is very good news. Have not been running much as managed to fall and damage my toe. Thought it was broken but just badly bruisedTake care and don’t overdo it.

[Hidden in reply to Timotea]

Oh no, what a relief it wasn’t a break. Hope you recover soon. Happy Christmas Timotea xx

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Have a wonderful time this evening and enjoy your Santa run tomorrow xx

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

What a great way to spend Christmas morning! Enjoy your time with your family 💕

[Hidden in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Thank you Sask. It felt so good to be out there running again 😊🎄🏃🏼‍♀️

[dijep Graduate10]

Merry Christmas Delly-dot.Glad to see you back out there and what a great run to start you off again. Running a runway sounds a bit dangerous to me 🤣 and how lovely being able to run it together and on Christmas Day.

Hope you got that sherry 🎄☃️🎅

[Hidden in reply to dijep]

Merry Christmas dijep. Hope you have had a lovely day. xx

[Jennypenny2 Graduate10]

Merry Christmas

[Hidden in reply to Jennypenny2]

Merry Christmas Jennypenny2! Lovely to hear from you. Are you back up and running again?

[Killerblue Graduate10]

A lovely way to start Christmas Day 👍🎄🎄🥳🥳🤶🏻

[Hidden in reply to Killerblue]

Thank you 😊. Well done on your Christmas 5k 🎄 🤶🏻

[CaptFrey 60minGraduate]

Merry Christmas hope you had a lovely day 😊

[Hidden in reply to CaptFrey]

Thank you 😊. Ate tooooo much!

Hope your recovery runs are going well?

[CaptFrey 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

Yep working my way through c25k again but yesterday just ran freestyle. It’s good to be back. Onwards as they say 🤗

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Just super to see you back and having had a run! I hope you had a super day... and found that sherry! xxx

[Hidden in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks Oldfloss. It felt so good to put on my trail shoes and head down the track to run in the woods again. Legs are a little achy this morning (my fault, didn’t stretch enough) but no niggles from my foot, so that’s good 😊🎄. A warm bath and some yoga 🧘🏼‍♀️ this morning will put me right. A nice dog walk this afternoon before the storm moves in and we have to batten down the hatches!

Best wishes to you & yours xx

[Lifluf Graduate10]

Lovely chritmassy pictures Delly-dot. Pleased that you're back in your running shoes. Happy Christmas!

[Hidden in reply to Lifluf]

Thank you Lifluf 😊🤗

[CBDB Graduate10]

Oh well done! Brilliant news getting off the IC, and with a bingo-rich Christmas run!

Merry Xmas!

[Hidden in reply to CBDB]

Thank you CBDB 😊. I’ve got to sit down today and log all my recovery walks and yesterday’s run on LEJOG. It might nudge me closer towards my family in Cheshire which will be nice. Maybe I’ll make it for New Years Day to spend it with them 😊. Xx

[Scruff55 60minGraduate]

Great to hear you’re off the IC. And enjoyed a lovely Christmas morning run. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your day and that you’re not too stiff today. Happy running 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🎄🎄🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄☃️☃️

[Hidden in reply to Scruff55]

Thank you Scruff 😊. A little stiff so did some yoga this morning and feeling better now. Foot feels okay today so that’s good. I’m looking forward to easing back in gently - I’ll need to shift the Christmas pounds!

[Scruff55 60minGraduate]

🤣🤣🤣don’t we all 🎄🎄🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

What a great Christmas present D-d!

[Hidden in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Definitely 🎄😊 . It felt wonderful to lace up my trainers again. Thanks OGR.