RED January completed 😃🥳🙌

[Sandie1961]

I decided very late in the day to do RED January (New Year’s Eve, to be precise 🙄) because I really didn’t think I would be able to do it. But I have 😃😃😃 31 consecutive days of runs, 148.4km (wish I’d known - I’d have carried on for another 1.6km 🤦🏼‍♀️) and 15 hours and 56 minutes. I’ve had numerous skating rink days, snow, rain, cold easterly winds, mud, puddles and a handful of the most glorious blue sky runs and I’ve loved it. I saved my longest run of the month for today to go out on a high - 10.6k at my 6.40/km happy pace, waving and saying hello to all the other runners out there (I saw one pair of female runners 4 times as we looped round each other 😂). I had the It’s a Sin playlist on again and decided to match my cadence to each track - harder than it sounds, but it made the run absolutely fly by. By some quirk, the last track as I did the final few hundred metres was Kate Bush Running Up That Hill. Final day of YWA BREATH to do later, which I am going to carry on doing. Going to have a day off running tomorrow though, then back to it on Tuesday. Congratulations to all REDers finishing today. It’s been a blast and fantastic to have been running through the normally most miserable month of the year with so many positive VRBs.

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Fantastic effort that's a phenomenal mileage for January well done. And finishing with a long run brilliant. Happy running 🤗

[Indielass00]

Fantastic, well done! Also great soundtrack! 😀👍🏻

[limu_mu Graduate10]

Well done for completing RED Sandie1961 what a nice way to finish with a long run and Kate Bush 🏃‍♀️🙌!!!

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Brilliant achievement - and one of the hardest months to get out there every day! Well done!👏👏👏🙂

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

Massive well done but please go out and do that one mile 🤣

My friend stopped on 149 miles! I’ve said he needs to go and do another one mile as is stressing me out 🤣

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

It’s ok, I can live with it 😂

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Wow, impressive. A huge well done.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Congratulations Sandie...that must have been tough especially with the icy and snowy weather..Brrr🏃‍♀️❄Glad to hear you are enjoying and sticking with the YWA too, it's a really fun way to cross train and stretch out.🧘‍♀️🙏xxx

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thanks BBR! My balance really does need some work 😂

[Gememms Graduate10]

Very impressive - well done.

[TailChaser Graduate10]

Brilliant Sandie! It's been a blast hasn't it?! I got home to that track when I first played that playlist last week and it helped with the warm glow inside. 👏👏👏

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to TailChaser]

It has been brilliant 😃 I don’t quite know how it happened but I was running up the road to home humming 😂

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

That’s a very good sign 😂

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10]

Brilliant effort Sandie, there must have been days when you thought “really?” Great way to start the year👏👏👏👏🎖

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Beachcomber66]

Definitely BC! The day the van kept going rather than going round the corner on the ice as I was skittering around had me thinking I had really gone crackers 😜

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

Reminds me of my 96 mile round trip to work, following tyre tracks through the snow!! Retirement has its compensations!!

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Congratulations Sandie. An amazing achievement to run everyday throughout January 👏👏👏👏

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Brilliant Sandie! Awesome running. 👊 Bet you’re glad you did it now. Imagine how amazing it’ll be running in the spring! 💥🥰🏃‍♀️👏💪🤸‍♀️

[GailXrunning]

Congratulations! So great to read how you surprised yourself with your ability to complete RED January. That’s always a special moment.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That’s awesome, well done for keeping going it’s been so interesting reading your posts this month,

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you! Part of my strategy was to hold myself accountable by posting each week, so I’m glad you’ve enjoyed it.

[Katnap Graduate10]

Congrats Sandie1961

[Couchpotato2]

Wow, what a fantastic achievement! You can be very proud that is some dedication!!

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

I’m also very stubborn and don’t give up easily 😂😂

[Couchpotato2 in reply to Sandie1961]

We share that trait! It’s very useful in running 🏃🏻‍♀️

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

Congratulations Sandie. Fabulous commitment to the cause and a wonderful achievement. Us 1961ers are made of strong stuff!! 💪

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to RunBrianRun]

We are indeed Brian 😃

[Shake-and-run Graduate10]

Superstar! xx

[over61andstilltrying Graduate10]

Brilliant! 🎉👏🏃‍♀️

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Thank you 😊