Bling envy

[Fionamags]

Guess what I've gone and done? All these bling posts have been wearing me down. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 So....I've signed up for the Edinburgh Marathon Festival virtual 10k! It's on the 29th May so hopefully I'll be all set by then.

Anyone care to join me? 😉

[Peter44 Graduate10]

Edinburgh, too far away!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

Excuses, excuses....

[dijep Graduate10]

😂😂😂😂

Oh its a bit tempting...... 😊

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

Go on - you know you want to. 😆😆😆

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Well done, that is something to look forward to, isn't £20 a little expensive for a 10K, anyway, enjoy the run on the 29th May

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

I don't have anything to compare it to Al. I get a t-shirt, a medal and assorted crap. So I will consider it a motivating treat to get me back to 10k.

[CaptFrey 60minGraduate]

Congratulations 🥳 I will be cheering you on from the sidelines.

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to CaptFrey]

Maybe by then you will have reached John O' Groats and you can join me on the way back down??? East coast route. 😂😂

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

Well done Fionamags! I’ll follow you in spirit!

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thanks. Desparate for a medal.... 🤣🤣

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10]

Hi there from Ayrshire, sounds brilliant. Hoping to achieve 10k within a few weeks and if that goes ok think I will join up with you virtually🤞🤞. Great idea.

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Hareshaw-Granny]

Great stuff! You will be in fine form come May then.

[9weeks2Run Graduate10]

That is fantastic Fionamags such a wonderful goal you can do this 👏👏 We will be cheering you on

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to 9weeks2Run]

Thanks. I've done it once before - but would be good to get back to it and consolidate. I should have time to make it less painful come May, I hope.... 😆

[9weeks2Run Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Imagine how much that medal will mean.

You will do it

[PandaCory Graduate10]

Ach, go on then 😉😄😄

Entry confirmation.

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to PandaCory]

Brilliant! Well that could be quite the gang of us.... three so far. Are you in Scotland as well?

[PandaCory Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Yep, darkest Lanarkshire 😁😁

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to PandaCory]

😆

[dijep Graduate10]

Better late than never, just forked out my entry for the 10k 😊I'm thinking it'll keep the 10k incentive going. This time round I'm going to consolidate before moving beyond 10.

See you on the virtual start 🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🤸‍♀️

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

Brilliant! I've got my neighbour reeled in as well. He is 75 and fit as a fiddle so although we plan to start together we won't finish together. 😆 He kept seeing my comings and goings in running gear and started asking me what I was up to. He ran marathons in his younger days but hasn't run for many years. I recently drove past him running up an incredibly steep hill.... 🙄 But its lovely to think that my gentle staggers gave him the nudge to get back to it.

Maybe we should try starting at the same time as well? Maybe watch the weather and make a pact nearer the time? Hareshaw-Granny and PandaCory are in as well.

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Sounds like a great plan 👍😊

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

I also meant to say how great that you've got your neighbour back out there. I see several much older runners regularly, one guy looks like he probably did feel running as he does circuits of one of the hilly paths. But best is a couple of women I see who are always laughing and chatting to everyone else or stopping to look at things, they are obviously having so much fun.

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

I know - I am so pleased that I got Colin enthused to get back out there. I think telling him how slow I was ended up being a great confidence booster as well. Actually, little does he know I'm hoping to learn a lot from him 😁😁

[H4CS Graduate10]

I have only done one 5k run.. not sure I would be able to run 10k by then? Open to any advice?

I have never entered any race etc either 🤣 maybe I should stick with the 5k? My husband has ran the Edinburgh marathon and liked it a lot

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to H4CS]

Well the beauty of this one is that you don't need to do it on the actual course - which is a tad brutal tbh. If you think you've got time to work up to 10k then come join us on the virtual 10k challenge. But if not, they also do a virtual 5k on the same weekend. Let us know what you decide. 👍

[PandaCory Graduate10]

All done! Was a lovely morning & I was thinking of you all while I was trundling round. May just lie down for a bit now 😁😁. Good luck VRBs!

10k time

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to PandaCory]

Fantastic - well done and with a great time too!

[PandaCory Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Thanks - I surprised myself! I think that'll be the last 10k for me for a while though - too much stress on the old wonky joints. Good luck for yours when it comes 🍀

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to PandaCory]

Thanks! Its going to take me a while as my back is still a bit sore so I'll need to wait till its right before I puck up the long runs again. 🙄🙄

[PandaCory Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Quite right - no messing with a sore back. Hope you get it sorted soon 👍