On 23 April 2018, having downloaded the app 3 weeks earlier, I finally dug out my old trainers and a pair of trackie bottoms. Peering cautiously out of the door to make sure none of the neighbours could see me, I set off to do W1 R1 of C25k. 30 minutes later I arrived home, sweaty, breathless and feeling as though I was dying. It then took me a whole week before I plucked up the courage to go again and I seriously doubted I would finish the programme. The first few weeks were hell and then I cracked the infamous W5R3 and something clicked. The rest is history as they say. So, this morning, under a stunning clear blue sky, I went to do a celebratory 5k (it will probably be this week’s (not) parkrun too, because we are going round to friends for a bbq this afternoon and I can’t guarantee I’ll be in a fit state to run tomorrow 😂). A nice gentle run, but I still managed 31.06 and I became a Strava Local Legend 🥳🙌 Sadly, the Red Arrows are out of the country at present (how dare they!), otherwise they would probably have popped out to cheer me on like they often do. Three years ago I could never have imagined that I would still be running and that I would be the fittest I have ever been approaching my 60th birthday. Thank you all you lovely, lovely people for keeping me company through this journey. Keep running 🏃♀️🏃🏻
Happy Runniversary to me 🥳🏃♀️: On 23 April... - Bridge to 10K
Happy Runniversary to me 🥳🏃♀️
Congratulations 🎉 happy Runniversary and that’s an amazing time 😀
An inspiring journey S1961 and one we can identify with. Good luck!
Wonderful Sandie! Happy runniversary to you! Wishing you many more healthy, injury free, sweaty running years to come 🥳🥳🥳🥳👏👏👏🥰
Happy Runniversary Sandie, amazing runner 👏🏻🏃♀️🥂👍
And what a fantastic 3 years you’ve had Sandie! Congratulations on your runniversary (I still chuckle to myself when my predictive text fills that word in for me!). Here’s to many more wonderful years running. ❤️🏃♀️👏😍🎉
I know what you mean. I’ve used it so often that my predictive text recognises it too😂
Congratulations on your 3rd Runniversary Sandie, and you have done so well in those 3 years too. I think I was a few weeks ahead of you on the programme, but didn’t look at the forum until week 7. Like you, I’m far fitter as a result of running, and isn’t it great that we’ve made a few friends along the way too? Roll on the return of parkrun and parkrun tourism when we can all meet up again. Cheers to the class of 2018. 🥂🍾
Absolutely! Roll on parkrun tourism. That will be a very special day
Fantastic! Happy Runniversary!Of course lots of that resonates with me, having just reached my first!
I hope I'm still running in another 2 years time and get to post about too
Happy runniversary Sandie 😍
Lovely post Sandie1961 - congratulations on your runniversay!😀 Here’s to the many runs ahead! 👍🥂🙂
Happy Runniversary 🙌 such a great inspirational post! Bet the neighbors look on enviously now ☺️
Even if they don’t, I don’t care any more. I am just so proud of myself
And rightly so 🏅🏃♀️🙌
Congratulations on your runniversary great post and the Red arrows will come and do a special fly past soon 😊👏🏅🎉
Happy runniversary Sandie; you are only a bairn at nearly 60! Plenty of park runs, not and otherwise, races and pbs ahead!! Have a great booze up 🥂🍷🍸
Might even finally get to meet up with you my fellow musketeer 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 Managed to walk home from the barbecue in a relatively straight line!
Yesterday’s 48 mile round trip to the river was the furthest I have been from home for many months! I need to get out more 😂. Hope your head feels ok this morning!
Almost 2 mile walk back from our friends cleared the head nicely. It was so nice to sit out in their garden and chat face to face with somebody different too 😃
Happy Runniversary! And look what you have got me into...
10k next week 🤞
I know 😂 I’m sorry, but we have to earn our French coffee and pain au raisin!
Hooray! And Shake-and-run doesn't mind really 🤣. Have some celebratory cake 🎂
Hmmm! When there’s coffee and cake she doesn’t 😂😂
Whoop whoop Sandie! Congratulations on your runniversary and many more of them!
Happy Runniversary my friend, and many, many more of them!
You have had a super running adventure so far and what a great time for that 5K! An early, birthday gift!
I forgot all about my 5 year Runniversary in November, as I was still recovering from my October Blip!! How time flies. I can still remember that 'cautious feeling' you mention as i crept out of the house, the original Grey Snail! 
Enjoy your running as you move on to even greater achievements We shall watch for your posts, as we always do
Floss x
Thank you Floss. You were, and still are, an inspiration xxx
Happy runniversary Sandie1961 ❤️🏃♀️
Fantastic Sandie! You started c25k about 3 weeks ahead of me - who would have believed that 3 years later, we would not only have stuck with it, but also still be enjoying it?😀
I know, mad isn’t it? I always hated running too!
Happy runniversary to you. What an amazing 3 years you have had. Here is to many more🏃♀️
Thank you 😊
Many Runny Returns on your splendid journey to a magnificent 5k! And a lovely day for you to celebrate it by the looks of your photo. 🥳🍾🥂🎊
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