Bye bye bad knees YES LET'S GO!

[Yesletsgo]

After a year of running I was getting more and more fed up with my user name so as an early birthday present to myself I've decided to ditch the negativity and show my old bad knees some love.

So from here forward I am no longer OLDBADKNEES I'm YESLETSGO because I think that's much more cheerful

[CBDB Graduate10]

What a brilliant way to celebrate your running journey! 👏👏🙌🙌🎉🎉

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

Great new name!

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

Yay, I love your new username 😃👍 oh and happy birthday! 🥳🎉🥂

[roseabi]

Excellent!!!! xxx

[Niteflite Graduate10]

Wonderful idea. I love the positivity!

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

I’m so glad I caught this as I would have wondered where OBK had got to! And then thought that YLG sounded very similar and I’d have got very confused which as ever, doesn’t take much 🤣. What a great birthday present to yourself, love it. I’ve considered changing my name to sorecalves or unhappyhamstrings many a time, if I’m honest, but never got round to it and generally various body parts start behaving again after a while 😃. Have a great day Yesletsgo , and adios bad knees.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Bye bye OBK, hello YLG! Great attitude! 👊👏🥰

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Fabulous! Go Yesletsgo !

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10]

I like this a lot!! Your new alter ego will be at least 1m/k quicker from day one, being unburdened by echoes of the past 🏎🏎🏎🙂

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Beachcomber66]

Woo hoo, can I quote you on that Beachcomber66

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10 in reply to Yesletsgo]

Feel free 🙂

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Yesletsgo is a much better username for you, goodbye to Oldbadknees.

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Oldbadknees had her day 😂

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Yesletsgo]

👍😊✅🏃🏾

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Yesletsgo is a great username 😀a change is good

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I was jealous that everyone else had a much better name than me 😂😂😂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Yesletsgo]

Ha don’t be! we are now jealous that we didn’t think of using yours, I thought your Oldbadknees one was very clever and this one even more so

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you

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Brilliant 🤩! What a way to celebrate. I’m all for a bit of positivity just now 👍🏼😊

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10]

Me too. I feel more positive already 😂

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Yay!

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

Oh crikey, another name to remember - my poor brain! It’s been nice knowing you OBK! And it’s very nice to meet you YLG!!

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

When I first saw your name I thought it was much better one than OBK and that was what started me thinking I could have been a bit more upbeat!

[Cmoi Graduate10]

Great new name Yesletsgo , and thank you so much for saving us the trouble of having to work out who you were before!

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Cmoi]

Thank you, I was wondering if the post was a bit 'me me me' but you lot are used to it by now

[Raisemeup 60minGraduate]

Good idea YLG, and have you found that through running the knees are better anyway? My lower back arthritis is fine as a result of running and strengthening the muscles.May you enjoy pain free knees when you run and indeed keep 'going' as your new found name suggests. Best wishes ☺️

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Raisemeup]

Glad to hear your arthritis has improved, it's all so counter intuitive when you first start. Lots of conflicting information.

Over the last year things have got much better. Starting C25K was worrying as I'd been mollycoddling the knees for the previous 40 years. Once I started to enjoy it I decided that it was better to wear out than to rust, to paraphrase Neil Young, and like you it's all been very positive. The only injury I had was nothing to do with my knees so 🤞 for the future.What I do find strange is I can run 5-8km with no pain at all, but going downstairs first thing in the morning can sometimes be an ordeal 😂 (usually if I haven't run for a few days so work that one out!)

[GoogleMe Graduate10]

Great new name!

[Wawacito Graduate10]

Super! Love the new name.

[Neverhare]

Glad to see someone who has changed their name since starting. Your new nom de plume is so POSITIVE yay!

I've been thinking about it, not really being a Newbie after 2 years, but I haven't come up with a good one yet. I will get my thinking cap back on 🤔

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Neverhare]

Think of something that makes you smile when you say it 😀Years ago I went on a very expensive training course and the only thing I remember is this: the trainer said that whenever someone says 'how are you' you should reply 'fantastic!' People don't expect that and your positivity rubs off on them. The conversation is immediately energised.

Contrast when you answer 'I'm so tired'. They'll immediately tell you they're tired too and before you know where you are you're discussing rheumatics, lumbago and bunions.

Words are powerful 😀

[Neverhare in reply to Yesletsgo]

Oh that's so true

[Week7 Graduate10]

Good name!

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Week7]

Thanks