Back to it ……. Hopefully!

[Dendev75]

I can’t believe how many of us have been stopped in our tracks by viruses and bugs this last couple of months; we haven’t been able to run as we haven’t felt well enough and when we start to feel better we either get wiped out again by the recurring nasty thing or the weather has not been kind to get out there safely! I was really worried that as a new runner this ‘blip’ might have me giving up but I can definitely say I definitely have the running bug as I couldn’t wait to get out but I just didn’t feel well enough. So yoga and weights on days I felt well enough and then got out weeks later to do a 3k - so hard but I was so happy. I have built up slowly and even did week 1 run 1 of ct5k with my son which I loved - I needed the positivity and encouragement from Sanjay and it was perfect to start off again. I’ve managed 4k, a park run (5k), a 6k on my own (so tough) and then this week I went back to my club and completed 7k which felt great. I’m not back to where I was before I felt poorly - slowly but surely! Could I look any happier? 😆

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

You are positively beaming! So glad you’re back. It’s been a rubbish season for illness and injury on here. It’s brilliant that we’re starting to slowly make our way back again. Long may it continue! ❤️

[Dendev75 Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Thank you MissUnderstanding - it’s like coming out of hibernation 🦔😆

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Dendev75]

I absolutely know that feeling!!! It’s taken ages to get back into stride after my fall. Finally feel like I’m somewhere approaching normal now.

[Chinkoflight]

Great stuff, the fitness soon comes back. 💪😀

[Dendev75 Graduate10 in reply to Chinkoflight]

thanks I’m hoping so as I’ve got a run in a fortnight (just over 10k) but I’ll walk parts if I need to 😉

[DocEmmett 60minGraduate]

Well done on being so patient, Dendev75. Splendid update: it's great to see you back and happy! I wish you the best of luck getting to wherever you want to be with your running.

[Dendev75 Graduate10 in reply to DocEmmett]

Thank you DocEmmett it means a lot. I’m getting there. ☺️

[OldManRunning Graduate10]

Good perserverance Dendev75, you're right about so many bugs being around the family seem to be forever picking something up ☺️ There's a few people in your club overdoing the sunbeds 😂 😂

[Dendev75 Graduate10 in reply to OldManRunning]

We all need our masks back on the amount of germs going round 🦠 😷 ha ha or they’ve been Tango’ed. 🤣

[dijep Graduate10]

What a great photo you look so happy 😊Winter certain throws up more challenges for running, but as you say this year seems to have been worse than normal.

So pleased you can see light at the end of the tunnel now 👍

[Dendev75 Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

thanks dijep I’m so glad I’m back out there ☺️