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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate
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It's been a funny old week! Lack of sleep and a very painful finger but garden centres, walks, runs, and beachfront baskets of cheesy chips with friends, it's a great life really this being retired. I thought my finger pain was a flare up of psoriasis, but turns out it's gout!!! Gout 😮 me? Flipping heck,

Anyway, this morning I'm volunteering at parkrun, I'm going to be a Marshall and I'm going to wear a high Vis vest 😁 you wouldn't believe how excited I was when I woke up 😁

And it was great fun, really great to be part of something, I've cheered and clapped everyone on the way out and again on the way back. I'm making new friends, and discussing running, times, distances and pace with people who do run and are interested.

Afterwards I met my neighbour and ran 5k, I entered this as a (not) parkrun at 47:09 which is slower than last week but the sun shone so I'm happy, she ran a week 4 run of C25K and we both came home happy and chatting.

I would have never found this forum without C25k, I'd have never have found parkrun without this forum so thank you everyone here for opening my eyes to what a wonderful community runners are.

Run happy or rest well

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59er profile image
59erGraduate10

What a fantastic day you've had SO FAR 🤣 Well done for your endeavours - now you can rest well!

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to59er

Yes, and eat, I'm hungry 😂

59er profile image
59erGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

😂Hardly surprising!

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Jools2020Graduate10

So pleased to see you getting involved with volunteering at Parkrun and meeting people! Well done for the 5K, too.

Nuisance about the gout!!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toJools2020

The gout is fading 😄 parkrun is amazing

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Dexy5Graduate10

Ah the magic of parkrun, whether volunteering or running, it completely changes your Saturday morning. You can thank Sandie1961 for running at Worthing parkrun for getting you involved. I’m so glad you liked it as much as we all do. Just the purple T-shirt to aim for now. 💜

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toDexy5

Yes, I enjoyed volunteering, and appreciate both Sandie1961 and Mudita11 for being supportive for my first one.our numbers were up by over 100 this morning because Worthing was cancelled, and you are right Dexy, I'm making new friends already.....

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Doris8Graduate10

That’s good you’re enjoying Parkrun and also your friend is as well. I forgot about putting my walks into not parkrun.. I’ve done a few 5 km as well . Thanks for the reminder. Usually I am the only one that registers walks for not parkrun , everyone else out there running or walking it.

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apatsyfGraduate10

Brilliant! I can feel your joy 🤗

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toapatsyf

Thanks 😃

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Sandie1961Graduate10

Sounds like a perfect morning. So glad I could play a small part in helping you find a way to meet some new friends post retirement xxx

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toSandie1961

I so enjoyed meeting you Sandie and running my first parkrun that I'm now hooked, I love Lancing parkrun as it's smaller and very friendly. Xxx

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Sulley101Graduate10

Lovely pictures. Your Parkrun experience sounds really enjoyable too.

I hope your gout goes soon, I hear it can be very painful.

We’ll done on another 5k in the bag 😁

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toSulley101

Thank you, most of the pain has gone now, it was pretty grim, but in the mend. I really enjoyed this morning 😁

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Mudita11Graduate10

Lovely to read this and so glad you’re enjoying it all xx

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toMudita11

Thank you and all because you and Sandie1961 came to Worthing one very windy day xx

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Mudita11Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

❤️

CBDB profile image
CBDBGraduate10

Well done!! And sorry to hear about your gout. (You’re probably already taking Vit C? 🍋🍋🍋😃)

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toCBDB

Vit C, water with lemons in, cherries, yup I'm taking all those, the swelling has gone down a lot and most of the pain gone now, it did knock me for 6 for a couple of days though.

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Maddee_6333Graduate10

Go you!

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toMaddee_6333

Hey Maddee 😁

Maddee_6333 profile image
Maddee_6333Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

👋 Hellooo

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MissUnderstandingAdministratorGraduate10

Absolutely love this post and we absolutely love having you as part of our community ❤️❤️❤️

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toMissUnderstanding

Thank you xx

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Runninggirl5960minGraduate

Sounds like a great day Sue, glad you enjoyed it and snook a run in too. Hope the gout improves, I understand can be quite painful 😢

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toRunninggirl59

Thanks, the worst of the pain has gone

RunBrianRun profile image
RunBrianRunGraduate10

I am so happy for you Sue. Well done on volunteering and running another 5k. You’ve got the bug 😊

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toRunBrianRun

I've had the running bug forever but never thought I'd get the parkrun bug, I'm sat here thinking, do I walk or run today 🤔

RunBrianRun profile image
RunBrianRunGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Yeah I meant the Parkrun bug of course ☺️

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toRunBrianRun

I got that 😁

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Oldlady64Graduate10

I am so pleased to see that you’re enjoying being part of the park run community! I also enjoying marshalling and have made lots of new friends too. Let’s keep going!

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toOldlady64

It's a very welcoming community isn't it? Enjoy yours, the first week I was surprised people clapped and encouraged me as I ran past, this weekend I so enjoyed clapping and encouraging others

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