First parkrun since beginning of June

[SueAppleRun]

Last year was my toughest and being pushed out of hospital in a wheelchair was heartbreaking.....the consultant did say I'd run again but it would take a long time. He was right! So Mudita11 came to visit and we'd agreed to be tailwalkers at Lowestoft parkrun.

I hadn't set an alarm for 6am, but having been woken really early by my demon cat I reset it for 6.30am and I was just dozing off when it went off

I used the satnav to get to Claremont pier and she said turn left so we did and suddenly we were driving along the prom....whoops, we did get some funny looks, turned round and found the entrance to the car park.

A very welcoming RD and team of volunteers and after the team talk, walk to the start, another talk and off we went!

We weren't quite sure who was at the back, in front of us, we asked one couple but no they were just walking their dog .

We never caught the back of the pack.....but we kept going and came in at just under the hour.

We had a great time, it's a lovely course, the slopes are longer than my local one and I need to practice because I was really puffing at the top, we did a few slow trots but never caught the walkers up, it's a bunch of fast people there .

So I have a benchmark time to beat 😁.

I decided I look like an elephant....time to stop eating everything just because I can 🤣

Run happy all or rest well xx

[Shake-and-run Graduate10]

what lovely news. Glad to have you back.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Shake-and-run]

Thanks Shakes 😀

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Great to see you back at parkrun with Mudita11 SueAppleRun . 2024 was not good to you, but you have got through it and 2025 will be so much better.

Don’t forget, when you are up to it , c25k can be done all over again.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Dexy5]

I've been running intervals Dexy and looking to start low heartrate running now to increase my fitness.

[Wavy-chick28 Graduate10]

sounds like a fabulous day and no elephants from where I’m sitting !

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Wavy-chick28]

I'm huge 🤣🤣🤣

[Wavy-chick28 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Stop it 😍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Wavy-chick28]

🤣 xx

[Oldlady64 Graduate10]

Great to see that you’re getting to a park run and tail walkers are so important! Keep going, you’ll get there 😃

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldlady64]

Thank you 😊

[grumpyoldgirl]

Fabulous news Sue, what a lovely way to dip your toe in, as it were xx

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Yes, I'll keep slow running and brisk walking to rebuild my fitness xx

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Amazing news SueAppleRun . PR is a real tonic isn’t it? Lovely for you meet up with Mudita11 again too 🥰

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I really enjoyed it Cheeky 😁

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Well done .you’re doing brill. X

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Doris8]

Thanks Doris, I'm getting fitter all the time x

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Win, win... HUGE well done to you ! Happy runner, happy smiles

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks Floss 😀

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

You look happy and well! Amazing 🤩

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

I look fat Brian, but yes, thanks, happy and well, I can work on the extra layers 🤣

[Dendev75 Graduate10]

Well done 👏🏼 I hope 2025 is much kinder to you ❤️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Dendev75]

Thank you very much, hope it's kind to you too

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Great news - and helping the running community to boot! Well done!🙂👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Sandraj39]

😃I enjoy volunteering probably more than when I ran it as always not far from last

[Survivor1952]

Well done. I wasn’t a parkrunner, did my first one 3 months after my surgery (2xPCI, CABG and AVR in June 23). My PB is 10 minutes faster than my first effort round the course so it is possible to work up a decent level of fitness. Oh, my age grade is 46%, not amazing but at least I’m out there exercising. I remain in awe of the times the serious folk put in but realise I can but dream of finishing much better than I do.

[Cmoi Graduate10]

I'm delighted you got to parkrun SueAppleRun , and you look healthy and happy, not fat! Though those Tailwalker jackets are wildly unflattering, they'd turn a young Kate Moss into a sack of spuds. 🥔🥔🥔

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Cmoi]

Oh so complimentary Cmoi, I'm not sure I'll now go every week but it is good fun

[drl212 Graduate10]

Wonderful news! Welcome back to parkrun!!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to drl212]

Thank you, it did feel good

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

Tailwalking can be interesting when you’re in a busy area such as a prom - working out who’s in parkrun and who’s just walking can be a challenge, as I found out when doing it myself! But it’s so good to have you back in the fold after all you’ve been through in the last year or so and it looks as though you and Mudita11 had a good time! I hope 2025 treats you well!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thank you, we really enjoyed it, we came in a few minutes after the last walkers but I will get fitter and stronger 😄 and yes it is a challenge to work out who's who as the sun was shining there were quite a few walkers,

[LottieMW Ambassador]

Brilliant! Well done Sue! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🌟

I may actually run my first 5k since last April later this month…but as a “not park run”…find it hard to be anywhere at 9am! 🙄

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to LottieMW]

Good luck with your 5k 😁

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you! 🤞🏼

[RunKRun]

What a lovely inspiring post Sue. It doesn’t matter how long it takes. You’re getting there. And the secret, as you know, is to enjoy the journey. Xx

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunKRun]

Thank you, you are so right xx