W7 r1 Sticking it out.

[Sparkyifhungry]

It's a sunny morning. I'm up for it. I'm thinking about fuel today as I need to avoid a stitch and don't want a grumbly tummy half as through so I munch 3 kiwis (nobody eats them in this house anyway, don't even know why I buy them!) and a round of toast with peanut butter. My little boy munches a few hundred strawberries and peanut butter on toast, then we head out to his preschool and my big scary 25min run.

I choose a really slow pace to begin with, and after a while start day dreaming till Laura chimes in with '5 mins now and you should have a settled pace' which I do strangely, faster than I start with but feels easy. Then Paul Simon comes on and I start thinking about my dad and the color run I'm doing for Northern Ireland hospice in August and all the reasons I started this. I started because I was running away from the terrible grief losing him last year brought me. Those early runs in November I would just be sobbing as I was following Laura with the sheer heart ache of what I've lost. But the running away has started to heal this heart, and the running is getting me towards my goal of the 5k color run in belfast, for big Bob, would would have been equally amazed and amused that his eldest daughter would dream of doing something like that. And it was a glorious feel good lolloping type of floaty run this morning, allowing me think for lots of day dreams. Dreams are what this is made of, so keep dreaming all my fellow c25ks, we'll get there in the end.

[Sarah-A Graduate]

Well done on the first run of week 7. It's a scary one - but you nailed it!

Your Dad would be really proud how far you've come and having a goal like the Colour Run is a real motivator.

It's inspiring that C25K has helped with your grief and you've channeled it into something so positive.

Good luck with the rest of your training and the Colour Run

[useitorloseit Graduate]

Lovely post. I'm all mushy now

[Curlygurly2 Graduate]

Aww bless ya, your Dad would be very proud xx

[PrincessStef Graduate]

Well done on your achievement so far. It is really close now. Go get it.

[misswobble Graduate]

Keep up the good work. Practice makes perfect. You'll do that colour run if you go slowly but surely through the sessions

Daydreaming on runs is great I reckon as you cover no end up ground and you don;'t even notice the time slipping by. Time to reflect on your dad and the happy memories you shared. Running can be where you go to find your dad!

Good luck for the remaining runs!

[ju-ju- Graduate]

Well done...running is restorative for the soul, and I am so sorry for you loss...I hope the running will continue to help and heal....and you are doing just fab

[Marie70 Graduate]

A beautiful post. :o) x

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Excellent post - your character really comes through - humility and bubbliness at the same time. I want to be in your daydreams, they sound good. I'll try to daydream a bit on my next run too.

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Hi Sparky - I miss your chirpy posts on here. Hope all going okay and you are finding time/motivation/strength to run