Hia, I'm Lorraine1108 and having done this before I know I will love it and get a massive sense of achievement and the feel good factor comes in bucket loads. Stupidly, I stopped running and now have to start all over again, probably best from the beginning!!!
I really wanted to get Christmas out of the way and get back into a routine of work/home balance so was kind of looking forward to today. I bought my kit to work with me to give me the option of starting in my lunch hour ........... and then didn't!! I promised myself that I was going to start today but now it's cold and I've been freezing all day and it will be properly dark by the time I get home at 6.30pm. Really want to start though, at least then I will have "kicked off" and be on day one. Hopefully i'll be back later to let you all know how I get on but any "kicks up the a**e" would be massively appreciated, thanks.
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Completely dark here and absolutely freezing but I am going out in about an hour's time C'mon you can do it. I'll check back in later to hear how your run went
Aaarrrhhhh, bless you. See, now I have to do it otherwise I'll be letting you down. I secretly already know that I will be super pleased with myself afterwards - it's just the initial getting out and getting it done. Sincerely hope that I'll have great things to tell you later as opposed to what happened in Emmerdale when I should be outside actually running!!! x
Ha ha, stupid thing is I don't even watch Emmedale but when you're de-motivated, cold and it's dark outside it almost became the favourable option. Glad I did it, I wasn't cold for long and I blinking enjoyed it. Thank you for your encouragement x
poppypug - good to see you're still pounding away. I always have a really lovely image of you whenever I see your name appear. Thank you for your encouraging words - especially the "buttercup" bit - that's so lovely x
The first step is always the hardest but the sense of achievement is MASSIVE ! If it helps , I run first thing in the morning before I get ready for work- it is dark so no-one can see me, I know that I've done it and I also know that once my bottom hits the sofa in the evening, I will not be motivated to get up again ! You can do it !
It's cold - you'll warm up. It's dark - so good for having a nosey round the neighbourhood. Just go and do it. Once you have the first one out of the way you will soon be back in the swing of it.
Welcome back! Consider your a**e kicked. You have to go first thing in the morning. Get out of bed, get your running kit on and go. Don't even look outside first.
Yehhhh - sorted, done and dusted ............ and blinking enjoyed it too!!! I got changed into my kit at work and drove home, parked the car and off I went. The key for me is to most definitely not enter the house first as then I would of got distracted and found a reason to do it tomorrow, and as we all know, tomorrow will bring another excuse. Sounds silly, especially to all you runners out there, but I did genuinely enjoy it and will be following the same train of thought on Wednesday.
Once again, this forum is invaluable, I needed a kick up the rear and just a touch of motivation and I got exactly that, thank you masses x
Stop dilly dallying Miss Lorraine and haul your arse out that door and go for a run!! Simples! If you don't do it soon...I'm sending da boyz raaaahnd!!
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Do I really need to go EVEN slower?! 🐌
2 you must be mad and 1your supposed to run!
A balmy evening final run
W9R3 done this evening, woo woo!!
W4R2 - morning vs evening run
