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No, Gremlins. I AM a runner and you won't bloomin' stop me.

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After a week with only one run in it (Strava didn't even record that for some reason so I even, irrationally, doubted it had happened) I was panicking that my get up and go had got up and gone forever. I'd been giving in to to temptation and not going out because it was wintry, and worse than that eating everything in sight.

But I managed to force myself out to parkrun this morning, Storm Barbara notwithstanding, and it was hard (soft and exceedingly soggy but hard as in difficult) but guess what? I came across, picked up and took home my lost mojo. This may be the cause of my forgetting to pick up my fleece from the clothing bin.

I'm a runner! I'm no Mo Farah but I'm a runner!

And if I tell enough people often enough then I'll believe it myself. ;)

Merry Christmas runny-pals. Have a great day. Xx

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Pc59Graduate

Merry Christmas 🏃🏃🏃and well done for getting out in that stormy weather ive only got out once last week & didn't make the parkrun as gremlins & weather got me so you have inspired me!! Parkrun this sat!! You are DEFINITELYa runner 🏃🌟👍 enjoy running & hope santa brings lots of running stuff to you x

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Gillysmith

So annoying when Strava messes up, you feel like all that hard work for nothing!! Can't look back on your splits etc. But if you can do a ParkRun you are definitely a runner so don't doubt yourself.

Merry Christmas 🎄

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Go, you runner you... well done!

Great pikkie.... and Happy Christmasx

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McFittyGraduate

Happy Christmas...runner! :) 🌲🏃🌲🏃🌲

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Millsie-JGraduate

Brilliant Anne, perfectly perfect run🏃🏻‍♀️🎄🏃🏻‍♀️🎄🏃🏻‍♀️

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Razouski

Lovely post, and glad you found your mojo.

Mapmyrun decided not to record my Parkrun yesterday too! But at least we ran!

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JaySeeSkinnyGraduate

Well done! By the way if you're not a runner, I don't know who is!

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Lorna9339

Well done you! You're definitely a runner!. I also did a parkrun yesterday and feel great for it. Merry Xmas!

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LorniaGraduate

Fair play to you, both for getting out there and finding your mojo.

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RainbowCGraduate

You are *so* a runner - you went out on Christmas Day, for goodness' sake! And with far less than ideal running conditions too! Well done - happy Christmas and happy running to you! :)

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Curlygurly2Graduate

Weren't you sick last week? That's not Gremlins, that's a bona fide reason not to run. Of course you're a runner, we all have little breaks no and then, and come back for more... well done you xx

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Maddee_6333Graduate

Happy Christmas! Glad you found your mojo.

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aliboo70

well done Anne! merry Christmas :)

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