50 today! Thank you

[Decker]

Well I had a plan to be running 5k by the time I turned 50 and I am doing it 3 times a week now! 👍🏼🏃🏻🏃🏻🏃🏻Today is my 50th and I am so grateful to your encouraging voices. This is such a supportive group. I've never seen anything like it before. I really would have probably given up otherwise. Onwards and upwards now! 😃

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Brilliant brilliant! Happy birthday! I took up running as I approached my fiftieth...no regrets at all (despite spell on IC recently🙁) Loved it so much I did my first half marathon before my 52nd birthday.... so you never know what lies ahead! Good luck and enjoy!!

[Decker in reply to Sandraj39]

Wow that is really inspirational Sandra! I'd be happy with doing 10K by 52! Something to strive for!

[Sandraj39 Graduate in reply to Decker]

Gotta have a goal!!🙂

[quirkybee Graduate in reply to Sandraj39]

That's so true Sandra and well done to you.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Wishing you a very happy birthday. What a gift you have given yourself. Long may you enjoy it.

Keep running, keep smiling.

[Decker in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you kindly sir. And may I say that your posts have been truly inspirational to myself and many others. I wish you all good things in the years to come

[Lupinsmum Graduate]

A very Happy Birthday Decker and many congratulations on reaching your goal and sharing it with us. 🎂may you enjoy many more happy running years. 😀

[Decker in reply to Lupinsmum]

Thank you kindly 😀 It's because of all of you and your shared stories that the goal was reached!

[Lauracorin]

Happy Birthday! Well done! My approaching 50th spurred me to work on health - I worked on yoga and walking first, but at 54 I'm now running 30 minutes very comfortably and working up to 5K.

[Decker in reply to Lauracorin]

Thank you and well done to you! Yes I need to work on the rest of my body next! 😜

[Oldmo Graduate]

Happy birthday, you certainly have something to celebrate, well done 🎂

[Decker in reply to Oldmo]

Thank you kindly!

[damienair Graduate]

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday and congratulations on your achievement. Wishing you a long happy and healthy running career into the distant future.

[Decker in reply to damienair]

Thank you very much Damien. The larger goal was to be around and active for when our kids are older (they are 10 and 13 now), so I'm trying to make it stick 😀

[Irish-John Graduate]

Happy birthday Runner!

[Decker in reply to Irish-John]

Thank you John! 😀

[Maztink]

#sings# Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Bet you are glad you can't hear me!!

[Decker in reply to Maztink]

Haha - Thank you Maz! Much appreciated! 😜

[Slinkymalinki Graduate]

Congratulations on your 50th! What a great achievement & present to have given yourself. Your growing children will appreciate all the active things you do with them & so will your grandchildren - eventually!! Keep running😊

[Decker in reply to Slinkymalinki]

Thank you Slinky! Yes, our kids are still relatively young (10 and 13) so part of this is definitely to try and be around for them later in life 😊

[Sarahwee]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! And congrats on the running too. An inspiration! xx 👏👏👍😁

[Decker in reply to Sarahwee]

Thank you Sarah. There is no shortage of really inspiring people on this forum. I only jumped on the band wagon to enjoy the ride! 😀

[MrsShrek]

Happy birthday 🎉 and welcome to the half century club 😀

Well done on your running achievement too 👍🏼👍🏼 I absolutely love this forum!

[Decker in reply to MrsShrek]

Thank you Fiona😀 !!

[ladyharvills Graduate]

Happy Birthday and welcome to the 50's club! Many of us seem to have taken this up in the run up to our 50th, me included. I'm now half way through B2 10K. Never thought I'd get this far! The family are all amazed I've stuck at it. My advise is keep it slow and steady, take the highs and lows as par for the course and try to find a local Parkrun.

[Decker in reply to ladyharvills]

Thank you ladyharvills. Yes I am amazed I am still at it too! Your path is an inspiration and my eventual goal is a weekly 10K but for now I am very happy with tweaking my 5ks 😀 slow and steady as you say. I am in Canada and the nearest Park runs here are around an hours drive away, so I'm local for the moment. Going to do a charity fun run in August though, with other people 😀

[Valcart Graduate]

Happy birthday. Well done you!

[Decker]

Thank you kindly Valcart!

[quirkybee Graduate]

Dash it, missed this one, so hope you had a grand 50th Decker x

[Decker]

No worries! Thank you kindly quirkybee! It was a great day and I think I ran that day too so it was all good!