W5R1 take 2 on the road to recovery and JONNY WILKINSON!

[Now-runner_NeedsAttn]

I have decided to go through the last few weeks of C25K again to gently reintroduce my Achilles to running. Half way round Ascot racecourse I thought "That bloke looks familiar" so I nodded to him. He gave me an encouraging smile* and it wasn't till I'd gone past that I realised it was my one of my greatest heroes, Jonny Wilkinson, going for an evening stroll with his wife. Of course, it had to be one of the 3 minute walking segments so he never got to see me at my magnificent best

* It was probably pitying...

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Wow how good is that? Pity you weren't in amazing running mode though. But that's the way it always goes, I saw Paul Weller on the tube once and was admiring his shoes of all things.... he just gave me a pitying smile, it was only afterwards I thought oh that was Paul Weller. Doh....

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Oh my... lucky you... wasted on you obviously... I would have appreciated him far more...

It is a good job he did not see you at your best... some of us, who know you well, know how that would have destroyed him ! xx

[Now-runner_NeedsAttn Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Beeyatch!

[reluctantrunner76 Graduate]

I love a good celebrity spot. That is a good one. He is a bit of a national hero. Don't get many down in rural Gloucestershire though-Maybe the odd horse!

[Razouski]

Wow...

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Ha, I was in the car on my way to our quiz tonight and spotted a purple t-shirt on a runner...YES it was a C25k shirt...I got quite excited😄...

If anyone on here was out in Mayford at 10 to 8 I saw you😊x

Love Johnny Wilkinson though..

[Irishprincess Graduate]

Haha! I use to live in that area and there were lots of famous faces. I once said a cherry "hello" to a lady I thought was in my Pilates class only to realise immediately afterwards that it was Sarah, Duchess of York 😕

Do you run around Virginia Water?

[Now-runner_NeedsAttn Graduate in reply to Irishprincess]

I haven't tried that. The 5 minute warm up walk from my house takes me half way to the racecourse so that's where I've done nearly all my running.