Hands up- been lurking...

[Tombenoly]

Been watching all you lovely people running around reading your posts. I ve been back doing the programme a couple of weeks and just finished week 3. It’s slow, very slow but good. I did the whole programme last year and loved it but I m not an easy or natural runner and stopped over the winter, why is it so easy to stop and so hard to start when already I can feel my joints are looser, my lungs are clearer and my brain is so much calmer and yet it’s still so hard to make that choice of going. I guess some is embarrassment, look at her put all that weight back on who does she think she’s kidding some is the fear of failure, a friend said you did nt day you were running again, secretly I don’t say as I don’t know how long I will be motivated to do it. But this week I ve done it 3 slow runs in the bank and today I feel better for it.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

I thought I remembered that name

Great post and great photo too..lovely to have you back

Here we still are... a little older... not much wiser ( well that is just me) and still I am banging on about slow and steady!

Bet you are glad to be here

You will stay motivated if you want to... and we will be here to help... I am a great one for running alongside you whispering.. slow and steady!

Keep posting... keep running..or else I shall come looking for you

[Tombenoly Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

I knew you would still be running around! It’s good to be back and a few hours after my run today I m sat thinking wow I want to do that again- not that I will in a couple of days though! I m going to treat every run as a bonus and not get mad if I use the treadmill instead of outside due to my rubbish circulation in the winter. Every run is one more than none!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Tombenoly]

You use what you need and do what you can

I used my trainer when it was icy last year, and after I fell and broke my ribs.. ( see how much excitement you have missed ) and I am a Grammy now too! With a small runner in training

As our Laura and you say,, every run is a good run xxx

[Tombenoly Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Yes all my lurking kept me up to date!

[lardofale Graduate]

Well done for getting back into it! I've never felt such a sense of achievement as I did on completing it once, twice would be something I bet!

Remember that voice in your head will be the encouraging Oldfloss and not your gremlins! Good luck!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to lardofale]

I am a naughty .. watch your speed, gremlin

[Realfoodieclub Graduate]

Welcome back, I remember you. Glad you are back out there gain. 😀.

[Razouski]

Welcome back. There is absolutely no reason for you to be embarrassed. You're back running, so be proud. 🤓