November’s first mantra

[ButtercupKid]

To the tune of “The Runaway Train”. Those of a male persuasion, feel free to replace “she” with “he” and “her” with “his”. Enjoy ! 😄

The couch-quitting runner went down the track

And she flew,

The couch-quitting runner went down the track

And she flew,

The couch-quitting runner went down the track,

Her mid-foot down and her shoulders back,

And she flew, flew, flew, flew, flew.

Her family said she’d never run

But she flew,

Her family said she’d never run

But she flew,

Her family said she’d never run,

They jeered and said “Pull the other one “

But she flew, flew, flew, flew, flew.

She swore she’d do C25k

And she flew,

She swore she’d do C25k

And she flew,

She swore she’d do C25k,

Now graduation’s not far away

So she flew, flew, flew, flew, flew !

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Brilliant 😂

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

You’re too kind 😊

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

You should record it and then submit to Jancanrun’s thread!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

The sound of me caterwauling would get anyone running (away) 😄

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Running is running 😂😂

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

True. In fact it could result in a PB for some folk 😆

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Won’t work on me... I listen to a lot of death metal... but I can get some protein on the grill for everyone!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Sounds like a plan 😄

[blackcatgib Graduate]

I’ll be singing that on my graduation run on Sunday !!

Brilliant !!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to blackcatgib]

You’re just too too kind, BCG ! 😊

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

I was singing along to that ButtercupKid, I like the part "she flew she flew and swore she'd do C25K". absolutely fabulous, I hope your running is going to plan.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Taken a sudden leap forward from jogging two thirds of each minute to jogging the whole eight minutes of week 1. Looks like week 2 might just be beginning to peep over the horizon at last ! Hope the week is going well for you, AlMorr ?

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

It is indeed going well for me thank you ButtercupKid, for the last 25 years I have mainly cycled during the summer months of BST and during ing the winter months of GMT I have not cycled but instead gone long walks. Of course now that I have graduated from C25K I have also put running into my schedule, whether it's summer or winter. Last Wednesday I ran another 5K, yesterday I walked 12K and I meant to have ran 5K this morning but my legs were a bit tight after the walk yesterday, I installed Mapmywalk🚶 app, that is Mapmyrun's 🏃little brother and it told me I had walked nearly 17,000 steps, my legs now feel fine after a short walk to the shops today so tomorrow I'll try for another 5K run. 🏃

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

No wonder your legs were a bit stiff today ! You’re a real inspiration. Have a great walk tomorrow x

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Update. ButtercupKid, just come back from Thursday morning's 5K run around the loch near to where I live, time was 37.59 altogether, perhaps I ran the first 1K too quickly, time was 6.12, had to slow down, enjoyed the run. About halfway round, I met this man who can run a 5K in around 23 minutes coming in the opposite direction running like a gazelle, shouted to him while he passed "I am running a 5K" he shouted back "brilliant". I could never run a 5K in the time he does it in.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

He probably has longer legs than you ! I was passed twice the other day by a bloke who wasn’t even breaking sweat. The first time I hated him, but the second time I watched his technique and picked up some ideas of how to improve my own. Every run counts - even the really slow and painful ones !

[Pickles1234]

I actually can't read this because I know it will run around in my brain for weeks!!!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Pickles1234]

Sorry 😐😄

[Pickles1234 in reply to ButtercupKid]

😂

[Tartancat Graduate]

This should be the C25K anthem!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Tartancat]

Feel free ! 😄

[Wimborne]

That made me smile..... 😀

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Wimborne]

So glad. Every little helps in this kind of weather !

[crocheter66 Graduate]

Wonderful!!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to crocheter66]

Thank you - glad you enjoyed it 😀

[Jell6 Graduate]

Funny 😂😂, and now an ear worm!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Jell6]

Glad it made you laugh - sorry if it haunts you ! 😐