Maybe not the best weather for it

[ButtercupKid]

But I’ve just run 8:2. Black Dog and all 😄

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Massive well done... great to see you... even in the snow!!!! Brrrrrrrr!

Maybe the Black Dog will get cold feet !!!

Huge Hugs to you xxxxx

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks Oldfloss ! Big hugs to you too - if nothing else we’ll be warmer for them ! I’m thinking of giving the Black Dog a name. It seems to be helping with Ethel 😄

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations to you ButtercupKid for completing run 2 of week 8, a full 28 minute run in rather what looks like icy, snowy conditions, well done.

This morning I went on an 8 Kilometre walk, rather than a run as I had walking boots on and conditions were a bit dangerous for running.

Had lunch and then went on to week 3 of 'Understanding Autism', this week the subject was:-

"Does Autism Exist"? is it rare for autism to occur on its own? is autism really something distinct? where does it come from? could other conditions cause it? I.E environment, genetics or some combinations of the two,

There was a possibility that vaccines could or might cause autism but that has not been proved.

Anxiety and autism are linked, so you doing C25K will help you to lessen your anxiety as it helps others as well, running is a good exercise to ease down anxiety.

So its onwards and upwards to run 3 of week 8 as soon as you are ready to run it, perhaps give yourself a few days off.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks AlMorr. It was snowy and I have the wet socks to prove it, but not icy, or I wouldn’t have run.

I remember that part of the autism course. There’s a general assumption that people get depression or clinical anxiety because they’re autistic, but that’s not so. Depression and anxiety flare up wherever people are put at odds with the world around them. In fact there’s research that shows the more realistic your view of the world is, the more likely you are to get depression - which conflicts with the common idea that autistic people are weirdos. We actually have a better idea of what is really going on than most mainstreamers 😄

I’m proud to know you and people like you, who are giving up their time and effort to learn and understand. Bless you x

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Thank you BCK, next Monday is the final day of that Future Learn Course, not sure what the subject is, but I will report back next Monday.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Enjoy !

[johnt46 Graduate]

Well done Buttercup kid, Black Dog be gone!! 4 more to do and then celebrations!!🥇🏅🍾🥂. Keep up the good work, sending you much love and hugs.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to johnt46]

Thanks JT. Working on it 😄

[Phoenix_flames21 Graduate]

Huge well done for getting out. It's hard to do anything with the black dog trying to sit on your head! Glad you managed to drag it outside. Hopefully you've worn her out and she'll be quiet for a while.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Phoenix_flames21]

Thanks Phoenix. Can’t do better than take the Dog out for a run 😄

[Nita49 Graduate]

Way to go girl! And running on that "white stuff" 💪

Dead chuffed for you 👏🙌💐

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Nita49]

Thanks Nita ! If it had been slippery as well as wet and white I couldn’t have done it, so I thought best to get round before any frost set in 😀

[Shelley2310 Graduate]

Well done for getting out there even though you’re not feeling up to it. That podium is in sight 😊

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Shelley2310]

I really enjoyed the peace once I got out there. I even jogged past some people without diving down side routes 😄

[Shelley2310 Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Wow impressive 🏃‍♀️

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Shelley2310]

I also startled some other people by diving off into the trees when I saw them coming, but it’s still progress 😁

[ktsok Graduate]

Blimey BCK, you are made of stern stuff! On the home stretch now!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to ktsok]

Thanks ktsok ! My legs are telling me ALL about it tonight 😄

[ktsok Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Like excited children, bless ‘em 😆

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to ktsok]

Well, that’s a whole new way of looking at it 😂

[E27M14 Graduate]

Well done you for getting out there. Looks really pretty but I bet it was cold, and a bit slippy.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to E27M14]

Funnily enough it wasn’t slippery at all - I wouldn’t have run if it had been: I’m too close to graduation week to risk a broken leg ! It was a bit on the cold side, but being a woman of a certain age, I quite enjoyed that 😄

[Wimborne]

Ooooo snow ⛄️. Running in snow too. You got to love snow. And whooo hooo another run nailed. Get you BCK. Fabulous Just Fabulous. 😀👏⭐️👍💗⛄️

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Wimborne]

At last, another big kid ! Thought I was alone here 😄Have to admit I completely forgot the Black Dog for a few minutes when I saw the flakes coming down this morning !

[Wimborne in reply to ButtercupKid]

So exciting..... 🙃 Do you want to build a snowman ? ⛄️❄️🎼❤️.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Wimborne]

Definitely ! But it’s all melting here. . . I have a scarf, coal and a carrot all ready too 😄