Serendipity

[Jogunlikely]

Having said to many of my VRBs "no I have no intention of running further than 5k" I have just signed up to juju's plan starting 17th June. 🤦‍♀️ By happy coincidence I am off work that week so can choose some lovely trails instead of pavement pounding. I also have my first 5k event 😱 the following Saturday so that fits nicely with the long run of 35 mins. I'll then walk or walk/jog to the end of the 5k.

It appears that at the end of each week juju's plan allows for a treat. So I'm thinking rather than food, (because that is not good on many levels) i will treat myself to something from Decathlon 🤗🤗 now where's that shopping list? 🤔 👟🧢👕👚🧦👖

[jmd104 Graduate]

That sounds like a lovely reward, I just need my bank balance to catch up, although the scales say I’m not losing weight I’ve dropped 3 dress sizes but can’t afford a new wardrobe yet.

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to jmd104]

Congratulations on the fabulous weight loss 👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉

I've never been to decathlon but a friend swears by their own brand stuff, which looks very reasonably priced. I need some new socks so it may just be a new pair of those each week or save up my treats for a bigger item

[backintime Graduate in reply to Jogunlikely]

I second Decathlon stuff. Much of my children's school sports stuff comes from their own range. It's nearly always lasted a school year.

I also recently bought my shoes from there (mynlocal one doesn't do gait analysis though). In fact, come to think of it, apart from knickers, all my running stuff comes from them, lol. No complaints so far

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to backintime]

Good to know thanks x

[SeeJillRun Graduate]

Yay! Me, RunRunRun13 and Kertesz are doing it too so we can all keep each other company 😁

[backintime Graduate in reply to SeeJillRun]

Cool me too ! Stephen_UK too. We shall cheer each other on

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to backintime]

Yay, go gang! 💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

[Kertesz]

I was just going to write... ‘serendipity!!!!... and then saw what an unoriginal thought that was! Can’t wait to hear about your Parkrun experience too... and by the time the second one comes round you’ll have some shiny new kit to run it in too!! 👌🏼😃

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to Kertesz]

😂

No Parkrun for me. I'm always riding the pony then. This is a proper race, just I won't be racing anyone, but I do get bling 🎉👐🎉👐

[Kertesz in reply to Jogunlikely]

Woooo hooo...!!! Go you! post post-‘race’ pic please!! X

[Laurzmum Graduate]

Woo hoo. Great you'll soon join the 10K club. Welcome aboard

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to Laurzmum]

Thank you Laurzmum 😊😊😊

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate]

Yay, jogunlikely, what a brilliant idea for a treat! I'm a leftover from the last intake (got 2 weeks to go, keep catching colds 🤧) so I'll see you on the other side 😁

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

🤧 that's rubbish! Hope you're feeling better. I'm starting with the timed runs rather than distance as I'm still not at 5k. Weirdly excited 🤪 that I get to post in the grown up group

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate in reply to Jogunlikely]

Lots of people do the timed runs instead, it's all good 😊

[nif100 Graduate]

Go you....loving the posts keep them coming inspiration is what I need right nowxx

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to nif100]

How is the pain in your butt and unmentionables? Improving I hope 🙏 x

[Dottie_D Graduate]

Well done and good luck on your first 5k event. I’m also signed up to start JuJu’s plan. See you there 👍🏼😃

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to Dottie_D]

👐👐👐

[Katnap Graduate]

Enjoy the journey! With the South Downs on your doorstep you will find plenty of trails I'm sure! 😁

[Debston Graduate]

Yay, me too! (Also having said firmly that I was happy just carrying on with 3x30 min runs per week... it's going to have to be a super speedy 10k then!)

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to Debston]

🏃‍♀️⚡😂

[Myzinnyboy Graduate]

I was looking at that yesterday, so you have spurred me on to give it a try. I’m away in Cyprus at the moment so it will be early morning for me, and I think I’ll be going for the timed runs. This morning I’m going to have a look for a different route rather than just running around the village here.

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to Myzinnyboy]

Have fun exploring x I'm doing timed as well 👍

[RunRunRun13 Graduate]

Be great to have another VRB and we can do this together !!! Loving the treat idea at the end of each week and partner is going to buy me a weekly treat (I’ve put ideas in his head) just hoping he doesn’t visit Poundland 🤣🙄

[Emsworth19 Graduate]

Can I ask...what is JuJu’s plan??

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to Emsworth19]

Its an 8 wk plan they do on Bridge to 10k forum. You can either choose to follow the distance getting from 5 to 10k. Or time getting from 30 mins to an hour's running x

Roseabi posted something yesterday on both forums. The new intake starts on 17th June. 🤗

So once you've graduated, sworn to the world you have no intention of running further, been on your summer hols then consolidated for a couple of weeks, you'll be just in time for the Sept intake xxx

Update: just seen it's a pinned post. Why not check it out 👍

[Pianism Graduate]

Haha, I said I'd never any intention to run 10k. HM training starts next week.

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to Pianism]

HM? No! definitely no! You heard it here first

Hats off to you though and best of luck with the training 👍

[Pianism Graduate in reply to Jogunlikely]

That's what I said too!