Whoop, whoop, whoop!!

[NettieNoo]

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god !!!!!

I am so, so incredibly excited!

Life, the universe and everything has been shit today. So much so, that I spent a good portion of the afternoon curled up in a foetal position in bed, wishing it would all just go away. My husband came home and made me put on my running gear and go out. Not sure if I'd have done it without his encouragement.

Anyway, I did the elusive 5k in 30 minutes (just over 5k in fact)! Misery obviously motivates me. It's the fastest I have ever run in my life. Average pace 5'42, but at one point it was 4'45!! Total run 5.8k in 33 minutes. The furthest I've ever run and the fastest I've ever run. Don't know how, but I'm still buzzing.

[Sillybilly1 Graduate]

Well done Mr NettieNoo... us husbands aren’t all that bad are we! And a very well done to you, great distance/time/effort.

[NettieNoo Graduate in reply to Sillybilly1]

Thank you. He's a good one, for sure. He started running with me months ago, but had to stop due to cronky knees. I miss having him as my running buddy, but he's been incredibly supportive in his role as encourager / driver to pick me up / all round good bloke.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Wow! Congratulations! Well done MrNettieNoo too! Not only is that an amazing run, but you’re buzzing after a day that sucked. Great great running.

[Run46 Graduate]

Bloody well done Super speedy Nettie, you certainly chased your demons away today and well done hubby for helping you find the trigger 😇🏃‍♀️⚡

[Biddy62 Graduate]

The power of running!!! 😀

Well done you and Mr NettieNoo! 🤩🤩

[TeeBedders Graduate]

Superb! Sometimes I find that the days where I feel really crap and I really am not in the mood are the best run days. Well done you for getting out and smashing it! 💪🏻😁

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

Firstly, your man gets a gold star for pushing you out the door!

Secondly, very well done! 👍🏻😁 yes, you obviously needed to burn off that crappy heaviness and didn't you just! 💪🏻🎖

Enjoy your buzz, there's more where that came from!

[NettieNoo Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Oh, I hope so. Terrified it might just have been a one off. If it is, it was great, but I want to do it again! Maybe because of the crappy day previously, but it made me really quite emotional. Powerful stuff, this running lark.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate in reply to NettieNoo]

It is very powerful, and a great tool for dealing with daily crap and mental health (and hormones!) It won't be a one off, trust me 👍🏻😉

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done you.

[Buddy34 Graduate]

When you're feeling rubbish a run will help every time. Well done you 😊

[NettieNoo Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you

[ButtercupKid Graduate]

That’s excellent ! Well done you, and well done your husband for giving such great support. Proud of you both 🏅🏅

[NettieNoo Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Thank you!

[Tasha99 Graduate]

That is fast! Well done! Running is the best medicine for having a sh*t day. But getting out when you feel like that is so hard!

[NettieNoo Graduate in reply to Tasha99]

It was fast, wasn't it? Not just me being over excited!

[CookieM Graduate]

Well done you! 👍😁

(And well done to your hubby too!🌟)