Hello my lovely running family...I hope you have all had a right good weekend, whether you’ve run a HM, which a few of my buddies have and I looked at their pictures with envy...or whether you’ve run 10k, 5k 3k...or been for a short, sharp run around...Whatever you’ve been up to I hope it felt good...
Thank you to everyone who wished GoGo_JoJo and I all the best in our new roles in the admin team...I feel absolutely loved and I promise I won’t let you down...you are all such a special bunch of people who inspire, advise, cheer and virtually hug, not just each other but me as well, I am so lucky to be part of such a wonderful forum...and now an ambassador, wow, she who couldn’t run the blumming tap at one time?! Running has, so far, taken me on a journey that most of you have been on with me and without you all my journey would’ve ended yonks ago...infact it would’ve been W4r3, the one that I kept repeating because I daren’t move on until I found this place. Running has changed me so much...I have determination I never thought I had, I have grit (so I’m told) that I never thought I had and I have friends who just ‘get it’ which I never thought I’d have...it makes me do things like this....
On Saturday I so wanted to run the parkrun and celebrate the 15th anniversary but with one thing or another I missed the start so that didn’t happen...when was I going to squeeze a run in now? Having a night out planned I knew time wouldn’t be on my side...so I ended up going over to the park at teatime and doing Laura’s speed podcast..I don’t know why but whenever I do intervals I feel like I’ve cheated a bit, even though there’s no walking involved it just feels like a short run...until the end when Laura tells me I’ve had a great workout...so that will do for me...This morning being Monday, I like to start my week with some interval work but because I had done that on Sat I had decided, yesterday, that because I hadn’t run a 10k for a while I would make that my run today...fast forward to this morning, after about 3 hours of sleep and a throat that felt like I’d been eating glass I kind of wanted to change my mind...I really didn’t feel like it at all, it then I remembered my new, shiny badge that I have the honour of being given...I can’t wimp out now, I have to be strong and show everyone that I am someone who can live up to expectations and that they can trust...so that’s exactly what I did...I put my big girls pants on and off I went..I had to slow right down at some points and I wasn’t fast...but I managed it..even though it felt tough in places. It I felt so much better for getting out...It wouldn’t have mattered what distance I’d covered.
I owe so much to this forum, the members and the admin, who have brought out this whole new person, with this whole new outlook...so thank you, from the bottom of my heart...you are all amazing and I wouldn’t be without you ❤️❤️
MC xxxxx
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