Just when you thought it was safe

[ButtercupKid]

Yes, I’m back ! I’ve had a hopeless 6 months and I miss fitter me. I have a significant birthday coming up in 2020 and I’ve devised 24 challenges for the year. One is to get rid of Ethel (the extra person in fat I’m carrying) and another is to run the local 10k hillclimb at the end of August. So coming here first is a no brainer ! Delighted to be back with you all 😀

[Runawaytrainer Graduate]

Yey! Welcome back!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Runawaytrainer]

Thank you 😊

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

You are welcomed back here BCK, good luck on getting rid of Ethel and that 10K hill climb in August, if you have been off running for 6 months it would be advisable to repeat C25K before beginning those 24 challenges for the year, I assume that 10K is one of them.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Yes, it’s one of the fitness ones (I have subheadings 😀) I went out and did 1:1 this morning. Good to be back on the AlMorr Loop again !

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

I have ran 4/10Ks on all or part of your ButtercupKid 5K trail, part of it is around a loch, I have to run round that loch 4 times to make up the 10K, so glad to know that you ran run 1 of week 1 of C25K this morning on part of the AlMorr Loop. 😊 🏃🏾

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

That’s quite a challenge, four times round a loch ! Well done you ⭐️

[SpanishShuffle Graduate]

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to SpanishShuffle]

If I remember correctly you SpanishSuffle and ButtercupKid graduated from C25K on the same day, of course you will know what day that was.

[SpanishShuffle Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Yes it was just before my 60th birthday in Feb 😊 Best present ever.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to SpanishShuffle]

Yes, best👍🏃🏾 birthday 🎂 present ever.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to SpanishShuffle]

Remember it well. So proud of us both 🏅🏅

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to SpanishShuffle]

Thanks twin ! xx

[Buddy34 Graduate]

So great to see you back. You did it before , you can sure do it again and you know you'll get endless encouragement and support on here . Good luck 😊😊

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy 😊 Did my first run this morning. So unfit again 😟

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Just to let you know BCK that the only person I have met on this forum in person is Buddy34, she and I have met twice at her home parkrun at Drumpelliier.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

That’s lovely ! I don’t think I’ve met anyone from here in person, but you never know. Maybe we should all wear membership badges 😄

[SpanishShuffle Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

I think we should all wear buttercup yellow 😉

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to SpanishShuffle]

That would certainly make a cheerful entry to 2020 ! Remember your sunglasses, everyone - bring it on, new year 😂

[Jansey]

Good luck with that one! 😘

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Jansey]

Thank you !

[Jogunlikely Graduate]

24 challenges is quite something x have a great time achieving them all 😊

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Jogunlikely]

Looking forward to it 😄

[Stubborn1]

You can and will do it. Small steps x

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Stubborn1]

Thank you 😊Love your username there. Stubborn is one of my superpowers too, but I usually call it determination or perseverance 😄

[SeeJillRun Graduate]

Great to have you back! 😄

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to SeeJillRun]

Thank you 😊

[Papillon17 Graduate]

Great to see you back. Happy running.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Papillon17]

Thank you 😊

[Winterfox Graduate]

Get rid of Ethel! Love it! 🤣 Slay Ethel!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Winterfox]

Eviction will do for me 😂. Winterfox is a great username - sounds like a 70s folk rock band !

[Winterfox Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

🤣 yeah, bit less violent probably..

Thanks! I like the 70s folky association ☮️💜

ButtercupKid fab name too.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Winterfox]

Thanks - I like it 😄

[Pink_Lemonade]

Welcome back!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Pink_Lemonade]

Thank you 😊

[Pianism Graduate]

Welcome back and good luck getting back into the swing of things!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Pianism]

Thanks Pianism ! Hope it’s going well for you ? x

[Pianism Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

One foot in front of the other... that's the only thing we can do.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Pianism]

You can get up Everest like that 😀

[Oldgirlruns Graduate]

And delighted to have you back BCK! I look forward to reading your posts again! I’m sure you’re going to smash those challenges (an impressive number I must say!) - happy running!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thanks OGR ! Great to hear from you. How are things going ?

[Oldgirlruns Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Well I got to the end of the plan and run 2 or 3 times a week if I can - though my max is 5km so far and that still takes me 50 minutes! But hey, at 66 I’m quite happy to be doing anything! I’ll look forward to hearing about your progress!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Hey, that’s brilliant ! I never got beyond 3k and never really enjoyed it, which is why I fell by the wayside temporarily. Better this time I hope 😄

[Oldgirlruns Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

It will be, I’m sure!

[SaskAlliecat Graduate]

Yay! Welcome back ButtercupKid! I can't wait to read all about your 24 challenges.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Howdy SACat ! Long time no see ! Only some of my challenges are fitness related but knowing me, some of the others will end up on here too 😂 Hope 2020 is both kind and fun for you xx

[Aspire24 Graduate]

Welcome back BCK, lovely to see you posting. Are you teasing us with your 24 or will you share a few? 🤔

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Aspire24]

The two that fit here are evicting Ethel and running a hill climb, but I dare say some of the others will leach in 😂

[Sp81 Graduate]

Welcome back x

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Sp81]

Thank you 😊

[Granspeed Graduate]

🎉👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💕

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

I missed this!!!! Great to see you...and so lovely to know you are back with us and running again....

I have missed you..

SO

Its good to have you here again,

It's great to have you back.

To know you're back amongst us,

And getting back on track..

We've missed your motivational posts.

We've missed all of the rhyme.

You're back again, hip,hip hooray..

It is absolutely, about time !!!

Love Floss x

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

I’ve been missing you too 💕😄

[TailChaser Graduate]

Welcome back BCK, it’s great to see you on here again! All the best for the new you and evicting Ethel in 2020! 👏👏👏

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to TailChaser]

Thanks TC ! I’ve got my fighting socks on this time 😄

[TailChaser Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

😂😂😂

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Hi ButtercupKid....so nice to see you, 🎶the only way is up...🎶

Onwards and upwards again!

Good luck 😊xxx

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thanks BBR ! A very happy and healthy new year to you x

[molly1973 Graduate]

Welcome back xx

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to molly1973]

Thank you ! How have you been ?

[molly1973 Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Not too bad, thanks. I still have my version of Ethel who hasn’t shifted at all, but I have largely run all year. Nov and Dec weren’t too good, a combination of losing my mojo a bit and a new job with long hours, but things are settling down a bit now.

I had a holiday in North Wales in the summer and had the absolute joy of running with OldFloss one day and seeing Tailchaser, KatNap and the kittens along with Floss at Pwllheli park run (on the beach!), and even unwittingly bumped into UnfitNoMore without realising it was him until later. I’ve missed this lovely family on here and I’m glad to be back posting again.

How are things with you and yours? Hope the dog and the moth have been behaving themselves xx

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to molly1973]

Oooh ! Oldfloss and UnfitNoMore in the same holiday ! Massively envious - they’ve always been two of my best supports on here. So impressed that you’ve more or less kept going right through the year. We hit a bad patch with a lot of family problems and I was seriously depressed for a while - worst bout of the Dog since my early 20s. Doing much better now though, and hoping to sustain it better this time around 😀

[molly1973 Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Glad things are feeling better: I’m sorry that you had this battle x

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to molly1973]

Thanks Molly. The rough bits are what you climb on, as they say 😄

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Welcome back from us,

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you 😊