Educating Enid - Park your vanity!

[Nilsam]

Listening to a running podcast today, my inner Enid and I heard that runners must "park their vanity".

So off we went, at time I would normally avoid, and immediately bumped into a neighbour doing the school run.

Embarrised, I turned off the music and had a chat, then carried on. As I left she shouted "Bye, Sporty." Wow, I ran with a big smile on my face.

40 minutes to complete 5k but I did it!

I was feeling great, then Enid pointed out that she may have said; "Bye, Spotty." Mmmm. 🙇‍♀️

[skysue16 Graduate]

😂 no she definitely said ‘sporty’!

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to skysue16]

Tee hee. I am not going to ask. 👍

[Oldgirlruns Graduate]

She definitely said sporty Nilsam, I distinctly heard her!

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thank you, Oldgirlruns. 😉😂👍

[Hidden]

I never stop to chat. Aren’t you polite? 😂

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to Hidden]

She stopped me to ask me something...I could not really get away with the smile and wave, speed up until you are round the corner move. 🙊👀

[Hidden in reply to Nilsam]

Rude lady! 😂

[RunningMigster Graduate]

I always fear having to stop to chat to somebody. I just dont thing I could ever get going again 🤣

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to RunningMigster]

I hadn't really got going to be fair. Just the warm up warm. Otherwise I may have just pretended not to hear her. 🙊🙉

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

Haha! Maybe she was saying Bye Sporty to you, and bye spotty to Enid! 😜Super run, well done 👍😁

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to Wenderwoo]

Oh now you are talking....that is obviously the solution. 😁

[Redvic97 Graduate]

I’m impressed that you got going again. Not sure I would have. Well done Sporty 😉

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to Redvic97]

Thank you, Redvic97. I hadn't really got going as I was just leaving the house...I will accept the name though...Thank you. 😎

[Ryndle]

Love your post, I just say (with earphones intact) can’t stop doing couch25k podcast, a lady from the village the other day said, oh ok, I’ll sponsor you 🤣, I shouted back, not necessary, just doing this for me😊 I have one mirror in my house & my partner’s in front of it mostly! No vanity here, especially when running. I think I resemble the village idiot but I’m too old to care 🤣🤣

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to Ryndle]

Thank you so much. I love it...You have exactly the right attitude! That lovely glowing skin we get after the run (once the red face goes down) will be our reward. 👍😎

[Roxdog Graduate]

That's the spirit! Spotty/sporty? Pick the word you like the best - we have been around for a few decades so we can just be ourselves and do what we want!

You did a whole 5k despite the Enid niggles! That's amazing!

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to Roxdog]

Thank you so much, Roxdog. You are so right. Old enough to know better! Slow and steady but feeling it now...just gives me a base line to get better from. 👍👀🏃‍♀️ Take care.

[Bike_and_Run Graduate]

Someone once smiled and said something to me. I stopped and took out ear phones and asked them to repeat themselves. Turns out she wanted directions. I explained and pointed out the simplest and quickest of routes then ran off in a different direction. I felt a bit bad when I arrived at the same place before she did. Maybe I should have just said "that's where I'm going, keep up with me and I'll take you there" and claimed a running buddy 🤣

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to Bike_and_Run]

So funny, Bike_and_run. Potential start of a beautiful friendship. 😎👍

[Bike_and_Run Graduate in reply to Nilsam]

If I was single, I might have tried it as a chat up line. 🤣

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Ha it’s great when one one says something like this isn’t it?

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

It is indeed. 😁👀🏃‍♀️

[Oldlady57]

Hilarious Nilsam!! I’m sure your neighbour said “sporty” though👍🏻

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to Oldlady57]

Thank you so much, Oldlady57. 😎