18months and a baby later...

[Dee_N]

W1R1: As the title says! I managed to complete my couch to 5k summer 2018 and literally after my first 5k we were pregnant. 18months and with hubby now working from home I have a bit of time to start again! I'm pleased to say I found today's run a lot easier than the first time I started this program which gives me hope! Glad to be back and hopefully some old comrades are still going strong on here! Hello all x

[MatildasPb Graduate]

Hey Dee

Welcome back 😊

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to MatildasPb]

Ahh you're still here....how are you matey? X

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Ha! I literally looked you up on my followers list to see if you’d been back and I’d missed you an hour ago 🤣

Great to see you back running and smiling. Little one must be nearly a year now... time flies! Obviously I still want that Toblerone!

Plenty of people you know still going strong... and some great new VRBs to run with. You know you got this... enjoy the journey back.

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Aww nice to hear that I'm not completely forgotten! Glad that you're still running? How are you doing with it? Xx

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Dee_N]

Did the old HM thing... then ran for a couple of weeks... slight issue kept me away for 6 weeks but running regularly for a couple of months again now... until this week. This one exercise a day thing means I have to give my puppies their walk, but going to get one run a week in as they get a longer walk with my daughter. All good though, considering.

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Wow a HM! Get you! What a fantastic achievement 🙂 also pleased to hear that your niggle hasn't kept you away for too long. Yes the whole one excursion a day is throwing up issues but can't complain!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Dee_N]

Was only a niggle in the head... long story, not really for here either... but I got back on it.

HM was Ok... not sure I’d recommend it to you, though... I remember what happened after your first 5k... you may not be ready for quads 🤣🤣🤣😂

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Hahaha 'Mini Dee' didn't happen because of the 5K she was already created but very early days! Quads! 😱😱😱 .... sounds like you're in a good place now which is what counts 🙂

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Dee_N]

Good point... ok... you can totally do a HM, it was awesome!!!

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Not ready for anything crazy like that but thanks for the vote of confidence!!

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

She's now nearly 11months 🙂

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Dee_N]

Ah... birthday in May... like all the best people 😀😀

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

I'm a May baby too!😏

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Eeeh....hemmm... I think you might find it’s July! But there’s clearly some amazing people born in May too!! 🤣🤣❤️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Mini Dee, Me, Eric Cantona... has to be May 🤣

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Ah fabulous!! Princess Diana, Liv Tyler, Ringo Starr, Bastille Day (Not French, but I’ll have it🤣), so still NO! 😂❤️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

And Dee herself... see, that settles it

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Sigmund Freud, Tchaikovsky, Fred Astaire, George Clooney, Pope John Paul II, Malcolm X, Ian Fleming, Bob Dylan... and my musicians didn’t end up doing Thomas the Tank Engine 🤣

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

I think Eric and I share a birthday.....certainly do with Novak Djokovic!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Dee_N]

Eric’s 2 days after... I’m right in the middle, with Rubens Barrichello, who also shares my birth year... I’m older though, I was born before it was midnight in Brazil.

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Love this piece of research 😄

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Dee_N]

If my mother had got a move on we would share a birthday... I was just after midnight.

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Wellllll....he lays down the gauntlet! 😲...ok here we go...Dan Ackroyd, Pamela Anderson, Missy Elliot, Tom Cruise, Huey Lewis (now that’s news isn’t it?!), Kevin Heart....ooh Sylvesta Stallone (nothing Rocky about him!), Ewa Green. Oh dear...my fingers are tired! 🤣🤣🤣 🏆🏆🏆

May is a good month too though. 😁❤️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Talking of all things Rock... Dwayne was born in May too.

Pammy? That’s sounds a little desperate to me 🤣. May concede a draw though... my mother was July too.

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Sensible!!😁!! I agree! 🤗 I have to admit, I did hesitate for a second with Pammy! But she was once all the rage, so I thought I’d go for it! 🤣 with your Mum born in July, I think it’s a fair draw VRB! 🤝❤️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Aye.

I have a good song about Pamela... kid Rock wrote it for her after they split up and she slagged him off in the press... “half your age”

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

I was wondering how far this was going to go! 🙈🙈🙈 I'd have given up at Cantona 😂

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to Dee_N]

Was Cantona born in July? 🤣🤣🤣! Aah...just a bit of humour Dee! UNM and I are great VRB pals. I see he’s having the last word. While I gracefully accept the draw!! 🤣🤣🤣❤️

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Phahaha I know but I was thinking there may be fisty-cuffs or at least rock, paper, scissor!? You're a very graceful lady!

VRB's are so important now more than ever....I was more excited about being able to post again rather than the run!😂😂😂 shhh don't tell anyone x

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to Dee_N]

😂😂😂!! I’m excited for you!! Wonderful to have you back!! 🤩🤩😍❤️

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Awh you're the best 😄😄😄

[Fabulous450 Graduate]

Hey Dee!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🤗

So absolutely wonderful to have you back!! Has it been 18 months already? 😲 Amazing!!

Fantastic to see your lovely smile 😃. Motherhood looks good on you! It sounds like you’re all raring to go and we can’t wait to cheer you on!! Go Dee! 🤗🤗🤗❤️

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Yes 18months since I last ran. Scary! So good to hear from you lovely lady! How's life in the fast lane?? Xxx

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to Dee_N]

A lot slower!! But I’m still smiling!! 😁 It will be like you’ve never been away very soon!! We’re here for you!! Enjoy!! 🏃🏽‍♀️ 🏃🏽‍♀️ 🏃🏽‍♀️ 😉❤️

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

I really hope so! 😍

[Run-sparrow]

I got pregnant two weeks in! I managed to keep going until whenever 5m runs comes in and I couldn’t do it. Baby is now 9m old and I’m up to week 6, was going better before Covid19 locked us all in the house! But I managed the 20m run the other day so I’m pretty pleased with that. But must get back to it!

[Dee_N Graduate in reply to Run-sparrow]

That is so so amazing! Well done you. Hope all is going well during lockdown x