🍏🎄⭐️Keep Running …

[Annieapple]

… keep smiling 😊

We are mindful that this is a difficult time of year for some of our running friends for many reasons. We are here over the festive season, so do continue to let us know how you are.

Hopefully everyone will fit in one or two runs even if they are shorter than usual… or a good walk in the fresh air! If you are snowed under with preparations cooking and entertaining …..do a few squats & toe raises in the bathroom.. a couple of shoulder rolls and take a deep breath…

Some of you may enjoy a Christmas Run tomorrow 🎅 🤶… have fun!! 🤩

On behalf of the Admin Team we wish you well over the festive season. Enjoy 🎁

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

I wish you Annieapple, Oldfloss and the rest of the admin team all the very best , a Merry Christmas and a very happy 2025, I will run a short run today Christmas Eve and another on Boxing Day and probably go a short walk on Christmas Day, have a wonderful holiday 🎄✅🍰

[Annieapple Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

🍏🎄⭐️Thank you Al for being the greatest ambassador ⭐️ Enjoy those runs!!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

Hi Annie, I have just come back from the first of those two runs, glad to tell you that I had negative splits on that 3K run, I ran around the park only a two minutes walk from where I live, my overall time for that 3K was 21,40,the negative splits were 7.35/7,18/6,45, when I got home I treated myself to a Christmas 🎄 mince pie, my second short run will be on Boxing Day when I intend to run on the exact route I ran on June 16th 2018, which was run 2 of week 9 of C25K, that's a 30 minutes run which will bring back memories to me.

[Annieapple Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

🍏🤩⭐️ You are a legend Al & example to us all!! Wow you deserved that mince pie .. fab treat! Enjoy the memory run on Boxing Day… those are always the special ones! 🎄🥰

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas and a New year filled with peace love and good health along with running walking or stretching xx

[Annieapple Graduate]

🍏 🍎 🚶‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ Thanks Sue!! So appreciate all your interactions on our forums! ❤️

[Bruch1 Graduate]

Thank you Annie. Wishing you and all the team a very happy Christmas and a healthy new year xx

[Annieapple Graduate in reply to Bruch1]

🍏🤩Thank you!! I may be asking you for treadmill tips in the New Year!! 😊 xx

[Bruch1 Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

No problem. Mine is very basic but does the job 😀xx

[mummybowles Graduate]

Thanks to you AA and all the Admin team for the wonderful support you give to us. Wishing you all a happy, healthy and peaceful Christmas and New Year.

[Annieapple Graduate in reply to mummybowles]

🍏❤️🤗Thank you! The camaraderie amongst runners is the best! Xx

[FriendofRondo Graduate]

Thank you lovely admin team for cheering on all of us runners - you are an amazing bunch and I'd love to buy you all a drink! I've just returned from my 5k run before I get stuck into Christmas food prep. A Happy Christmas to you all!

[Annieapple Graduate]

🍏 🍷 🍷 🍸 Thank you! 🤩 Well done on your 5K … hopefully a nice runners high to get you going on the prep! Xx

[ChannelRunner2 Graduate]

Thank you for this!!! I really needed it because all this cheer is getting to me because I am struggling with my parents slowly disappearing due to dementia... It's hard! And it gets harder when seemingly everybody around us is cheerful. So thank you for seeing the struggle!!!

Planning to do some Pilates shortly and doing a 10K run tomorrow.

(And this is the source of Pilates: pilatesforrunners.co.uk )

[Annieapple Graduate in reply to ChannelRunner2]

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 That is so very hard and sad! I feel for you as my bestie has Alzheimer’s and we are losing her bit by bit. SO pleased you can do a good run tomorrow and have some headspace. Running is a remarkable gift that offers us solace, comfort and an antidote to stress! Thanks for that Pilates link.. a great idea!

Thinking of you in this struggle. Xx

[ChannelRunner2 Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

Thank you, Annieapple ! Your comment prompted me to look up yet another resource that I had filed somewhere in the back of my head: ambiguousloss.com/

Ambiguous loss describes this "in between" loss that happens when a loss happens but is somehow socially not recognized, like the slow disappearance with dementia (or the literal disappearance of a person, which is, I think how the concept actually originated, when nobody knows if the person is still alive or not...).

🙏

Oh, and! Another Pilates resource we've put together here on HU: healthunlocked.com/strength...

[Annieapple Graduate in reply to ChannelRunner2]

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[Bruch1 Graduate in reply to ChannelRunner2]

❤️

[Catballoo Graduate]

Thank you for this post. I was feeing pretty low this morning - I am on my own and it’s not long since my husband died - but the reminder, that not everyone enjoys Christmas and that getting out for a run is a good move, was just what I needed. I have just finished Run 1 Week 6 and am feeling much better, mood lifted and ready to face the rest of the day.

I hope everyone on health unlocked has a great day.

[Annieapple Graduate in reply to Catballoo]

🍏🤗 Oh a hard day for you indeed but yay for running!!! Your husband would be SO proud of you! That’s a tricky run too so extra well done… 👏 Hugging you in my heart! Xx

[Catballoo Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

😊😊

[drl212 Graduate]

All the best to the Admin Team, Ambassadors, and posters...you all keep me running.

Merry Christmas...

[Annieapple Graduate in reply to drl212]

🍏🎄Thank you for this lovely response! You have been very active and encouraging to our newbies since your graduation. Thank you ☺️