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Yay! Back in the saddle...

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Am having a proud, and somewhat relieved, moment this afternoon. I had my first run after surgery last week.

I decided to only try 5k and a bit slower than usual so I didn't stress out my poor old body. Achieved the 5k in 34 minutes... not too shabby. Not so great compared to what I was doing a fortnight ago but a good starting point to build on again. I'm doing a 5k fun run in 10 days (was originally going for the 10k but I have to be realistic) so it will be all business and timing from here on in.

Ahhh my feel good endorphin friends... I missed them!

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ClearlyAMGraduate

Well done!

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gypsydeppGraduate

Well done and how brave after surgery! I wouldn't mind being able to do 5k....week9 run 1...keep it up!

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mair99Graduate in reply togypsydepp

Thanks... Your first 5k will come and sooner than you think! Good luck.

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TJFlute

Really good news!

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MinuetteGraduate

Great, good news that you're back in the swing so to speak :)

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Thanks for the support everyone, much apreciated.

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