football..daylight..panic..loo rolls...vodka ...wk1 r3..

[AuntieAli]

Was going to set out on w1r3 this morning. but just couldnt get up after a pretty disturbed night.

so, made an executive decision that although it would still be light (makes me sound like a Vampire!), I would set off on my run when the footie was on tv. Normally I'd sit on the sofa with me fella and read my book whilst he watches the footie, but this time I thought I'd make a real effort to get off the couch.

Had a drink of water and a banana whilst getting ready, Put me woolly hat on. MP3 player on and off I went out the front door. First time daylight running-! Blimey.

Got round the corner from my house and starting my warm up brisk walking. Then....panic! where was Laura? couldnt hear her reassuring me that I can do it!! What's going on. I rooted in my second sports bra for the player. (bet that looked funny!) checked it was on. Yep. I stopped. perplexed. What's going on?

Would help if I put my earphones in!!

Laura being heard in my ears, I carried on. Through the estate I passed still playing out children, people coming home from work, people generally pottering outside. I huffed and puffed passed them on my route. I started this programme thinking I was too embarrassed to get out there with people seeing me. But now, i can honestly say that being able to "zone out" concentrating on walking, running, breathing, just takes over and i hardly have chance to think about what I must look like (or sound like!).

Made it to the end of the podcast. Blimey!! that's the end of week 1 then. Wow!!

So. to celebrate, whilst I was in Sainsburys getting the loo roll we'd run out of at home (bet Laura didnt expect me to be multi-tasking in doing this programme!!), I got myself a little can of vodka and diet coke. Sorry peeps, but I think I needed a celebratory little tipple. (a step up from the hot chocolate that you had rfawag!! )

I'll be celebrating with more than a little can when I finish this.

AND FINISH IT I ------ WE ------ WILL!!

Keep on going everyone

[rfawag]

Yay, 1 week down and 8 to go for us. I am having a cheeky vino now to watch strictly with, so desecrating the temple that is now my body, lol! You/I/we will do this, and just think, we won't even have to make any new years resolutions to get fit. And now we have mondays tougher run to 'look forward to', I reckon we have earned a little treat at the weekend.

[AuntieAli Graduate in reply to rfawag]

wonder what we will do for our new years resolution?? Hmmmm......

a little treat well earned indeed. sooo glad you upped to a vino because I thought I sounded like a right alcoholic!

cheers to a happy Monday....

[Pat184 Graduate]

Oh AuntieAli. believe me I had many a vodka and tonic on the journey to graduation and I am 73 years old.

And today my daughter has graduated, jlow read our blogs Pat

[Vivwestie Graduate in reply to Pat184]

Good news about your daughter, Pat. It runs in the family... hahahahhaha.

[jlow Graduate in reply to Vivwestie]

Loved the pun Vivwestie.... I will have to encourage my teenage daughter to complete it for three generations to graduate. x

[DeliaItaly Graduate in reply to Pat184]

Congratulation on your daughter's graduation Pat!

[AuntieAli Graduate in reply to Pat184]

Hiya p184, i didnt realise the family connection until I read jlows blog. lucky to have been running together. must be fun. Im only passed week one when I had my vodka, sounds like you waited until you graduated to have yours!! still, it was diet coke with my vodka ....

[Vivwestie Graduate]

Brilliant blog - I loved that. It's so true about the zoning out isn't it? You know that this is serious when you couldn't give a flying duck about what other's think because you're so focussed on the running. I love that you downed a vodka and coke at the end! And I agree with everything that rfawag said - I too am enjoying more than a cheeky vino whilst watching strictly - I love anything now that demonstrates people pushing their boundaries and just bloody having a go - just like you did today.

[AuntieAli Graduate in reply to Vivwestie]

cheers vivwestie!! (and cheers again...!)

focussed I am indeed!!

but slow but steady wins the race!

[AuntieAli Graduate in reply to Vivwestie]

cheers vivwestie!! (and cheers again...!)

focussed I am indeed!!

but slow but steady wins the race!

[AuntieAli Graduate in reply to AuntieAli]

crikey!! duplication of my response and Ive only had one vodka!! sorry!

[jlow Graduate]

Excellent blog, I hope the Vodka went down well and has set you up for week 2. Good luck & keep with the great blogging Jxx P.s thanks for your comments on my graduation blog

[DeliaItaly Graduate in reply to jlow]

sorry for bring so thick but I hadn't worked out the family tree Congratulations my dear!

[AuntieAli Graduate in reply to jlow]

thanks jlow and It was the best vodka and coke ever!!

please keep blogging your progress, the more I hear about people like you getting through this, the more it keeps me going.

cheers!! x

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Thats brilliant AuntieAli.

Keep thinking positive!

[virtualrunner Graduate]

I love this post!! Brilliant positive attitude - wish you could send us some of that in a little can! Well done So Fat

[virtualrunner Graduate in reply to virtualrunner]

Far even!!! Fat finger syndrome here !!

[AuntieAli Graduate in reply to virtualrunner]

hee hee!! thanks virtualrunner.

I do try very hard with the positive attitude, need to to keep myself going else i'd get back on that couch and that's not going to happen now!! Its tough going, but im going to do it, and Im likely to with all this support. thank you.

I also like to put my blogs on to try keep others going. Just like we all do really. Its a great community.