The man from Stoke Mandeville, he say 'yes' ✅✅✅

[linda9389]

Finally, over four months on from my last half marathon (and the resulting stress fracture), I have permission to start running again!

Has it been bad? yes!

Has it been all bad? no!

Have I gained anything? yes, I've discovered a love for cycling (well, cycling with Strava to be more precise 😂) and that will certainly help with future cross training efforts.

Have I anything to be grateful for? yes, all you lovely, wonderful, supportive people xxx

I guess there may well be setbacks, but for now I am so, so,so, so happy ... and guess what I'll be doing after work today? 😍

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XXXXXX

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

❤❤❤ xxx

[Becky1606 Half Marathon]

LINDA IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Becky1606]

Thank you so much. It fees amazing to have been out for a run, however tentative. The first steps of the first 60 secs - I felt invincible 😍

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Yayayayayayay Linda I’m so happy for you! I bet you can’t wait to lace up and get out there! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Was hard to fit in, but of course I managed it 😀. C25K W1R1✅

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

And she’s back! Yay!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

❤

[limberlou Half Marathon]

Oh I’m so pleased for you .will you be able to fit your running in between all the cycling? 🤣🤣

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to limberlou]

That made me laugh 😍 I'm hoping the cycling will help stop me doing too much running, slowly slowly ...

[limberlou Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I’m finding that being back at work is inconveniencing me considerably. I wake up and 🤔think “lovely morning for a run!! B***er!! I have to work!”.

Can’t wait to re retire. ☹️

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to limberlou]

I bet! Do you have to wait long?

[limberlou Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I was originally going to just work the 3 months ( either way) Tria as then I’d have to give no notice. But I need enough to extend my front wall two blocks higher and pay someone to do it ...( original plan) and also now I’m thinking the two front side walls too. Then I want a new door sized gate instead of the old rusted small gate and I’d like a big double sized sliding gate too for the drive. And the lower end of my drive floods every time it rains and threatens to flood the garage. Want to dig a trench, put in a drainage gully and re surface it. Not sure how much that will all be but I’m thinking 6 months now 😭😭 so maybe March again??

Then that’s it, unless it’s a few hours in a wool shop no more retail!!!!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to limberlou]

🤣🤣🤣 that's quite the shopping list 😍

[Sqkr Half Marathon]

Ahhh yes Linda! That's great news 🤗

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sqkr]

Thanks Squeak - I'm over the moon 😀

[backintime 10 Miles]

woo hoo - party time!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to backintime]

Am out with some girlfriends tonight - I'm going to celebrate 🍾🥂

[Sadie-runs Half Marathon]

BEST NEWS EVER! I am so happy for you, Linda! Woo hoo! And you have been brilliant; the cycling was a genius idea and will be a great compliment to your running. 👍 Enjoy your first run back (I feel excited for you!) and take it gently. xxx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sadie-runs]

Thanks Sadie. I plan to be so, so careful - I don't want another 4 months off any time soon! Hope you're still enjoying your well earned recovery time 🙂

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

Woohoo!!!! That's great news...but I kinda knew it was coming 👍🏻😉👌🏻

All that crossing had to be good for something! 🤞🏻🤣🤣🤣

So very pleased for you. Do take it steady! 😘

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

I was never coming out of that hospital with any other result today 🤣🤣🤣 As it happens I didn't have to lie, I told it as it was, honest 😀. I plan to be careful, but if anyone thinks I'm getting carried away or kidding myself, please please feel free to tell me!!!

[SaskAlliecat Half Marathon]

Wooohooooo!!!!!!!! Great news Linda!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to SaskAlliecat]

It certainly made my day. I'm still grinning😍

[Bluebirdrunner]

That's wonderful news Linda!

So very pleased for you...😀 we know how much you missed your runs.

It will be fun gently building up again... Nice and carefully, knowing it will all come back for you.😍

Good luck this evening! 😊xxx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Tahnks BBR. The run was lovely and very emotional. C25K w1r1 never felt so good 😍

[Snuffy_T Half Marathon]

Fantastic 😍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Snuffy_T]

Couldn't put it better myself 😍

[Decker Ultramarathon]

That is FANTASTIC news Linda!! You will be a powerhouse with all that cycle cross training you’ve put in 💪👊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Decker]

Definitely fantastic news, but not sure I'll ever live up to a powehouse moniker 🤣🤣🤣

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Don’t sell yourself short. That cycling is bound to pay off in your running and aerobic endurance. 💪👊😎

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Decker]

😍

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Four months is a looooong time...... bet you're just itching to get out.......have fun 🙂

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Sooooo long, too long .... tonight's little run was so much fun, and it was interesting reflecting on how different I felt about it tonight compared to over 2 years ago. C25K really did change my life, it changed me!

[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon]

Yay! 🎉🎉🎉 Amazing news, you are so going to enjoy this!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to MutleyShuffle]

It was fabulous. Who'd have thought C25K w1r1 could be so much fun 😍.

How are you doing?

[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Oh wow you are going right back to the beginning! Very sensible. At this rate I will have to do the same... 6 weeks of no running, still have pain in back of pelvis and heel...still seeing osteopath...no idea when I will run again! I will post here when I do, that's for sure!

Good to see you back out there 👍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to MutleyShuffle]

Not sure I'll do 9 weeks of C25K, but needed somewhere to start. I liked how you built back up after the piriformis issue and I have a runnersconnect article with a similar plan to build from a stress fracture too; but tonight I was just impatient to just get out there so w1r1 was an easy, no think option 😀

[SlowLoris]

Good news Linda. Enjoy your run.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to SlowLoris]

I did, I did 😍

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon]

Delighted to read this! Whoopee! Have fun and take care! 😊🌸🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🎉Your patience must be amazing.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Lol. I'm not known for my patience, some would say I have NO patience at all 🤪. But what can you do? It felt like today would never come, but here it is, almost worth the wait 🤣

[Colinsmith Half Marathon]

Yaaaaaay!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Colinsmith]

Yaaay, yaay, YAAY 🤪

[SueKen Half Marathon]

Whoopee! Now, remember to take it gently........

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to SueKen]

I plan too ... but am open to being reined in if anyone spots me getting too carried away 😍

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

So pleased for you Linda. Are you going to enter duathlons now?

Looking forward to your first running post; no need to tell you to start slowly.

🏃‍♀️🚴🏻‍♂️👏👏

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks Dexy. I have Osterley 10k at the beginning of Dec which I haven't cancelled yet ... will see how it goes. I'm also hoping to do parkrun at the beginning of Nov with JaoJao when she visits Black Park, although it will probably still be a run/walk effort. But I'm not saying no to the idea of a duathlon at some point next year, if I can find one that's not too serious 🙂

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to linda9389]

Is that at the NT property in Osterley where they do parkrun? That would be lovely. Good luck with that and how great to do a VRB parkrun.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Yes it is. I volunteered in June, so got a free place for Dec. Some people ran Parkrun first, then the 10k straight after 😀

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

🎉🎉Sooo pleased for you Linda! Bet you can't wait to get out there NOW! Take it easy my friend and enjoy!!👍😀🏃🏽‍♀️

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you, thank you. I will definitely be easing back into it - no desire to be back on the couch 😀

[misswobble Marathon]

Great news. Take care 😃👍🏃‍♀️

I did two minute runs every second day. It passed quickly, and in no time at all it seemed I was back to normal.

Good luck and have fun 🙂

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Sounds good! Haven't quite decided how to progess yet, but w1r1 seemed a very good place to start. Every other day sounds good too. Right now I'm happy with that 🙂

[Biddy62 Half Marathon]

Yaaaaaaaaaaay!!!! Fabulous news!🍾🎉

Slow and steady as always!! You will go to Kew Gardens - Cinders 💕

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Biddy62]

Haha! You're so right. Slowly is the only way for now. Plenty of time till Kew, no need to hurry 😀

[TailChaser Marathon]

Fantastic news Linda! I look forward to seeing your runs on Strava 😃👏👏👏

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

I was so happy to post to tonight's run om Strava - back in the game! Think it'll be some time before they look in any way impressive though 😀

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I’m sure it won’t take too long Linda 👍

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon]

Fantastic news Linda. How are you going to fit your bike rides in now though? And remember, you already know about W5R3, so you don’t need to fear it this time round 😂😂😂

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

Hopefully ride every other day (while the weather allows). You're so right about the missing fear factor! I can see I'm different now in so many ways than two years ago 🙂

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Great news Linda!😊xxx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Thank you 😍

[Megbird]

Good news very happy for you. Megxx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Megbird]

Thank you 😍

[Lavender1962 Half Marathon]

Great news! You must be so happy! 😀

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Lavender1962]

Just over the moon. Keep breaking into a grin 😍

[Deals1 Metric Marathon]

yyyyyeaaaaah!!

great news

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Deals1]

That's pretty much what I said as I stepped it up for those first 60 seconds of running last night - don't think anyone heard me 🤣. It came out with a burst of emotion that was beyond my control 🤣🤣🤣

[Deals1 Metric Marathon in reply to linda9389]

great you found a new love for your bike too.

[Oldfloss Administrator]

I missed this and I am so, so SORRY!!!!!!!

Just fantastic news, really great. I am so pleased for you, and your example to us all, of sheer determination to keep moving, with exercises and that awesome cycling, is inspirational.

Enjoy coming back to the running and yes, you know what I will always say?

Slow and steady xxxx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Many thanks Oldfloss . Am going to give w2r1 a go this morning. A very gentle reintroduction 🙂

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to linda9389]

I'm off now too..overslept as I was awake half the night!

Take it gently and enjoy..loads of us gave gone back to the beginning and it's really good fun. I'll be thinking of you x

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Enjoy xxx

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to linda9389]

I did and hope you did too xxx

[Couchpotato2 Marathon]

Hipeeeeee!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Couchpotato2]

😍

[Couchpotato2 Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Looking forward to meeting up when I’m mended!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Couchpotato2]

Good luck with the mending - it's frustrating for sure, but keep your eye on the bigger picture (and keep up your exercises!). You'll be back 🙂

[Couchpotato2 Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I have been impressed with your cycling!

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon]

Great news! And well done for waiting for it to heal properly before heading out again.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

Councidence! I was wondering how you were getting on earlier today as I hadn't noticed any posts or replies from you in a while. Is your rehab still going to plan?

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Going OK thanks. Did a 5k walk last Saturday followed by a 500m jog yay! Wend out and jogged 2k today. Going very slowly at the moment but I'm getting there. Sorry for my late reply, I managed to lose track somehow.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

2k sounds great! I'm temporarily benched again and of correspondingly low mood 🙁 I've pulled a tendon in my foot - think everything is tight on that side and obv needed more warming up - and my niggly knee is niggling too loudly. So I'm trying to be sensible and wait again ... was so looking fwd to my 20 min run today as well. Pah!

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Oh no! That's rotten luck!

I suppose I'm working on the lines of "do the right thing now because it'll be better in the long term" but it's difficult at times isn't it?

Does this mean that you're back on the bike?

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

I'm still riding, yes. Hope to continue that when weather allows. But today I booked as a sulky rest day. Have done nothing. That's OK, except I had one on Monday too!