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Spring 2020 Half Marathon Group 😄 Have a very happy holiday period!🎄

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon
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(I asked Google images for 'Christmas runners' 🤣)

Hello everyone!

Hope everything is going to plan.

Just a quick post this week - I almost forgot it was Tuesday among all the festive baking today!

How's the training going? Hopefully you had some respite built into your plan so you can make the most of this time off work (with apologies here to anyone who IS still working over the festive period). Whatever running you have planned, I hope it's festive and fun! I've a 5K on Boxing Day to look forward to (the only day with rain forecast for the next two weeks 🙄) and I can't wait having had just over a week off running.

Let us know how things are going below. Any triumphs? any concerns? anything you're leaving behind in 2019? anything you're taking with you to 2020?

Whatever you're doing, have fun, take care, enjoy the runs and a very happy Christmas to everyone 😍

linda9389 & roseabi xx

December 24th, 2019

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roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathon

Have a top one, runners! 😘😘😘

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

Haha 😂😂 I love some of the stuff that Mrs Google throws up. I once googled a bed company called Seventh Heaven but instead got a rather sleazy looking “gentleman’s club” 😮😉

I had a sneaky run this morning and am planning to get out on Boxing Day but I doubt I’ll get the long runs in until next week, but let’s see.

A very Happy Christmas everyone and here’s to a joyful, injury-free 2020 for all of us 🏃‍♀️🏃🎄🙂 x

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toIrishprincess

Hear! Hear! I second that 😍

Run46 profile image
Run46Half Marathon

Google isn't wrong, defo a Christmas runner 🦌😆

A couple of runs a week has been my limit at this busy time but I'm not back in work until the 2nd Jan (yay!) so hoping to get some decent runs in before then and take advantage of the fact that I can run in the daylight!

Happy Christmas and a Runtastic New Year to all 🎉🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🎉

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toRun46

So nice to have extra daylight hours. Enjoy 😍

Stephen_UK profile image
Stephen_UKHalf Marathon

Happy running and happy Christmas, everyone.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toStephen_UK

And to you to Stephen 😍

Tasha99 profile image
Tasha99Marathon

Hi everyone!

Christmas Runners 🤣 love it!

I’ll be leaving behind marathon running for 2020. It doesn’t suit me and I take too long to recover. Going to focus on 5k up to HM and hope I can get my pace back one day and get some PBs. I’d do a marathon again - Manchester possibly 2021, once I’ve had time to get stronger.

I’ll take my HOKAs with me though - I’m in love with them. They’ve totally fixed my knee issues and are boing boing comfy! I’ll also take a bit more trail with me in the future - now that my knees allow it.

I’d love to meet up with my VRBs pianoteacher and Ripcurlrana71 one day 😍

Happy Christmas everyone and all the best for 2020 Xx

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toTasha99

How great to have the choice of distance though! I just bought a pair of Hokas - see if the cushioning will help with my stupid foot. Not tried them yet, though I might wear them onBoxing Day for an inaugural 'boing' through the woods 😍

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Tasha99Marathon in reply tolinda9389

Omg they’re the best thing ever - so boingy 🦘 but you mightn’t get away with the low drop which is apparently good for knees and hips but not so good for ankles and feet. 🤞🏽 for you! I really hope you like them.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toTasha99

It was the shop that recommended them given my history. They said the rocker action meant the drop shouldn't be an issue. Time will tell! As you say, 🤞

Papillon17 profile image
Papillon17Half Marathon

Got out of work early to day and as a result I ran a practice half marathon so pleased in a nice time for a 58 year old you only started C25K in January 2019 and graduated in March 2019. Good luck everyone running this week.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toPapillon17

Wow. Fantastic progress! Would you like your half marathon badge now, having completed the distance? or did you want to wait until you'd run an official one? The choice is entirely yours 😍

Papillon17 profile image
Papillon17Half Marathon in reply tolinda9389

Would love my badge as I have done the distance. I know I can do it now and won’t be doing it again until the Vitality BigHalf in March 2020. Thank you.

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toPapillon17

There it is! Congratulations, it's a fantastic achievement. I'm sure there'll be a nice piece of bling at the end of the Vitality Big Half 😍

Papillon17 profile image
Papillon17Half Marathon in reply tolinda9389

I am hoping there will be thank you so much have a great Christmas

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles in reply toPapillon17

Looks great Papillon, well done.

Papillon17 profile image
Papillon17Half Marathon in reply toDexy5

Thanks Dexy5

Cantstopmenow profile image
CantstopmenowHalf Marathon

Merry Christmas fellow runners. I'm planning on a couple of 5ks and getting serious about strength and flex. 🎄🎅🥂

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toCantstopmenow

Aha, that's a public commitment now 😍, sounds great!

Macmac profile image
MacmacMarathon

Merry Christmas everyone! I’m hoping to do a few parkruns over the Christmas and New Year break, and have 3 half marathons and a 20mile race in feb/march so will not be taking too much down time from running as I’m in the middle of training for that. 2019 saw me complete my first marathon, and like Tasha, it took a lot out of me physically and mentally. I’ll maybe do another in 2021 but will mainly focus on 5k and HM distance next year (except for the 20 mile - don’t know why I signed up to that!!? 🤣). Best wishes everyone 🎅🏼

Tasha99 profile image
Tasha99Marathon in reply toMacmac

Glad I’m not the only one who needs time out! Good luck for 2020 👌🏽

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toMacmac

Wow. That sounds like a bruising schedule you've got planned. Enjoy those festive parkruns 😍

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Merry Christmas all you HM training runners 🏃‍♀️🏃🎄🎁🎉

I’m hopefully looking forward to a long run on Boxing Day if the weather allows (my towpath long run route might not be safe if the river is too high), otherwise I’ll need to wait until things dry up a bit. 💦

Much as I love the festive season, I do like routine and there won’t be much of that for a couple of weeks. So when 2020 hits it’ll be all systems back on track for my HM training. I’m confident I can make the distance again for the Bath Half, but I’d like to have more oomph in my legs in the closing few miles - so extra strength and flex training will be the order of the day. Bring it on! 💪

Happy 2020 everyone! 🎉🎉

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply tocheekychipmunks

I'll be crying out for routine in another week too 😍. You'll definitely be ready for Bath half with oodles of oomph given your commitment to training, no doubt about it 😀

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon in reply tolinda9389

Thanks Linda! It’ll be such fun! Hope your foot behaves for you. 🤞 ❤️

Setters profile image
SettersHalf Marathon

I am having a serious wobble about if I can really do the distance ☹️ Keep telling myself that I have done 16k, so I can do 17, and if I can do 17 etc,etc, till I reach the magic distance, I really want to do it, told anyone who will listen that I am going to do it, and getting ready to post on FB that I am asking for sponsorship for Setter Rescue and Rehome, but the gremlins are getting a hold , can someone fast approaching 70 , who started running a year ago really run a half . I cannot take too many risks that I get injured and then can’t walk the pups as there is only me. Sooo many gremlins 😔

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toSetters

Yes you can! But don't put too much pressure on yourself - the gremlins will have a feeding frenzy! Take your time and let yourself enjoy this journey. Maybe wait til you're closer still before asking for sponsorship?

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles

Hello everyone, I haven’t done any long runs since the Great South Run in October, and in December have been down to 2 runs a week with parkrun being my main focus. So after, this festive eating, drinking frenzy it will be good to get back to a good routine and shift those extra pounds I’ve put on. I’m not sure about long distance events yet, but I am booked for the vitality 10k at the end of May and I’m sure something else will appear on the radar before then.

Happy Running folks 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toDexy5

That'll be a great motivator for you Dexy - you'll be able to start the New year with a fresh bounce! Good luck :)

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles in reply tolinda9389

I hope so Linda. I might even redo some of juju’s plan to give me focus.

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toDexy5

I've done it three times now 😍

David_G profile image
David_GMetric Marathon

Hi everyone, sadly I was laid low by a cough and cold 🤧😷🤒before Christmas so I couldn’t do much. I managed Bognor Parkrun on Christmas Day and yesterday though and I’m on the mend👍

I’m aiming to do 10K on Monday evening then double Parkrun on New Years Day at Lloyd park and South Norwood 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ After that it’s back to HM training in earnest if all goes to plan😊🤞

Good luck, enjoy your running and Happy New Year to you all!🍾🥂🎉🎇🎆

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toDavid_G

Glad to hear you've fought your way back again 😍. That's a great way to kick off the new year. Happy New Year to you too.

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathon

Late to the (Christmas) party yet again 🤣 That must be Rudolf the Red Nosed Runner Linda?

Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and managed to get out. Fuelled by minced pies and trifle, I’ve run at home on Christmas Eve, North Wales on Christmas Day and a parkrun in Suffolk all in the last week. Nice to be home for the New Year celebrations and the NYD Double parkrun.

Personally, I’m just hoping to crack that HM in 2020. All the very best to everyone for safe, wonderful runs and achieving your goals in 2020 👟👏🎉 🎉👏👟

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