I had sort of set out to do it, but wasn’t going to beat myself up if it didn’t happen, but I am absolutely thrilled to bits. I added part of another route on at the beginning so I didn’t have to run round in circles at the end which really helped.
I saw a group of youngish lads who I see fairly regularly on a Sunday, they fly! Also what looked like a mini running club out doing their thing too. I also always run past the boot camp setting up at the rec, getting all their dumbbells out etc. I also ran past the Cheese and Chilli Festival going on this weekend, which I might go and check out later.
My PPPs (party percys) did me proud, I couldn’t find any jelly babies yesterday, but Percy is the business! 🐷🐷🐷. This forum is the business too, because everything about it motivates me and keeps me doing this. Hurrah!
I’m also super pleased that my pace came in at under 8k, which was a super surprise as I wasn’t expecting it.
Right, I needs a shower! Have a smashing day everyone. 😊😊😊
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Congratulations on completing your first Half Marathon, well done, you should soon see the magic words HALF MARATHON next to your username, now go and celebrate your wonderful achievement 🏃🏾 👍 🎓
Thank you so much Cmoi! As brilliant as Percy is, I may well have had my fair share already today 😊. I thought of you as I ran this morning, I have no idea how you get up all those hills! Have a great day 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️.
Congratulations !! Brilliant feeling isn’t it !!! I’m still on cloud 9 from one week ago - my first HM. Must try Percy Pig if I ever try again !! Sounds like he made a great running companion ! 🐷
Ah thank you! It is an amazing feeling, and well done on your HM too. Lol - not sure right now if I’ll do it again either, how on earth do people do full ones? 😆😊🏃♀️
Yay Frenc you did it!! I sneaked up on my first HR too…,told myself I was going to do 10 k plus and my legs just kept going !! There will now be a demand driven Europe wide shortage of Percy Pigs!! That is just brilliant 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much Beachcomber! I am really pleased 😊. It’s funny how the milestones aren’t always what we set out to do, I’d told myself I’d try and do it in my week off at the end of August. Now I don’t have to! 😊😊😊
Yay Sparky! I was thinking about you during my run, you super motivated me 😊🏃♀️🤩. I am absolutely made up, I really am. Not sure if I’d do it every weekend 😆 but I feel as though I really achieved something today, I threw my hat in the air when I finished, managed not to catch it, then nearly burst into tears! All the best! 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️😊😊😊
Well done💪👊✊. Enjoy your shower. Get some good grub and then head off to your chilli festival. I had my own chilli fest today. In the garden hunting for ripe cayennes. Came up with only green uns but ne’er mind 🙂
I only ran a few km’s today, doing some intervals, but I’ve shovelled food down me when I got back. Nibbled on some vegan biccies i’d made while I made my lunch 😋. Bacon, mushrooms, egg, fried potatoes and beets. Homademade cake f’rafters
Thank you Week7! It was a random purchase to be honest, but they did the trick. They went a bit damp and squidgy and stuck together, but it didn’t matter 😃.
When I first graduated from C25K I bought myself a graduation ribbon that I found in homebargains (meant for graduation from exams) I then ran a first race for Life 5K and made C25K cut out to stick on my balloon that's the pic on my aviator.. don't think you can make it out on the pic..but yeah I actually did 😂😂😂
I can see the C25K on the balloon 🎈! Brilliant, it really is a bit like being a kid again isn’t it, just the simple joy of it 😊. I need to go to the Pound Shop don’t I, and see what I can come up with 🤩.
Thank you so much Macrun, I still can’t quite believe it. Me who said for years that I couldn’t run. And this forum is brilliant for motivation! 😃😃🏃♀️🤩
Thank you so much pinkglen! And that is such a kind thing to say. I see you did 10k pretty recently, that’s a real achievement, I was so excited when I did mine 😊. I hope you do many more! 🤩🤩🤩
A HUGE well done to you! Sorry I’m a bit late to the party but I’m sure you’re still feeling on top of the world! A truly amazing achievement 👏👏👏🏃♀️🏃♀️👍🎉
Ah thank you so, so much Jools2020 - I was and am still incredibly surprised, although my calves are pretty stiff today 😆. I do keep having to pinch myself. Have a nice evening 😊.
Oh thank you so much NanaPlum, even 2 days later I still can’t quite believe it! I’m going to aim for a recovery run tomorrow, so it’ll be interesting to see how my legs feel 😆. 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️
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