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sparky66Half Marathon
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Woopee just ran myself a fantastic HM 55th Birthday Run πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

This is my second and it felt a lot easier than the first,... Took it quite slow at 8min K on average.. but meant I could really enjoy the run without it being hard.. πŸ’ͺπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

Home and running a bath now looking forward to my day full of best wishes, cards and presents.. and only over a week till our big family holiday..life is good πŸ™

4years ago today I was coming round after a 14hour operation for my tounge cancer.. not the best Birthday..πŸ˜”

But today I feel on top of the world πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

Happy Running all πŸ™ŒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒ

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roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathon

Happy birthday!!!🎈πŸ₯³πŸŽ‚

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toroseabi

Thank you 😊

RunWillie profile image
RunWillieMarathon

Happy birthday sparky66

Well done on your birthday HM β€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toRunWillie

Thank you 😊

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Happy birthday sparky! Great way to celebrate. πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸ’₯πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Thank you 😊

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

A very Happy Birthday Sparky πŸ₯‚πŸŽπŸ₯³ A celebration of life, the best gift of all πŸ’•

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

It truly is IP 🎈 πŸ€—

nowster profile image
nowsterMetric Marathon

Happy re-runs of the day.

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tonowster

Thank you 😊

Curlygurly2 profile image
Curlygurly2Half Marathon

That's just wonderful, congratulations and happy birthday

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toCurlygurly2

Thank you 😊

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FrencHalf Marathon

Yay Soarky! Happy birthday and well done you.

That’s brilliant - 2 HMs under your belt πŸ˜ƒ. Does that mean it’s my turn again soon? πŸ₯΅. Reckon it does 🀣.

Ah I hope you feel nice and relaxed after your bath and that you really enjoy your birthday πŸŽ‰ celebrations. You really are in a good place - and you have your hol to look forward to as well. I’m sure you feel very different to 4 years ago.

Enjoy the rest of your day! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toFrenc

Thank Frenc,was a great run, felt it easier (although still tough at times) than my first... So hopefully when you do your second you'll find it the same ☺️Yes feeling great just had lunch and going to get a little walk soon.. loosen up 😊

Although I've had a wee boogie in the kitchen to the tunes on the radioπŸ’ƒπŸŽ‰

And another plus..used up over 1000 calarolies so extra cake πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰

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AlMorrHalf Marathon

Very happy 55th birthday wishes to you Caroline and what a wonderful run that was for you today, unlike last Wednesday morning when we both ran 10 miles in about the same time I ran a 8K in 58.25, If you had asked me to run that HM virtually with you I would not have got further than 10 miles, sometime in September I will run another 10 miles run, this time at around 8 minute a kilometer and see if I can get further, enjoy the rest of the day, ha, don't over do it with birthday πŸŽ‚. 😊

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sparky66Half Marathon

Thanks Alan πŸ˜ŠπŸ€—Ooh I fully intend to overdo the cake πŸŽ‚πŸ˜‚

Well done on your 8K run..and I'm sure you will reach your next 10Miles in September πŸƒπŸ’ͺπŸ™

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathon

You will needs loads of cake to make up for all of the calories you have lost in that brilliant run sparky. Double congratulations! You can answer a probably daft Garmin question for me πŸ™‚. Mine is set to record in KMs; the only thing I understand in terms of watching my pace. Does the Half Marathon setting in the distance pre sets flip you over into miles or does it still record in KMs? It looks like the latter but I didn’t want to risk it on a long run πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈβ€¦I might never be seen again!

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Thanks so much ☺️My Garmin is set to KMs and no it didn't flip to Miles πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

You should be fine πŸ˜ƒ

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tosparky66

Brilliant, thank you. I suppose I ought to make the effort to become bilingual; metric marathons apart, it all seems to be miles from 10 miles upwards. All the seasoned runners I meet talk in miles too. Showing my C25k background!

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Ooh do they, didn't realize that πŸ˜‚

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tosparky66

Might just be my age group ! πŸ™‚

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SkiMondayUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Hmm, think it's fair to say that I'm consistently running over 10 miles and I still use km.

sparky66 profile image
sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toSkiMonday

I like a KM buzz .. miles are too long to wait for πŸ˜‚

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toSkiMonday

That’s reassuring. I must moving in the wrong circles!!

SkiMonday profile image
SkiMondayUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Like you, I started off with C25K and then just carried on using km.

Stocksy67 profile image
Stocksy67Half Marathon

Happy birthday πŸŽ‚ nd well done on your birthday half marathon..πŸ‘

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toStocksy67

Thanks Stocksy67 you still buzzing after yours? πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Stocksy67Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tosparky66

Yes still buzzing lol πŸ˜€ hopefully like yourself the second one will be a bit easier 😊..

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toStocksy67

The biggest difference I noticed was my cool down walk..calfs weren't too bad and my walk this afternoon was much easier..🀣I can actually get upstairs without wincing πŸ˜‚

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Jericho2332Half Marathon

Happy birthday! πŸ‘πŸ»

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toJericho2332

Thanks 😊

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Beatlesforever

Absolutely amazing, what a great birthday present! 🎁 A very happy birthday to you, enjoy your day πŸ₯‚πŸŽ‚πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toBeatlesforever

Cheers 😊

Birthday present, medal holder ☺️
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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tosparky66

Looks a bit bare 🀣 hopefully many more to comeπŸ…πŸ…πŸ…

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Beatlesforeverβ€’ in reply tosparky66

That's so cool! I'm looking forward to seeing an updated piccie next year πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toBeatlesforever

I've got a 10 K race on the 3rd of October to look forward to.. and hopefully another medal to hang πŸ˜ƒ

Week7 profile image
Week7Half Marathon

Congratulations, Happy Birthday, Happy Sparky66!!!

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toWeek7

Thank you 😊

bubblebird123 profile image
bubblebird123Half Marathon

Happy Birthday πŸŽ‚ πŸ₯³ Your energy and enthusiasm are inspiring

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tobubblebird123

Thank you..I wish I could bottle it and give to new C25K members ☺️

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CmoiMarathon

Happy birthday sparky66 , nice way to celebrate!

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toCmoi

It was..it was a very reflective run, which made me very grateful to be able πŸ™Thank you 😊

Peter44 profile image
Peter4410 Miles

Happy birthday, and what a great way to run a HM, your doing so well!!! πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toPeter44

Thanks Peter, I am really enjoying my running! Amazing way to start a birthday off.. especially at 55 🀣

SkiMonday profile image
SkiMondayUltramarathon

Happy birthday πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠ and happy HM! Nice one! And, well done Sparky.

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toSkiMonday

Thanks πŸ‘ absolutely loving this running malarkey πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ’ͺπŸ…

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Happy birthday! What a fabulous way to start it!!!

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Thanks Linda 😁... It so was.. had such a wonderful day ❀️

skysue16 profile image
skysue16Half Marathon

Many congratulations on your HM and your birthday πŸ˜€

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toskysue16

😊 thanks... A wonderful start to any day ❀️

Maisiecat1 profile image
Maisiecat1Half Marathon

Congratulations Caroline.You are a day younger than me as I was 55 on Tuesday and you ran your half marathon 1 min quicker than I ran mine 2 weeks ago.

We can share our celebrations together.

Super well done πŸ‘πŸŽ‚πŸΎπŸ₯‚πŸ₯‰

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toMaisiecat1

Haaa how Brilliant πŸ˜ƒHappy belated Birthday wishes to you πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚

And congratulations on your HM.. it's so amazing to be running these distances πŸ…πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’ͺ😊

Just looking at your stats and all very close to mine apart from your calorie use count, my Garmin said 1190.. yours 1483.. wonder why the big difference 😜

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Mormor1Half Marathon

Happy belated birthday πŸŽ‚ and have a fabulous holiday.

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toMormor1

Thank you, we sure will πŸ₯°

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RunBrianRunHalf Marathon

Belated returns of the day to you Sparky. I hope you enjoyed the birthday treats you received.

Congratulations on completing the half marathon for the second time too. I doubt I will ever run another but I think I said that the first time. πŸ˜…

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toRunBrianRun

Thanks Brian 😊And never say never..I'm sure you will feel the need to try again πŸƒfor another HM 😜

Deals1 profile image
Deals1Metric Marathon

great run and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toDeals1

Thank you 😊And wow you've ran a metric marathon.. 🀩

Deals1 profile image
Deals1Metric Marathonβ€’ in reply tosparky66

I didn't actually know I had untill this lovely forum told me!

sparky66 profile image
sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toDeals1

You had me looking at metric marathon training plans πŸ€”πŸ˜‚

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toDeals1

Ooh I just looked at your profile,see it was your Runniversary aswell yesterday πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ₯³

Deals1 profile image
Deals1Metric Marathonβ€’ in reply tosparky66

Thanks sparky66 . I didn't even know it was my runniversary!! πŸ˜‚ Yeah I started C25K in April but took me longer to finish. Thanks for letting me know 😊😊

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toDeals1

Which year did you begin Deals1 was it April last year? And you've managed a metric marathon? That's really good going πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’ͺ

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Deals1Metric Marathonβ€’ in reply tosparky66

Noo was 3 years ago! It's probably doable tho... But not by me πŸ˜‚

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathon

Happy belated birthday! What a great way to celebrate it! πŸ‘πŸ‘ πŸŽ‚

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toDecker

Thanks Decker,it really was πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ₯³

Happy birthday and congratulations πŸŽ‰πŸ˜ƒ

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply to

Thank you Tracy 😊

Wisekat profile image
Wisekat

Am so envious and in awe! Well done and enjoy the bath and the glory!

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toWisekat

☺️ thank you 😊

Macrun profile image
MacrunHalf Marathon

Happy belated birthday well done you.

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toMacrun

Thank you 😊

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