❤️🥇And, for me, this is where it all started ...🥇❤️

[linda9389]

From an invitation to join a friend in a 5k race for life 6 years ago today, to a medal rack that is seriously complaining about the weight it's carrying - the best slippery slope ever!

Little did I realise just how powerful that experience would prove to be. I posted a 'race report' in the C25K forum here healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

I came home by train with my new medal round my neck, grinning and feeling absolutely awesome about myself. Looking back, I see I immediately signed up to the London Landmarks Half Marathon and then joined this forum and introduced myself as a wannabe HMer healthunlocked.com/marathon......!!!

The rest is fabulous, glorious, happy history and I might just buy a second medal hanger to celebrate!

Yep, I admit it (though you probably already guessed) - I am addicted to races!!! In a very good way of course 😍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

I don't have a more up to date picture than this, but I think it illustrates the point quite neatly!!!

And this was taken three years ago when I had a sort through ...

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

That is one heck of a haul Linda!!Some familiar names to greet you on to the HM page. Happy Race Runniversary; so glad that you stuck with it….and flourished 💐💐💐

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

We’re so lucky to have her ❤️

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Definitely 🙂

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Just think, some people put their bling in drawers 😱

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

No! Really? Very blasé

I’m the opposite 😀

[misswobble Marathon in reply to linda9389]

congratulations 😀👍🏃‍♀️🎖

Deffo get a new hanger! 🙂

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Happy race day anniversary Linda! 🥳🎈🎉

From one fellow race and bling addict to another, I salute you 🫡 and yes I do think you need to gift yourself another medal hanger!

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Wow, Linda, look at all those medals, you inspire so many people to run further and if possible faster, happy first raceiversary 😁

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

“…and she just kept on running!”🏃‍♀️ Fantastic haul Linda…we are so lucky to have you! 🙂❤️

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon]

I got an email yesterday congratulating me on the 6th anniversary of my 1st ever parkrun, which I did the week after completing C25k in 35.18, rather slower than your Race for Life! I too have a groaning medal hanger and desperately need a new one. Who would ever have imagined eh? xx

[skysue16 Half Marathon]

How wonderful, what an amazing display of medals!! Wow, I am impressed 👍😀