That is the picture that says;
“She sprinted to that gate with seconds to spare”
Loving the face of everyone in the background.
Side note: jasmine is not getting that hair band out easily 😬
#BM100
@ask_aubry
I zoomed in on the food and couldn’t see what was wrong with it. Looks tasty 😋
Then I saw the abhorrent pair in the background. What adult teaches their children such racism 😡
Every so often I forget and catch sight of my tattoo that I had designed. As I won’t be wearing a bikini any time soon, no one will get to see it.
So you lot will have to put up with it, as I love it 🥰
Tbf it’s probably only 15 of you max as many probably have me muted 🤣
@PatsyeStevenson
I think this comment says more about you that the injustice you received that day.
Hope
@metpoliceuk
don’t decide to sue for slander. Would be a shame after all the effort you put in to be a victim
I feel a huge weight has been lifted. Today I gave in my notice . It’s a sad day too as I’ve given 12 years to radiotherapy, I trained for my degree with 3 kids under 5yrs old & now I am walking away from it. Sometimes your own wellbeing HAS to come first.
#radiotherapy
I know the importance of suntan lotion. But what I didn’t realise was wearing a vest top and sports bra which left gaps 🙈 I have one burnt arm and an alien back 👽🤦🏼♀️
This is the face of someone with depression. We hide behind the smiles, sarcasm & jokes. It’s not
#ItsOkNotToBeOk
! It’s crap. We don’t talk because we don’t see a way out. We run because we are trying to escape. We don’t eat because that’s in our control. This is me 😞
Never one to have a drama free race 🥴 but..
#FoxUltra
39 miles & 2764 ft of Surrey hills done 👌🏻
felt like a fox in a hunt with the sweeper on my tail but I got away & finished ahead of my time goal & faster over 50k from a few weeks ago.
Haven’t ran all week until today🥴
Yesterday I stood on start line for
#EastDevonRound
tough hilly route with some unrunable sections. I took the “Tim Howarth” option of 50 miles.
Completed 54 miles 🥴 due to a few (4) wrong turns with 8588 feet of elevation 😬
Had a weekend in London with my bestie.
Photo Booth fun, Lego, bagels from brick lane and the option to run London if I could face it mentally.
Appears you improve your 5 year pb by running once a week and having a mental breakdown.
Or I just wanted to go home.
#NHS1000miles
After getting the call I didn’t want, i went to visit Henry 🐈⬛ we cuddled, we cried & we chatted as he went downhill. The final call came at midnight 💔
RIP Henry AKA Bonrold 🙏🏼
More than cat, my confidante over the last 16 years & man of the house.
I hope their is a 🌈
#SDW50
done 👍🏻
Scenic route, wasn’t fun chasing cutoffs all day 🙃
Fell over 0.3 miles from start, random kit check at CP2, a few cries and wobbles & a Marshall at Jevington who frogmarched me to his friends to finish with them.
#WingingIt
yet again
#NHS1000miles
🥰 I’m not a pushy parent but I’m certainly a proud one 🥰 my sprinter daughter had district sports today in the pouring rain. She came 1st in the long jump against all the schools. 🌟🌟 this should result in a trip to nationals
#thisgirlcan
The Lap 👌🏻 you are a bugger ☺️
From cloud inversion in the morning to 90 degree muggy sun.
47 miles and 9000ft. Getting too old for all this.
Might need to adapt my “wing it” running plans. Still only ran 558 miles all year 😂🤦🏼♀️
The views are 👌🏻🥰
#NHS1000miles
A DNF is a DNF 🤷🏼♀️
66 miles of Warwickshire ring 111.
Clearly delusions of grandeur that I could complete it. Falling & hitting my head didn’t help. Concussion, bruises & infected toes are my medals. Plus side, didn’t fall in the canal 🥴 1/2
Completed
@marathoneryri
marathon today as my last ever road marathon. ❤️ it so much.... soooo 🙈 I may be back. The Marshall &support from locals was 👌🏼 thanks you wales . Met some truly great friends from twitter family 😍
#ukrunchat
#visorclub
Saturday I posted a pic of my daughter who hates her picture taken. Today I showed her the response, still isn’t convinced, but I guess it proves she’s mine🥴
She took this picture of me & I found 10+ faults in it 🤦🏼♀️
You have to like yourself before anything else. We don’t 😞
Things I know:
I’m not the fastest runner
People think I’m a joke
There’s always a sweepstake to see if I finish the big races.
I’m the outsider.
Things I don’t need to know:
“Friend” from social media DM me to say I should give up ultras.
I may not be good but get it done
🎉it’s wasn’t pretty but .....I’m back 🎉
7.43 miles hilly walk, hike run (with pub stoppage time) 🙌🏻 convinced sprinter daughter to come too 😬 a lot of work to do but nice to try out running after 2 months of injury
#ukrunchat
#injuredRunnerReturns
My daughter who was due to do GCSE received this email from her teacher who is head of Biology. This became the first reason for her to cry over everything so far. So beautifully written. Let’s think about the teachers too. Her final paragraph is so stoic 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻
#teachers
🦠
The Lap done 👌🏻
Watch recorded 49 miles with 8661 ft of upage (actual whifferism word)
Meet the lovely
@tomwgrant
& Sam (too good for twitter, gram boy only)
What more could I want, a 👮♂️ and a 👨🚒
Always liked a uniform 😂
Refused to leave me when I was dying on my arse 😘
3 months ago I tore my MCL 🙄 today I stupidly completed
@marathoneryri
because I didn’t want another DNS. I nearly quit twice but I had the dream team to push & get me over the finish line. I can’t thank
@muddyvee
and
@kylawhitefoot
enough 💕🙏🏼
#ukrunchat
Having been under a dark cloud all week my daughter made me go for a run. She said don't come back till you've run 10 miles ☹️ once I started I kept going and managed 16 miles 🙌 she is wise beyond her years 😍
#ru2c
#ukrunchat
Great medal 🥇 pity it doesn't show I did it non stop 😕 big thanks to Marshall at final checkpoint who lent me his own headtorch after my torch fail. Dan you are great
#RTTT18
#ukrunchat
Thank you to everyone who has sent fab messages. I'll get round to them all soon. Thank you to the Marshall's and
@stjohnambulance
who worked so so hard . 🙏🏻 for the cyclists who had very serious incidents 🙏🏻
#RideLondon
My run today was Lakeland50 which I had entered.
I came to the lakes undecided if I would run after having covid 10 days ago.
I promised friends I would stop if I needed to.
I DNF’d at 20 miles, my head wasn’t in it & I’ve spent too many races completely them to punish myself
#gcseresults2020
🎉🎉 10 A**-A awarded. 👌🏻 although she still claims they aren’t real. Thankfully the head teacher was at the school who reminded them they had worked hard for 5 years 👌🏻 she is slightly smug she beat my French grade that all my kids hold as a benchmark🥴🤦🏼♀️
Yes yes it did hurt 😩....... ended up 33 miles with 4932 feet of muddy elevation. I hated running today .. I cried (I don’t do crying 🙄) , I wanted to DNF twice. It made me question every insecurity I have. A bad day at the office 😔
#hurtwood50
#ukrunchat
This is Pete.
Pete waved at me when I was lost and he was unsure of route at mile 27.
Pete is a physics teacher from Brighton.
From mile 27 we ran and stayed together.
Pete can read maps. 😂
#LovePete
#EastDevonRound
I had a sort out of my medals today. I’d never actually counted numbers nor do I know PB’s as they aren’t important to me. I decided to put all my marathon medals together 👌🏻 looks more tidy I thought 🤔. Daughter however “is that all of them, that’s not many” 12 marathons 🤷🏼♀️
My more sensible reflection from SDW50 😂
1: I completed it
2: I got a 2.5 hour pb from from previous 50 miler at Chester.
3: that pb also included an additional 3000 feet of upage.
4: I achieved 2 out of 3 of my targets.
5: I had some great real friends supporting me 🥰
I’ve been a single parent to 3 daughters for the past 12 years. I’ve been to every parents evening, had every argument about homework & revising. This still hasn’t prepared me to let grumpy teenager/adult leave to go to uni. ☹️ still learning as a parent and I’m not ready 😭
My eldest daughter (bubba) has been awarded a 2:1 in Criminology with Psychology 👩🏻🎓
I can’t wait for her graduation in a couple of weeks 🥰
Proud of you chole monster after a tough time with lockdown, you did it 🙌🏻
Double training day.
1 hr trail running this morning 🏃🏼♀️.
33.8 miles on the bike this evening 🚴♀️.
All good for the mind to prove myself I'm fine 👌🏼
#UKRunChat
#UKCycleChat
Ultramarathon number 10 completed 🙏🏼
50 km and over 4000 ft of elevation. The heat melted my enthusiasm but the desire to get back to finish to car won 🥴
#DevilsLiteUltra
Ultra number 10 completed 👌🏻
#NorthDownsRidge50km
2nd ultra in 3 weeks 🥴 had meltdown moment as we returned within 100m of finish to turn off for another 7 miles thru norbury park 😫.
Didn’t fall over.
Fastest time for me on NDW.
I’ll take the positives
#NHS1000miles
#TeamARUK
There's something so peaceful and beautiful about trail running❤️ you don't need tarmac and mass participation to make a great race.
@Hantshoppit
you did great 👍🏻 marshals were amazing and shouted enthusiastically. Half marathon with nature done ✅
#UKRunChat
5 miles ran today with doggo😍 2 miles of which I ran carrying a bag of warm doggo poo in the sun☺️ if I can carry that then others can carry their gel packets etc when running 👍🏻
#lovemydogandtrailrunning
#ukrunchat
“Whiffers rant” 😞 I run with headphones, I CAN still hear you... oh I do have kids thanks, I have 3, which I’ve juggled to bring up. No I’m not particularly young I’m 44. I also work & a single parent. I’m not great at running but I try..... get your own life & don’t judge mine
Inline skate half marathon done 🙌 it wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t easy, it was so hilly 🤷🏼♀️ no one told me the Velo park was hilly until 20 mins before start 🤦🏼♀️ .
#teamBerlin
#teamGB
#visorclub
#UkRunChat
Salisbury 54321 50km trail done 👌🏼.
5 rivers.
4 hills.
3 large country estates.
2 castles.
1 cathedral.
One new friend made 😍 and bread pudding ate 🙌
#UkRunChat
I had a great race at
#transgrancanaria2018
but the guy in this picture was running with one prosthetic leg 😳 he was my hero of the race 👌🏼 it also shows you can achieve anything if you want it 😘
Been a warm day 🌞. 10 miles on the bike this morning. 1 hour trail run this evening
#MilesForMind
done ✅ 102/100 🙌 still 3 days left, will donate the rest. This month has made great memories, new friends and raised awareness for
#MentalHealthMatters
#ukRunChat
Watching
#GrahamNorton
and it’s just cemented how much I adore
@cher
🥰
She takes no shit and says what she wants. I could listen to her all day.
When she says no she means no 😂👌🏻
My good Friday deed of working is done 🙌 one patient bought us hot cross buns. Another said I had gentle hands and a third said my hands were soo warm ☺️😇
I’m crying 😭
#Ambulance
Bushra is a human being and a new qualified paramedic. Bless her.
When she answered her radio and paused I knew 😭😭😭😭 we’ve all been in that position, no training will ever prepare you sometimes.
#NeverChangeCaring
Had a go at that running malarkey ☺️ not bad ... 3 miles with doggo in 35 mins. First run in 10 weeks. I guess this is the comeback 👌🏻 it’s wasn’t pretty
#InjuredRunnerReturns
Latest orthopaedic appointment. Seen very late and told I shouldn’t run ever again 🙄!! But take up cycling instead as that would be better . soooo..... it’s with a heavy heart 🤔 I’m ignoring his advice and packing my kit for
#snowdonia
marathon
Yesterday I went for a long jog with lots of climbing. Felt like bouldering up Pen y Ghent.
Had a mental dump & cry on phone to daughter, got picked up by “Andy from Preston” who said dont drop at CP4. Hugs from marshals & off I was sent on my way.
Pennine barrier 50 done 🙏🏼
A levels results collected 🙌🏻
St Mary’s Uni is a go 👌🏻
So proud and so excited that I get to have free physio in the house 😂 once she has qualified
#ALevelResultsDay
My running has been pretty nonexistent. Haven’t ran further than 5 miles in weeks.
Laps…… “yeah sure
@Ultra_Cas
I’ll join you running laps up & down the Thames path”
Good company works wonders.
8 laps later & my final miles for the year done.
8 laps = marathon 👌🏻
Spent 1 hr on phone to
#BT
as they’ve been chasing a 83 year old man for £21.85 & referred it to a debt collector. 😡Unfortunately he’d been in hospital since 02/01/20 & then to a nursing home 18/02/20 & died yesterday so sorry about your £21.85 I’ll sort it after I bury my dad
Anyone who knows me knows I take my racing seriously. It’s important to keep hydrated when doing a marathon. You don’t need gels ... you need a good tin 👌🏻
Safe to say I’m rather struggling 😭
Seems lumpier than last year.
The heat is not conducive to a 48 year old who is menopausal and asthmatic 😫
Nice views though ☺️
@lakedistrictnpa
#TheLap
My first walk without a knee brace 🙌🏻🙌🏻 saw orthopaedics and MRI shows a tear to MCL and meniscus damage but no surgery needed. So physio and gentle exercise. But I’m coming back 😁 I’m also keeping the crochet 🧶 as I enjoy it
6 miles of mud, 1200 ft of elevation in new shoes and a new route 🙌 didn’t get lost . Who needs crowds when you can have this .
#NDW
#UkRunChat
#VisorClub
Luckydip race kit complete . Although decided to play homage to Clarendon marathon from last week 😍 let's go get wet and dizzy running laps
#goodwoodhalf
#ukrunchat
Proud mumma alert 🚨 .
my sprinter daughter has broken the all time record for long jump at her high school. She's only in yr 9 boom 💥 and smashed the relay team gap from 2nd place . Storming ahead for the win 🌟🌟🌟
It’s
#MedalMonday
#TheLap
47 miles taking in High Dam, Staverley in cartel, Gummers How, Baystones, Wansfell, Loughrigg, Latterbarrow and Claife heights before dropping down to Cunsey to the finish.
A tad lumpy but views make it worth the pain 👌🏻
#NHS1000miles
As of today I have paid off all of my credit cards. 🙌🏻🙌🏻 it’s taken a long time....I’m still broke but I have less stress of paying credit cards and all the interest. £££.
Maybe now I can see some improvement to my savings 🤞🏻
Went into Aldi for food and found _______ in the
#AisleOfAldi
! Fill in the gap to tell us what you found in the middle aisle for your chance to
#WIN
£100 Aldi vouchers!
#ILoveAldi
#AisleOfAldi
T&Cs:
I’m starting a non cult . It’s the “Parkrun Antimatter “ we don’t need double parkrun or parkrun o’clock, we have “fancy a run when we like run “ 👌🏻 you will get your times providing you wear a watch. I’m doing this you guys 🥰
#antimatter
I’m am officially that old👵🏻
As of this afternoon, I no longer have any school age children.
No more school runs… the last A level exam has been sat 👌🏻
Which also means no more tea for the journey 🤣
Tomorrow Emily, my 17 yr old sprinter daughter is racing in her first 10km road race.
She’s a 200m sprinter & long jumper but will happily run 20 trail miles with me. She joined her athletics club after London 2012 Olympics. Her sprint coach is coming to support🙏🏼
#thisgirlcan
There is no man of the house here..
But I thought I’d try Bumble 🥴
Off to Hertfordshire
#BlueCross
.
I picked up a man, well a 9 week old kitten called bumble. 😻
Goose has family now . Please say hello to Bumble
#AdoptDontShop
@The_Blue_Cross
Marathon
#19
done.
A road marathon at that !. Will go back to trail for scenery & food at aid stations 🥴
scenery over millions of spectators any day. I prefer to navigate obstacles such as rocks & becks rather than plastic bottles & gels
I prefer the backside of the medal
week two, race two done.👌🏻
It’s not advisable to run a 50k in hailstones, especially a week after running a hilly marathon🥴
live and learn right 😂
Didn’t get lost but I may have continued running at a turnaround point.
It was laps 😭😭
#Hurtwood50
done 👌🏻 32 miles with 4246ft of elevation. Demons from last attempt were beasted . Took a large margin off too, maybe I could be quite good if I actually trained properly 🥴
#freedomracing
. All miles for my fundraising. Any donations would be greatly appreciated
13 is an unlucky number... so needed another marathon to finish on after too many injuries which don’t improve.
@BHMarathon
is was. 26.3 miles and 3579 ft of elevation done ✅.
Head said no so nearly didn’t make the start line 😏 but got it done 🙏🏼
Hastings half marathon done !
Road running is nasty, no food CP’s, lots of people & tarmac. 🤯 nice little route though 👌🏻
A horse brass instead of a medal,
For an old nag.
The lovely
@benlikessharks
dragged me round 😘 I do need to run more than once a week I reckon 🥴
Finished .. finally🙏🏼. My latest crochet project certainly was an emotional one. Started just before lockdown, kept me going whilst grieving and having a slight meltdown. But it’s done. I’m also sending it off as a random gift so apologies if you receive it 🤷🏼♀️😬
My youngest bubba got her A level results 😊 🥰
She got B,B,B in history, biology and chemistry. Then a A* in her EPQ.
Not the easiest subjects🤣 and first formal set of exams after covid and now she wants to change courses at uni 🤦🏼♀️