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I ran a 6k sprint session today and it felt amazing. And I think my VO2 max is finally on the upward trend - it was 48 in April when I got covid. I'm feeling fantastic. Its such a good feeling to be on the improvement. Tomorrow is a long run. And I'm really looking forward to it. I'm finding the joy of running again.

Hugs @runs_on_espresso many of us are in that same boat. I'm 19 days into sticking to it, after hitting half way into the weight loss I originally had. I nearly cried. @shanaber I hope the rains ease. We finally have summer back! I'm doing well overall. Have had a stall this week. Not worried because I did some strength…

Night out was great. Nice to have a good laugh. Shift again today and tomorrow. Supposed to do a recovery run, I think I'll just have a rest day. About to take the kids bowling!

Wow I forgot how chatty we can be, I missed 3 days and over 90 comments! I skimmed, congrats @martaindale! I'm doing well, just plodding along. My watch only has me doing base runs atm. I assume its because I've done some shifts and a couple of nights on call so I'm a bit tired. I have increased the distance to 5k anyway…

@AlphaHowls biggest hugs. Dementia is one of the worst diseases I have ever seen. I work with dementia patients all the time and my heart always goes out to the family who support them. I want to say don't be ashamed, and I remember that shame well. I am also excellent at hiding my eating so no one can see it. And the…

Morning all. Busy day at work yesterday. We usually have 5 staff on the floor per day, but 2 were sick (dreaded C) and another was just sick. So we are going to be short staffed all week. Yay. At least we will only be 2 down not 3 for the rest of the week. Had call last night. 2 call outs so am feeling sleepy today but not…

Morning. We'll successfully got through last night. I even made my lunch when I got home for today. Planning and prep definitely helps, though not always lol

Morning all. Very very wet here today, still warm though (I'm in NZ for people not in the know lol). I worked shift last night (3pm - 11pm) and have work at 10am this morning, so was up at 8 to go out. I did contemplate staying in bed, my catch phrase is "I never regret a run" so out I went. Watch suggested 31 min at 7:45…

Day 11 today. I've been on evening shift for 2 days and I really notice how it affects my hunger levels. I'm always so hungry when doing latest (3pm - 11pm). So today was a slightly snack day, though I managed to keep it pretty light. I have made sure I have snacks for later tonight so I don't raid the vending machine lol

A easy 31mins today. I've been following my watch for the last couple of weeks and it's great, but now I want to do more 5k. I miss a 5k run. So I think im going to continue to do what watch says and just increase the distance to 5k.

I'm a morning runner, up. Clothes on, drink of water and out the door. Takes me 15 minutes. I find if I faff around I end up not going. Basically I'm not willing to get up any earlier if I don't have to. I used to always eat first - a banana - but got lazy and don't bother. Back when I was doing long runs I would have…

@CMorning99 that sounds like a lot of complicated and annoying things going on for you! Roll on end of work. Day 10 of eating well and exercising today. I keep thinking it would be amazing to do 364 days but I know that is impossible with my lifestyle. There will be occasional days of indulgence etc. It I keep to…

Morning all. Went out and did 31 min base run today. Definitely noticing that it's getting way easier. I try running on HR when not doing pace and when doing base runs I try keeping in the green. Definitely staying green longer on these runs. I keep checking to see if my VO2 is going up at all, slightly increasing though…

Welcome @AlphaHowls I also have that same beast that I just let roam unchecked the last half of 2022. I'm day 9 today of the beast back in the cage and it feels good. I had an extremely stressful 2022 looking back and I'm sure that's my biggest trigger. Currently no stress and feeling great. Now to figure out how to deal…

Morning all. Lovely night last night. Got Thai food and ate at home in peace and quiet without squabbling kids or having to nag them to get things done. Was fantastic. No plans for today, I'll go for a gentle run soon - I've left it pretty late so can only be gentle as its getting pretty hot here. Then will probably just…

Hey all! Thanks for the welcome backs. @polskagirl01 covid sux so much. Ironically I think my "cure" was getting the flu. I had Covid in april and it took 2 months before I could really run again. And I so so slowly got a bit better until September, when I got a flu. Ans this flu was a doozy. I was literally in bed for 4…

Hey everyone. Can I come back? I've missed you all a lot. I've had the year from hell really. Like @polskagirl01 I have done nothing but struggle since covid. I had it in April, though now I finally feel like im getting my fitness back. I ran a 5k yesterday in 30:08 and though it literally took everything I had to do that…

Morning guys, and Happy New Year! It's officially 2023 here lol. @quilteryoyo definitely a challenging year for everyone @shanaber yes there were 2 mediators, however I handled it well myself. Each tu. E she interrupted me I would stop and ask if I could please finish what I was trying to say. Or I would just let her…

Hey all. I dissappeared again. Life got out of hand and just insane. Students all passed and are now all working with us. Harrassment - had the meeting which was basically me sitting there while she complained about me for almost 30 minutes, followed by every time I tried to talk she would interrupt me. So didn't go great…

Hey all. Finally got out for a run today. I have had absolutely no mojonin the last couple of weeks. I set my alarm, and decided I'd do whatever I wanted when I woke up. And I felt like a run so off I went. Watch suggested 50 min slow so that's basically what I did. Ran 30 min before taking a few walk breaks. Felt good.…

Start right now. Don't plan to start tomorrow, of after x event because something always comes up. Start right now.

@CMorning99 I was lucky and got Monday off work. Haha. Yay for no tear! The lack of being able to download is silly and annoying! I kinda fell off the rails again cause I did call again on Tuesday night, ended up with Wednesday off. Been so tired this week. I got up this morning and did a HIIT run, walk/run intervals. It…

Well my weekend went to pot. I was on call and basically worked a night shift Saturday night. I was so tired and therefore hungry. Sigh. I'm giving myself a few more days cause I'm on call again tonight. And again the coming weekend. Oh well that's life.

@quilteryoyo that sounds awful! Hope it clears up fast. Day 1 went well. I was alone in the house and just logged etc. Felt good. Today I'm mixing things up and getting out of my exercise rut. I'm starting an 8 week programme. Fortunately that means today is a rest day as I'm on call this weekend.

@shanaber the scheduling happened because I ended up picking up lots of weekends and evening shifts because no one else would, and they would get the calls because I was already on shift. The schedulers have been nice and given me 2 call weekends in a row, and have made an effort to spread things around a bit more. I've…

Hey guys. I really miss you and want to come back. 2022 has just been one struggle after another. I finally got to the point I could run again after covid and I got a cold. It was nasty and hit me hard. Then I recovered from that and had built up running again and got the flu. And it hit HARD! I was in bed for 4 days,…

Hey all. @swenson19 love you looking at sewing machines, I currently have a brother I really like. I keep thinking about upgrading it, as it can't handle thick projects, but since I'm now deep into masters it will be years before I see again I think. I had to put it away to clear my desk as a writing desk. I've been going…

Hey all. Been at a study day today that I organised. It went very well! Good talks. Now going to a friends for food and drink. Cannot wait to just relax. Been a long time sinc I've gone out to a friends like this. My mum has the kids Then birthday party tomorrow. Needless to say this weekend is a bust. Oh well

Ahh been on call the last two nights. Yesterday was awful, had no sleep at all and was sooo tired. Last night was better, no call outs. Also, I'm organising a study day for Saturday (tomorrow) so had about 1000 things to think about. Eaten everything sigh. Yes cake porn! Didn't make it for her birthday, but for her party…

Wow just seen the new dashboard! I like!