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Topic: Umm, I ran

IrishLass518
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Posted: 11:44 AM, January 19th (Sunday), 2014

So a long, long time ago in a land and life far away, I used to run every day. I never ran a marathon or a 5k or any race of any kind but I ran every morning, every day for an hour. Now I wasn't in super runner shape then and I am certainly not now either but I loved running. xWH never went with me, he stayed in bed sleeping. It was something I did alone and for me. I gave up everything for me when I tried to rescue a marriage by myself. I know bad choice but it was mine.
I quit smoking last month and IrishLad and I have been doing mini workouts in the house. This led to walking outside and this morning, I ran. Not far, not fast , just a little but I ran. I have missed it more than I knew. I think I may be making daily visits to my old running self again

[This message edited by IrishLass518 at 11:45 AM, January 19th (Sunday)]

Me: 46 BS Divorced
Him: 45 Married OW
DDay: 07/04/2008
Divorced: 06/15/2011
5 kids: IrishLass 27,IrishLad 25, IrishLass 23, IrishLad 21 and IrishLad 12
"You can't run from trouble..there ain't no place that far"

Posts: 1834 | Registered: Jan 2012 | From: WA

NoAnswers37
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Posted: 11:50 AM, January 19th (Sunday), 2014

That's fab!

Live without pretending
Love without depending
Listen without defending
Speak without offending

Posts: 122 | Registered: Sep 2013 | From: England

inconnu
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Member # 24518

Posted: 11:54 AM, January 19th (Sunday), 2014

Rediscovering parts of ourselves that we set aside is a great new beginning.

Say what you wanna say and let the words fall out...honestly
I wanna see you be brave

Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than, less than perfect

Posts: 12226 | Registered: Jun 2009 | From: DeepInTheHeartOf, TX

jemimapd
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Member # 37895

Posted: 12:08 PM, January 19th (Sunday), 2014

Congratulations! I have started again as well.

Seems like many of us lose weight, start running and redecorate!

Jemima Puddleduck is a trusting soul....
DD 1 Dec 2012; Divorced 11/13; 2 children
Me: BS (47) Him: WH (52) Her: 3 PA's
Ex bought a house, The Money Pit With Mold That Will Never Be Finished. He's living in the basement.

Posts: 726 | Registered: Dec 2012

nowiknow23
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Member # 33226

Posted: 12:13 PM, January 19th (Sunday), 2014

Woo hoo!

You can call me NIK

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."
-Walt Whitman

Posts: 27165 | Registered: Aug 2011

PurpleRose
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Posted: 1:40 PM, January 19th (Sunday), 2014

Good for you! (In more ways than one!)

I wish I enjoyed running. Being asthmatic taught me that running hurts.

If anyone ever sees me running, the zombie apocalypse has begun and Im trying to keep my brains inside my head!

divorced the Dooosh
*****************************
even if you find your voice,
sometimes it does not matter anymore,
when you speak to a man who is deaf by choice.
~dodinsky

Posts: 3631 | Registered: Aug 2011 | From: Happyville

persevere
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Posted: 5:04 PM, January 19th (Sunday), 2014

Nice irishlass! I like to run too, did it all through my marriage and it definitely got me through the first year or two after Dday. (Like you, not long distances mind you, though I do run an occasional organized 5k, I really like the mud obstacle 5k's).
However, since I started the new career over a year ago I started slacking, but I just started kicking it up again, and I am SORE!

But it feels great!

Great job lady.

[This message edited by persevere at 5:05 PM, January 19th (Sunday)]

Me: BW-44
Him: XWH-44
Together 9 yrs
DDays: 1/10/2011
Status: Divorced 4/27/11

Above all, be the heroine, not the victim. - Nora Ephron

It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling

Posts: 4780 | Registered: Mar 2011 | From: Texas

mixedemotions
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Posted: 5:42 PM, January 19th (Sunday), 2014

Yeah! Fabulous. I'm happy you're taking it slow and doing what feels good without pushing too hard. That's good for the spirit AND the body!

Add me to the list of those who lost themselves and their self-care while trying to manage their Xs and Ms.

I was in great shape when I met X...then the depression and self-loathing and all that mess set in and I looked just about as gross as I felt. X was so mean to me about my body, he'd compare me to other women who's bodies he liked better.

Now, I'm healthy and free and fabulous. My body is bangin' and I love it! Ironically, I now have the exact body shape he used to wish I had before! Just a little vindication...thanks karma, you're the best!

Good for you IrishLass, keep up your bliss!

Me: Former BW, 28
Divorced 10/11/12
He didn't show up for the D...very fitting, seeing as he didn't show up for the M, either : )
"What did not demolish me simply polished me, now the clearer I can see" - India Arie

Posts: 386 | Registered: Jun 2012 | From: Back in the Southeast!

InnerLight
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Posted: 1:01 AM, January 20th (Monday), 2014

That's great! Congrats are returning to your old self. I used to do it many years ago.

I would like to run again but I live in mountain lion country and it doesn't feel safe. I would look like prey. I clear brush instead.

BS, now age 54, d-day 6-2-08, divorced after 17 years M and 20 together. In some ways I have not 'gotten over it'. But I am resilient and have created a good life where I am mostly happy.

Posts: 6024 | Registered: Jun 2008 | From: Rural California

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