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A half marathon, wooo! That's awesome. Sounds like you've done at least a few races, so you know to make sure you run based on your training and not go too crazy :) If you've got good weather and good scenery you can take your time and just enjoy the morning!

Sorry to hear you're feeling down.... I'm sure it's hard to meet people but Skype dates with friends and family should help significantly. But hey, you've got a magical date to look forward to, and you can handle a lot if you know there's an end in sight!
 
Thanks Oaks :) I actually rang one of my friends last night and we talked for like 3 hours. I need to reach out to people more!

And! I've got LOADS of studying to do between now and the magical date too so that SHOULD keep me busy :D

I've been averaging a half marathon a year (ha ha) over the last 4 years, and I always seem to be running one just before or on my birthday. Definitely won't be going crazy and (and this is really sad :D) China is a good place to run if you're not super fast coz you're still going to be overtaking loads of people. I mean, I'm slow, but they are SLOOOOOOOW :D

Afternoon cinema date today to see Zootopia. Woo hoo :D I just hope I don't eat ALL the popcorn :D
 
Hey there,

I'm just new back here after a few years. Yay for a half marathon, I'm training for a walking one at the moment. It is 8 weeks away so I've still got a bit of time. Good luck for yours on the weekend.

AB
 
Hiya!

Welcome back and thanks!!!

This forum is great, isn't it! I've been on here just under 3 weeks and really enjoying it :)

Good luck with your training!
 
Haha, I want to come run in China! My area is full of crazy fast runners. I'm usually in the bottom 1/4th or so of finishers. There are a couple of smaller races I want to do but based on results from past years there's too much potential for me to be dead last. And I'm just not willing to do that to myself!
 
Delsid said:
I actually rang one of my friends last night and we talked for like 3 hours. I need to reach out to people more!
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Yes, you do. Your friends most probably don't know that you need them & it doesn't matter who makes the first move. Reach out, share your feelings & connect. That's what you are doing in here too & I think it's good for all of us, xo
 
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there's too much potential for me to be dead last. And I'm just not willing to do that to myself!
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Ha, Oaks. Last year I ran in this really small half marathon - I think there must have been only 300 or so people taking part. I was literally in the bottom 10 or something, even though my time was not that bad - just over 2 hours. That's when I decided that these little town runs are not for me ha ha.

cate said:
Yes, you do. Your friends most probably don't know that you need them & it doesn't matter who makes the first move. Reach out, share your feelings & connect. That's what you are doing in here too & I think it's good for all of us, xo
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Yes Cate, I totally agree!! I felt so much better the next day. They don't know how I'm feeling until I tell them and it's not their 'job' to be guessing how I'm feeling, especially with being miles away!

Cinema yesterday was great! I recommend Zootopia if you haven't seen it yet. A bit preachy but overall a really good watch! Didn't have any popcorn coz D (my ex boyfriend) didn't mention it and I wasn't going to suggest it :D So that was good! Then we went for some food - I had a massive salad with some fresh tofu skin and a baked sweet potato, so again I'm happy with that. But then we went to his place and he had loads of vegan chocolate treats (sent in a care package all the way from Germany :D) so I ended having some of those but still felt (more or less...) in control and these were things I used to have from time to time living in Europe.

Today marks the beginning of week four. Eating well is becoming more 'automatic' (I don't think about food and losing weight all the time and most of the time choose to eat lovely fresh food) and I'm seeing slips as slips rather than 'the end' which is definitely a step in the right direction. Long may it continue!!! :D
 
A great day today!

I actually enjoyed (most of :D) the run this morning and finished in 2 hours 2 minutes :D then went for some food and had a massive quinoa salad, it was amazing!

Time for bed :D Hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday!
 
Great job! You run a lot faster than me even when you aren't fully trained, so you must be a speedy one in general :)
 
Thanks Oaks and Anna!

It was hilarious (and frustrating!) at times yesterday, trying to run along the lake and having to dodge loads of runners who were...wait for it... stopping to take selfies. I mean, WTF :D Gotta love the Chinese :D

I've managed to found (veggie!) gravy powder!!! So happy ha ha. Just had a massive bowl of vegetables literally swimming in gravy. Not a very first-day-of-spring kinda meal but it tasted incredible.
 
I LOVE running for its unpredictability. I literally had to drag myself out the door tonight, really didn't feel like leaving the house. And next thing I know I've managed to run a 5k with an average pace of 5 min 18 sec!!! My fastest 5k EVER :D Woop woop!

Other than that, today has been super wavey...it's my 30th birthday tomorrow and by the looks of it I'm going to be spending it on my own...I've been coming to terms with this and sometimes I feel totally ok with it and sometimes I literally want to cry. Right now I'm not too sure how I feel. For the last few years Iv'e always made sure that I did something cool or went somewhere for my birthday but this year I can't because I have too many looming deadlines. D suggested doing something tomorrow and going out on Friday which is really kind of him but I think getting drunk with your ex is never a good idea. Well, never say never :D but I think for me right now it would not 'work', plus I've never been a fan of getting wasted on my birthday. So really, this might sound a bit depressing, but it's not meant to be. I mean, I think spending my birthday with strangers I never choose to hang out with (i.e. the other expats living around here) would feel more depressing. It's just sad that I don't have friends here - I defo miss having friends around to just chill out with. Sigh sigh.
 
Happy birthday, Delsid!! Enjoy the day no matter who you spend it with. Treat yourself to something special and make sure you take a break from those looming deadlines at least for a little bit.
 
Happy Birthday Honey
We'll have a virtual party!
With pretend champagne, which is totally non-fattening :D
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Hugs & kisses from Australia,
xoxoxoxo Cate​
 
Thanks guys!! :D

Yesterday was pretty chilled. Took a break from sitting in front of the computer and in the evening I made sure I talked to loads of friends and family - thank f*ck for the internet :D Meeting a Kiwi friend tonight for some belated celebrations :)

Eating well and exercising for nearly a month now has meant that I've reached my goal number one - feel in control and happier with myself on my birthday. It was a great feeling!!

Life is goooooooood :D


 
I'm really glad you caught up with family & friends on your birthday sweetie. Life is good xoxo
 
Bleurgh.

I'm so hungover. Destroyed a bottle of Malibu last night (soo easy to drink!!!) but it was so lovely to just spend hours talking to C. I feel like we will become really good friends :)

Right, back to bed for me.
 
Hope you have recovered now xo
 
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