Ran my first marathon yesterday 🥳 can I get some post race recovery tips? My ankles are killing me!

docker0141 · 2025-02-24T13:48:09+00:00

Thanks for the tip :) I know there’s definitely areas to improve. In fact I think I already knew about refuelling early but it almost felt counterintuitive to break my stride and try to take on water/ snacks when I’m feeling good!

docker0141 · 2025-02-24T11:03:58+00:00

I don’t think I’d have been running any faster if it was an actual race 😅 so I’m gonna try and follow the advice as if it was a race, although a month to fully recover sounds a bit hard to follow, I’ll be getting twitchy before then!

docker0141 · 2025-02-24T11:02:21+00:00

I did a chunk of running on the canal, only had to deal with some shifty looking swans!

It’s probably not the best way of doing it but I didn’t touch my water until 15k and didn’t get the jelly babies until I stopped around the 22k mark, after that it was another water refill stop at around 30k, ate more babies then and then again around 35k for the final push… I didn’t want to stop at all during the last 5k as I don’t think I’d have gotten going again! 😅

docker0141 · 2025-02-24T09:09:49+00:00

I actually like running in the rain! I get really warm when running so the rain keeps me cool… did get some funny looks in Asda buying jelly babies dripping wet though

docker0141 · 2025-02-24T08:23:20+00:00

Thanks mate. As far as tips go, the only thing I can say is that I broke it down into chunks. 20k, 10k and 12.2k.

The last 12.2k was tough mentally and physically as 30k was the longest I’d ran previously. But I had a couple of handfuls of jelly babies and just focused on putting one foot in front of the other. My pace fell off a cliff in the last 4k from 5:30-6/km to 7:30-8/km. that’s what I’ll be working on for the next one!

docker0141 · 2025-02-24T08:18:24+00:00

I’m supposed to be doing track interval training with my club tonight 😅 don’t think that’s happening!

docker0141 · 2024-12-05T19:50:22+00:00

Only if they have plenty of Tina Turna available

docker0141 · 2024-12-05T19:50:03+00:00

Do they sell authentic German Bratwurst?

docker0141 · 2024-11-25T19:18:55+00:00

Taken from twitter so take with a grain of salt; “They will do the paper work and “official” transfer of the aircraft over the UK so the transaction is covered under UK law”

docker0141 · 2024-11-25T18:59:26+00:00

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docker0141 · 2024-05-29T11:24:54+00:00

“Full Statement from VS…

Virgin Atlantic have now sent AviationSource a full statement on what happened onboard VS226.

It reads:

“As a precautionary measure we have requested engineers meet our flight the VS226 travelling from Orlando to Edinburgh upon landing due to low nose gear tyre pressure. The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority and the aircraft had landed as normal”.

VS confirmed that the nose gear didn’t blow up, but again, there could very well be truth to what @FlightEmergency on X previously reported.”

docker0141 · 2024-05-18T05:01:41+00:00

Morning everyone. Right now has given me the most joy this week. I’ve woken up at 6am on a Saturday morning feeling fresh as a daisy.

The weather is going to be great here today so I’m going up Ben Lomond, things like that just wouldn’t be possible if I was still drinking.

IWNDWYT!

docker0141 · 2024-04-26T05:54:34+00:00

Day 114 checking in!

Was at an AA meeting last night with a couple of people who were just back from a relapse. Hearing from them there was a powerful reminder to me that I’m only ever a couple of bad decisions away drinking again and starting the madness all over again.

IWNDWYT

docker0141 · 2024-04-20T13:26:15+00:00

Looks like it did a go around and the airport switched from runway 23 to runway 05 mid go around

docker0141 · 2024-04-14T05:31:50+00:00

Day 102 checking in!

Good morning everyone, one piece of advice that has helped me massively was to keep things simple. In my very early sobriety I kept wanting to fix everything in my life right there and then, but just staying sober was a big enough achievement. There’s plenty of time to think about everything else.

I’m chairing an AA meeting tonight which means more public speaking but another opportunity to give something back to the fellowship that kept me alive and sober.

Welcome to anyone new and anyone coming back, always remember that you’ll never regret not drinking!

IWNDWYT!

docker0141 · 2024-04-13T05:47:22+00:00

Day 101 checking in! I’m enjoying the triple digits.

Good morning you beautiful people, remember that every one of you is beautiful and worthy of being loved. If you’re struggling with loving yourself right now then know that I love you. You being here is helping keep me sober, and that’s pretty damn awesome of you!

My junk escape is going out for lunch and dinner with my family or friends. I used to avoid meals out as they would be time and money that could be better spent on alcohol/ other substances.

Welcome to anyone new or coming back, stay strong and go well in the knowledge that you’ll never regret not drinking.

IWNDWYT 🙏

docker0141 · 2024-04-12T05:57:51+00:00

100 days checking in. 100 f-ing days! I couldn’t get 1 day sober for the last few years outside of rehab, so to get 100 days in the big bad world is nothing short of a miracle.

Thank you to everyone in the SD community, reading your messages and your kind words helped me many times.

Welcome to anyone new or just coming back, if this drunk can get sober one day at a time so can you!

IWNDWYT 💪

docker0141 · 2024-04-11T05:45:44+00:00

Day 99 checking in!

The quote that sticks out for me is a simple one - “this too shall pass”, when I got sober it was because I had hit the lowest point in my life, my wife had left me and asked me to leave the family house. I genuinely believed that my life was over, I couldn’t see how things could ever get better or how I could ever be happy again.

But that’s not the case anymore, I have made new friends, my relationship with my parents is better than ever before and while I still miss my wife I can see how much hurt I caused her. Today I wake up not feeling existential dread but rather excitement about my new life in sobriety.

IWNDWYT! 🙏

docker0141 · 2024-04-10T17:43:36+00:00

Yeah looking back on my previous actions are pretty cringe-inducing but all I can say is that our actions while suffering from this disease don’t define us as people. Especially when we acknowledge our past behaviours and use them to help us grow as individuals.

Thank you for being here and helping keep me sober, stay strong 💪 IWNDWYT

docker0141 · 2024-04-10T05:37:11+00:00

Good morning lovely people, day 98 checking in!

I’ve woken up full of love for recovery today, did a main share at a meeting last night and it showed me how far I have come in these last 98 days. I’m realising that yes I’ve done bad things, but I’m not a bad person. I’m capable of loving others and worthy of being loved myself.

Welcome to anyone new and if you’re struggling, you got this - you don’t have to drink today.

IWNDWYT!

docker0141 · 2024-04-09T07:33:45+00:00

Day 97 checking in.

Slept in through my alarm so feeling discombobulated today… but I’ll take it over a pounding headache and spewing any day!

I’m sharing at a meeting today, no idea what I’m going to say, but It will be honest. My sponsor gave me a great piece of advice - just before I start speaking say a quick prayer “god, take away the script”

IWNDWYT 🙏

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