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Frosty start today but I dithered until 10am so it wasn’t too cold out. Gloves needed but I ditched my jumper after 10 minutes as the sun was quite warm. Did 16k on my local hills. Stunning day for it. The shortest day is done, bring on the lighter mornings and evenings!
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Morning all. Did my Thursday 10k today (it’s Friday). Long weekend here so have some extended family coming for a mid-winter Christmas dinner.
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Pilates and a 20 minute recovery run for me today. My legs were shot from Monday’s Pilates so things were rather slow. And freezing, if lovely and sunny (yes, I know my freezing is not actually freezing - far from it - but it’s all relative!)
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Nippy here this morning, I’m guess about 3 or 4 degrees C (37-38F). Stunning sunny morning. No frost but gloves needed. Did 7k. Welcome @nhgodiva. When is your event? @WarmJellyfish, mud is my least favourite running condition, especially slippery clay - that will have me on my butt!
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I love the way your Sunday run is after my Monday run @chris_in_cal. The weekend is long gone here!
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Trying to do lunges in Pilates this morning 🥵🤪 Post-Pilates run 😳
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OMG @WarmJellyfish, what’s with you and tripping? I’m glad you avoided damage! I’m so glad you got to the start on time @John772016 And congratulations on the good results. Loving the pics @Teresa502. I have another Strava friend in Germany at the moment so my feed is being bombed with fabulous castles and scenic runs.…
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Slept for 10 hours last night and woke too late to go to parkrun. Another busy work day today, even though it’s a Saturday, but that’s thanks to my designer booking a holiday to Vietnam right in the middle of production. He seems to think he can do his design work remotely but I have my doubts. So, to be nice, I did…
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@daria0919 so scary. I trust hubby is ok. I ran 8km yesterday. I like to do a 10k Thursday (stretching to 12k) but I had a busy work day and left things a little late. I headed out at 4:30, but as the shortest day is less than two weeks away, I knew I’d have issues with losing daylight. I live in the country and there’s no…
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I remember the first time i decided to go running - I tried to run down to the letterbox, a distance of about 150 metres, and I couldn’t do it. I was mortified. I was about 18. That shocked me but it wasn’t enough to get me out there everyday. Through my 20s I’d run sporadically to try and keep my weight down (with little…
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I think we all hate getting older. Injuries are one think but age-related ones are particularly frustrating. That and the lengthy recovery. Sucks. 5k for me today. Butt was sore from Pilates but running helped. Winter has finally arrived here - grey, wet, and only 15 degrees (59F).
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Pilates followed by a 20 minute run. Getting progressively slower as I get more and more tired. I’ll have to plan a cut back week soon. Thinking of you @AlphaHowls.
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It’s delicious @tarun_yadavA, but not advised for those with dentures, braces, or loose fillings!
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So I just made ginger crunch but discovered when I came to make the icing that I had no icing sugar so subbed in caster sugar hoping for a fudge-like topping. Unfortunately the mixture got too hot and we ended up with toffee. 😂The children are delighted. I managed to get it cut before it set rock hard, but only just 🤭…
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Sunday long run today but I was feeling tired and my legs and hips were a bit achy so I kept it slow and just did my local loop, which while a lot shorter than the 15k I had planned (11.4k) but it is awfully hilly so I imagine the energy expenditure was about the same.
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Morning all. Parkrun for me today. Was going really well until the last kilometre where I slacked off. I obviously needed an overly-chatty 60-year-old man to keep me at girlfriend pace! I’m annoyed now as I lost nearly half a minute on that last hill. If I’d kept up my pace, I’d have gotten a new PB for the year, as a…
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Afternoon all. Mid-week longish run of 12k for me today. Looking forward to a rest day tomorrow . @FranzNOTHans, give us a chance. We are awfully friendly actually, it’s just that we’re all also awfully busy and easily distracted. Feel free to friend me on Strava - I’m more often there than here. And our admin, @AlphaHowls…
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Pilates and short run combo for me today. It was drizzling when I left Pilates but very warm considering it’s winter here - I was in shorts and a T-shirt. The rain got heavier and heavier in the 20 minutes I was out, to the point I was absolutely saturated by the time I got back to my car. Fortunately, I love running in…
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Nice job @quilteryoyo. Sounds like a lovely run @Teresa502. Fairly fast 5k for me this afternoon.
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That’s precious @quilteryoyo - happy to send her a card from NZ! Sorry about the knee @Scott6255 but glad you’re persevering regardless (it’s the only sensible option really). @WarmJellyfish your race looked brutal. I’m so glad you managed to finish but don’t like the sound of the shape you were in. Scary. I hope you’re…
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June is off to a great start with a 15k long run at a very respectable clip. Actually, I ran a little more as I needed 15.67 to get 40km for the week 🤪
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I’ve just taken a deeper dive into my stats, and while 40km a week is where I was this time last year, at my peak fitness back in 2020 I averaged over 50km a month! I did have a trainer pushing me and boy did it pay off. Perhaps I should get him back if just to ensure I do some speed work. Or perhaps not. Who wants to run…
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I think I’m getting nearer to where I was this time last year. My mileage is certainly closer which means it’s to 100 mile club for me, otherwise known as 40km a week. Just have to get my speed back up about another 15 seconds per kilometre (no boyfriend pace here, I’m just working on that girlfriend pace).
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Did my Thursday 10k a day late. I actually did my 11.5k route, the one with the really big hill. I felt great and the run felt comfortable the entire way so, naturally, when I got home, I was completely unsurprised to see that Garmin tells me I’m being unproductive for the first time in six weeks.
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Morning (or not, as it turns out). Pilates and a wee run for me today.
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Good work @John772016, nerve pain is hard to run through. I hope you find a solution soon. I thought I’d be running in a storm this morning too @kgirlhart but the ominous clouds kindly moved on. Welcome back @swenson19d, I remember when your younger son died, I can’t believe things continued to go so badly for you. I’m so…
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Happy Monday everyone. Pilates today followed by a 20 minute shake out.
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Sunday long run today - just the local 11.5km loop but it felt longer today, mainly because my hips/back were talking to me. Good to get it done, and now for a lazy afternoon with my book (and probably some yoga too!).
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Yay @kgirlhart, that’s awesome news!
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So I did Pilates again today, followed by a short run as is seemed to help with the DOMS yesterday.
