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Hi all, I’ve had a hectic few weeks, starting with the weekend in Wellington for my daughter‘s ballet school that came with limited sleep, followed by the second week of the school holidays at home where my husband and two daughters were battling illness. On Friday last week, my husband had two nights in hospital and…

Oh for moments of clarity @WarmJellyfish. I had a look at your last run on Strava and yes, your heart rate zones are very high. I’m not sure if you age, but I’m 51 and my zone five is anything over 161. My threshold is 150. As Chris says, go into your settings on Garmin and either reset your zones manually to what you…

I do a midweek long run on a Thursday so got 12 very soggy kilometres in today. It was a good run, but mostly because I was running away from my in-laws 😂

I was up early (for me) to go to Pilates. Followed by a quick 20 minute run. Great way to start the day.

45 minute run while daughter was dancing. It just felt easy today - bliss. I also tracked myself while mowing the lawn - over 4km walked!

Sending love and hugs @AlphaHowls.

5k at Parkrun this morning. Windy. Need sleep.

I got out for another run this morning - 9.5km. It’ll be my last in Wellington as I pick my younger daughter up from the airport today and will have her with me for the rest of this trip. Windy Wellington is living up to its name today, with a very stiff headwind for half my run this morning. I never did quite find the…

Welcome @Melobee63 and @rancat97, and welcome back @angf0679 and @Zaxa2021. It’s good to have you on board. It’s another stunning day here in Wellington and today has actually managed to stay nice, unlike yesterday, which went to poo about lunchtime. I couldn’t help myself and ran back down to the waterfront, for a total…

I closed out June with 175.1/160 so am very happy about that. Feeling like I’m making progress.

Beautiful day to run here in Wellington. Sunny but crisp with only a light breeze. It’s the first day of the school holidays so the waterfront was very busy. Lots of tourists, lots of runners and walkers. Makes for a stimulating run. I wanted to do a long and slow as I missed my Sunday long run, but my legs had other ideas…

Thanks from me too @AlphaHowls. I’ve been thinking of you a lot recently, having gone through the slow illness and death of my mother some 25 years ago now. It’s a very difficult time for a myriad of reasons. Be gentle with yourself. I love that you’re taking joy in your daily runs and wonderful sunrises. Sending love and…

Loving the T-shirt @quilteryoyo. And you’ll do great tomorrow - have a fun day!

Saturday morning means Parkrun here. I volunteered to do the pre-run check which meant I got get up in the dark and rain. After my fast and hilly run on Thursday and a brutal Pilates session yesterday my legs were shot. So instead of running Parkrun proper at 8 AM I tacked a couple of extra kilometres on before calling it…

I’m not sure if I’ll get a run today. It’s incredibly stormy out. I was woken by the sound of a tree falling down - it doesn’t look like it’s one of ours from what I can see out the window, but it’s too wild out there to venture out and look properly. I will go to Pilates and if the wind miraculously dies down, I will try…

Thursday 10k here. It was very windy out which had me nearly skipping my run, but school holidays start next week so I have to make the most of my child free time so I put on my big girl pants and headed out. And boy was I glad I did. Great run - the 11.4k local loop (with the monster hill), and I ran it just a few seconds…

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!

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.

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!)

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!

I love the way your Sunday run is after my Monday run @chris_in_cal. The weekend is long gone here!

Trying to do lunges in Pilates this morning 🥵🤪 Post-Pilates run 😳

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.…

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…

@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…

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…

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).

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.

It’s delicious @tarun_yadavA, but not advised for those with dentures, braces, or loose fillings!

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 🤭…