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Longest run yet, 12k in the sun and the mud.

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The sun was out here in tropical Dinnington and with a free afternoon I set out to try to emulate the 10k I managed a couple of weeks back.

The paths around Big Waters nature reserve will still extremely muddy but it was a pleasant first half to the run with the sun shining and early spring bird song everywhere, Robins, Dunnocks and Blackbirds in particular and also a couple of hovering Kestrels looking for a tasty morsel.

Back into the village and approaching 8k I felt good and decided to keep going ending at my front door at 12k in a time I am pretty happy with at 1hour 26 mins.

Time to to put my feet up and enjoy some of the Winter Olympics.

Run Happy, run safe πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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Cracking Stuff Gromit

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Wow that is awesome well done πŸ‘

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ChrisAllen1Graduate10β€’ in reply toCornet-Carolyn

Thank you Carolyn

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FishypiefaceGraduate10

Wow 12K that's great! Sounds like a very pleasant countrified run in the sunshine - perfect! Well done :)

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SandyscrollGraduate10

Great job! An extra 2k on top too, you're on fire! It must be that go-faster sunshine you've been treated to. Very well done. πŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸ»

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Great stuff Chris, well done!

HM in the cards now? πŸ˜ŠπŸƒπŸƒπŸƒ

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Im getting nagged left right and centre lol, I am considering it!! 😁

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Great running. From your route, did you need to do all the piddly bits?

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ChrisAllen1Graduate10β€’ in reply topinkaardvark

I was only planning to do 10k, the extra bits were just tacked on at the end!!

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pinkaardvarkGraduate10β€’ in reply toChrisAllen1

Ah I see. I have done that before, ie got home and realised I needed some more distance so went running round the culdesacs for a while 🀣

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ChrisAllen1Graduate10β€’ in reply topinkaardvark

The people must think I'm mad or a stalker as I run backwards and forwards past their front windows!!!

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Whoop de do...look at you GoπŸ˜„...

Brilliant Chris, great acheivement 😊xx

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ChrisAllen1Graduate10β€’ in reply toBluebirdrunner

Thank you Jan, felt good today, aching now!!!

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Pm3eakGraduate10

Great achievement Chris: every time I turn my back you smash another barrier. Well done.

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ChrisAllen1Graduate10β€’ in reply toPm3eak

Thanks so much.

Oh my days! When I was born I lived in hazelrigg, then went to seaton burn to live with me grandparents in office houses opposite what used to be the miners arms and then the drift inn.Me mam and me then got a house in ivy street seaton burn and there I stayed until I joined the army in 1980.

I’m happily married now for 34 years and hubby and I live out in the sticks on the border of Monmouth,between Hereford and Monmouth.

I did wonder when I saw the name Dinnington but it was the tropical bit that threw me slightly ha! ha! Geordie humour of course!

Eeee! It a small world pet.

Hubby and I got married in the sacred heart church north gosforth,1984!

Howay ! Champion!

Happy running petπŸ˜€πŸ˜€

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That's so interesting although I'm not a Geordie, I'm from Surrey originally!!! 😁

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Whoops ! Sorry about that long story! I naturally assumed that you are a Geordie! Ha! but I’m sure you are an honorary Geordie.

I have to admit once I had sent my long story I just had a niggle that perhaps you weren’t from Newcastle.

Anyhoo! Happy running Chris and keep postingπŸ˜€πŸ˜€

Did my army training at Guildford.

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I'm from Guildford!! I presume you went to the barracks at Stoughton?, I'm from just down the road in Park Barn 😁

The barracks were called The Queen Elizabeth barracks. I can’t remember if that was at Stoughton. However as there was only one WRAC camp in Guildford I assume it’s the same place.

We used to drink in the horse and groom and the seven stars. They might have gone now though!πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

The WRAC disbanded I think in the 90s sad!

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They were Stoughton and i know both those pubs πŸ‘

Many great nights were had in those pubs. But now I’m semi retired,hubby is retired and I will retire from the NHS operating theatres anaesthetics next year and our drinking days are over ha! πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

Nice to revive some great memories and great chatting with you Chris.

Happy running!

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Make sure you keep me posted with your progress πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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Will do !πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

Forgot to say great time for your 12k. Hope I get to 10k again in a reasonable time too!πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

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