Today’s 9k went surprisingly OK. Decided to run from the gym, leaving workmen behind in the house ripping out our bathroom. (The gym has showers. Our house only has a kitchen sink and a toilet for the next 2 weeks! 😳) Despite it looking pretty overcast, having to run late morning proved hot and humid. Very glad I took my hydration vest with me with 500ml in the bladder - I drank it all!
Decided to try the canal towpath for my run, but also discovered a wide, well-tarmaced “greenway” route that must have been an old railway line. Will give that one a go for my short run / intervals, as the towpath was pretty narrow in places. (I was a bit worried I’d land in the canal while letting bikes pass!)
For some daft reason, finishing at the gym meant I then decided to do a gym workout in my sweaty running stuff. Got home much later and rather worn out! 😂😂
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Well done, It is easy sometimes to forget just how far it is! Lovely pics tii, must find a canal path to run down, it looks like just my kind of territory, flat! 😁💪🏃🏼♀️
Thanks Steve - I certainly needed the water for that length. ❤️ Once I’ve got to 10k I’m hoping to work on consistent pace more, as I currently get gradually slower the longer I run for. Lovely and flat, though - and I discovered I do at least run faster than canal boats under motor! 😂😂
I prefer snail like to speedy MD. Much more enjoyable. I'm going to France for a week so I'm planning to run/crawl my 9km on my knees.... Here's hoping you won't need to embrace your inner skunk during the next 2 weeks
Think I probably look more like a machine in need of winding up by the end of 9k, Lorijay! A guy stopped and waited holding his dog just before I finished. He laughed when I apologised that I couldn’t get past him any faster at this point! 😂🐌🐌
Thanks - I just hate not using the gym once I’ve driven there! As I’m going to be having showers there everyday, this could be a very active fortnight! 😂😊
You know, this is one reason I thought about swimming - we have frequent water outages and I have ended up showering at work one too many times, so I kept being near the swimming pool ... it was inevitable that I'd give it another go one day!
Your run and workout - I'm knackered reading about them! Pictures are lovely, what a nice place to run.
Thanks icklegui - yes, a lovely place to run. 🏃♀️❤️😊
My husband will be showering at work for the next 2 weeks - I’ll just be going to the gym a lot! I used to swim regularly, but found I just stank of chlorine all the time then. Better than smelling of sweat I guess, but the only pool I use it at the gym, so I may as well use their showers once I’m there...😂😊
Great run and great photos too. I love canal boats - I used to clean the returning holiday boats as a Saturday job many years ago - occasionally we got to paint them - happy days!
There great, aren’t they. I went past quite a few moored up. All beautifully painted. We’ve an interesting boat museum nearby in Ellesmere Port, which has some fascinating old canal boats. 😊❤️
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9K in the bag - woo hoo!
9k ✔️
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10k recovery run in the bag
