A beautiful run...a lovely day!🙂🏃🏽‍♀️

[Sandraj39]

Out for a 10k yesterday after work. It was such a lovely early evening out on my trails - and I had one of those lovely, easy runs where you find your 'happy place' and lose yourself in the music (Hamilton the musical, thank you!) and the beauty of the countryside. Slightly ruined by a fly landing in my eye at about 2k😡 (must remember my sunglasses next time) but I guess that's summer running for you, especially when off road along tracks still muddy from earlier in the week. Still getting a little tightness in my IT band after runs which is affecting my left knee but hoping this will settle again as I am now being very disciplined with my clams, bridges and a variety of stretches!

Happy running this weekend to you all! 😀🏃🏻🏃🏽‍♀️

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Sounds like a dreamy run Sandra. Well done for keeping up with the exercises. It will pay off in the end,I’m sure. 🏃‍♀️🎶🎶👏🏻

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Ahhhh......a happy place run 😊.... how glorious! Good job on doing your clamshells, bridges, stretches! I have not been good at doing those despite knowing I must. Oops 🤭. I must get on those....

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Definately think they're helping...🤞

[Joy57 Graduate10]

Ooh... I got a fly in my eye while running on Thursday, not nice is it? I didn't stop but spent a while rubbing the eye. Luckily it wasn't my contact lens eye, which is the other one 😄

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Joy57]

Eek! I wear contact lenses too which is why I often take my sunglasses at this time of year.

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Sounds lovely Sandra. My IT affects my left leg too. Mine starts to complain on long runs which I think might be because I’m getting tired and I don’t lift my leg up enough. I’ve been experimenting!

Also I haven’t been regular with the foam roller which makes a big difference for me.

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess]

My left leg is weaker too IP - I often notice it towards the end of a run and like you, have to almost focus on making it work as hard as the right!!🙂

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Ooo lovely Sandra! It sounds so casual - just popping out for a 10k after work! Aren’t we amazing being able to do that! 🏃‍♀️👍👏😀

That’s one of the very reasons I wear sunglasses - to keep critters out of my eyes. It used to happen to me out riding a lot, and I was forever fishing them out (yuk!)

Take care of that IT band! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

..that's why I usually take my sunglasses too! Plus I wear contact lenses which complicates getting the little blighters out! 😮

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

Oh crikey, that would definitely complicate matters ...... 😳😳

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Yep, it was still there at the end of the run I'm afraid...at least I didn't have to stop to take my lens out though...!