beating 👿 and finding new shades of red

[alisonx]

I'm still running - no IC as feared i'm fighting fit!

Managed 3x 5k runs this week so far - and this is definitely the time to be getting up early to beat the heat! I have to say, now i have beaten down the pesky 👿 gremlins getting up early is becoming routine and i really enjoy it.

Also there are very few people around to see my super 🥵 face! Forgot i could go that colour! I know i'm not alone here 😃

Need to invest in some running capris me thinks - i may even dare to get skorts 🙃- never been that brave before but change is good! Why not!

Happy running everyone - keep safe in the heat xxx

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Well done Alison! 3 x 5k runs is fantastic. Every run makes your legs a little stronger, and slaying gremlins along the way is magnificent! 👊

I’ll join you in the 🍅 face brigade! Especially in this humid weather! 🥵🥵

[alisonx Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

thanks cheeky. am missing my 10k runs - this month all the Thursdays have become social events 😊 but i will get at least 1 in this month i hope.

Huge congrats on your recent 10 mile achievement - that is truly amazing!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to alisonx]

Aww thanks so much. Let us know how you get on if you can sneak a 10k in soon! 😀🏃‍♀️👍

[grumpyoldgirl]

Yep definitely not alone 🍅🍅🍅 Capri's will make a big difference and shorts even more so, but it has to be extreme for me to resort to those 😂 Never tried a skort though 🤔 Don't know about you, but I'm totally not bothered by people seeing me in my running gear; when I started c25k I used to drive to a deserted football field, run around it, then dive back into the car to drive home. And it was only a couple of hundred metres down the road!

[alisonx Graduate10 in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

haha! yes i was bothered by people seeing me when i started - not any more. I'm happy to run in capri's (need more) but was considering the skort in the hope it may be more flattering - i never get my legs out but now i think why shouldn't I ? - who cares what people think, i am out running and i'm happy so judge away 😜

[RunningChocoholic Graduate10]

I wonder if 🍅 🥵 is a girl thing? On the rare occasions I run with my partner I always end up looking like I’ve been locked in a sauna for a day: he looks like he’s been for a gentle walk round the block. Here’s to Team 🍅! X

[Stephen_UK Graduate10]

Well done beating those gremlins.

[lexi6 Graduate10]

My face still goes a lovely red, even in the winter! You won’t regret getting capris Alison, they do help to cool you down and if you get a skort, full report please, I’m so tempted to get one myself. 😎

[alisonx Graduate10 in reply to lexi6]

Hi lexi - i am on the hunt for a skort so will report back if i get one for sure. I know they sell them on run mummy run but i don't fancy paying their prices for kit! seem a little excessive to me,especially if i wear it once and then hate it! Someone posted about decathlon so will check that out love a good sports kit shopping session!