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Back in the groove, touch wood.

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After not running for a week due to a nonspecific illness (the lurgy?), I made it back to my running course on Thursday. I went out for 20 minutes of fairly gentle run/walk the day before, just to wake up my muscles. Urgh, hill training! 😨 Ok it wasn't Kilimanjaro, but it was challenging enough for me, thanks! But, it must have done me good, because I got a pb at Parkrun! Yay! Btw I've never seen spiky acorns before but I parked by this tree, and took a photo of them before I drove off home, to show you lot. Aren't they cool!

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Nice photo, glad that you enjoyed your run today and got a PB at parkrun. 😊

I ran my 7th parkrun today at Dunfermline, however, no official results from a email and the parkruns result page is blank, however, I think my UNOFFICIAL time was around 32.40 ish because the runner just in front of me told me that her result on her Smartphone was 32.39

There must be a problem with the computer for the Dunfermline Parkrun.

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grumpyoldgirlβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

My official time was 32.45, so we were pretty close today!

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10β€’ in reply togrumpyoldgirl

My OFFICIAL result was 32.31, the EXACT same time as that runner whose Smartphone told her UNOFFICIAL time was 32.39, I always go by the parkrun time, that is why I don't bring the phone with me to a parkrun, congratulations on your sub 35 minute 5K time of 32.45, yes indeed our times are almost similar. πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘πŸƒπŸΎ

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Good run grumps. Been doing a bit of hill plodding myself. Must be the time of year! I am not a gardener, but are those sweet chestnuts? πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

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grumpyoldgirlβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Definitely acorns, aren't they strange!

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Beachcomber66Graduate10β€’ in reply togrumpyoldgirl

GM acorns 😊

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grumpyoldgirlβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

πŸ˜‚

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MummycavAdministratorGraduate10

Whoah...I wondered what they were...thought you were growing your own strange fruit!!! Well done on getting back to it...and such a success??!!! Get you?!! fabulous start to the weekend, strange fruit and all!!

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grumpyoldgirlβ€’ in reply toMummycav

Thank you MC, I nearly didn't even get out of bed! Glad I did 😊

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JaoJaoGraduate10

Well done on your PB! Sometimes a rest does you good, a bit of restore, rejuvenate and reset and you come back on fire! Xx

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grumpyoldgirlβ€’ in reply toJaoJao

I'm not counting any chickens but it felt good today 😊

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Congratulations on your PB, those hills are obviously doing some good πŸ™‚

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grumpyoldgirlβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

I don't enjoy it at the time but I'm starting to feel the difference!

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Well done on your PB today!. I think the acorns may have been affected by the Acorn gall wasp, but they certainly look very attractive now>

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grumpyoldgirlβ€’ in reply to51mc

Ah, thanks MC, that could be it. I've never seen it before, but every acorn I could see on the tree was the same. Fascinating!

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DebJogsOn

Great photo. Great time! 😊

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grumpyoldgirlβ€’ in reply toDebJogsOn

Thanks lovely. You're up very early!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Love those spikey acorns too GOG, great pic! 😍😍

It’s nice to hear you’re feeling better. Well done on your run! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘πŸ˜€

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grumpyoldgirlβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Thank you cheeky!

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JonathanPGraduate10

Congratulations on your PB - those hills must have paid off !πŸ‘

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grumpyoldgirlβ€’ in reply toJonathanP

Thanks J, feeling it today 😌

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