Everything about this run seemed like hard work - the weather, the route (field is under water, common too far for the time, bored with pavement runs), and a crop of niggles & incipient sniffles to boot. Generally ugh all round.
BUT - I may have found a new coach. The lovely fellow above appeared recently along a little woodland cut through from one neighbourhood to the next. And as I passed, I distinctly heard him say “Go home now and put in the time on strength & flex.” So I did. And it was a great idea. No drizzle & wind. No more calf & foot niggles. Sniffles disappeared. Everything better aligned. All good. I even invoked my inner JaoJao and did a good set of Dead Bugs. 😄👍🎉
Have good runs, folks, or do your S&F with a will. Whatever works! 😊😊🐢
A hard Easy run
5.5k hard work 
