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Thatโ€™s a third of the way through our 10k plan,

Look ๐Ÿ‘€ king back we are stronger we feel better on the longer runs and apart from yesterday we have increased our speed each run by a few seconds

Yesterday was a pig, started the day with a 3 hour staff meeting then home ๐Ÿก off for our 4.83 run ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ which was very slow and nothing to shout out about, then laundry ironing and back at work at 4.30pm covering a shift for someone on holiday, Iโ€™m not jealous at all, works got to be more fun than 10 days in Turkey ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ˜‚

Finished and had a clear desk at midnight and up again before 6am so a bit shattered

Finally arrived home at 3.40pm and yay ๐Ÿ˜€ itโ€™s a weekend off

but before we can slob on the sofa in our pjโ€™s oh my goodness todayโ€™s run is hill repeats

Poor Willow thought we were on a rest day ๐Ÿ˜‚

These were better than the last hill repeats and although hard we ran faster

We have a beautiful wood to warm up walk through the trees are huge then out into the open, up and down 6 times then for our cool down walk we went to the top, walked back down through the trees again,

I just couldnโ€™t help myself, honest, I started to jog slowly swerving nettles and jumping the tree roots, I hear a thunder of someone running fast and Willow of the donโ€™t run downhill because your knee is still tender raced past me I sped up and we had a wonderful time

I did yell out that one day we would come a cropper running down through the wood but we really couldnโ€™t help ourselves ๐Ÿ˜

Rest day tomorrow and have a fantastic weekend everyone, the sun is coming back

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Oldgirlruns profile image
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What a wonderful way to finish off what would otherwise have been a meh day! Have a great weekend!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to Oldgirlruns

Thank you, yes it really makes us feel different

59er profile image
59erGraduate10

Wonderful!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to 59er

It was

That's how you finish the week๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

You two are a couple of absolute crackers. Celebrate tonight as you're a third of the way there ๐Ÿท๐Ÿท๐Ÿท

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to

We have chocolate ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜

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What a great run you had today, but be careful when running through woods with tree roots on part of your running route, you could get a nasty fall, not a thing anyone would want.

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to AlMorr

I know, I keep saying that, but itโ€™s such fun

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FionamagsGraduate10

You sound like a pair of kids running with gay abandon. Great!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to Fionamags

I know, we just canโ€™t help ourselves, a couple of years ago when we walked up that hill we had to stop and test half way up, and I used to creep down through the woods carefully trying not to fall over lol ๐Ÿ˜‚

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FionamagsGraduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun

Changed days!

Roxdog profile image
RoxdogGraduate10

That sounds like loads of fun! Doing all that on top of work is real commitment!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to Roxdog

Itโ€™s what keeps me sane

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Buddy34Graduate10

A long couple of days , running up and down the woods . Now some chocolate and your weekend off . Sounds a great way to end a Friday . Good luck with the rest of your plan ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿซ

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to Buddy34

Thanks, we ran up faster than last time, looks like we get hill repeats once a week now, it would be easier if we did them on a non work day but it is what it is and we are enjoying the plan

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OldSpeckledHen

Ahhh brilliant! Am beginning to think Friday evening runs are awesome ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ Run off all the stress of the week!

Glad youโ€™re back on form ๐Ÿ™‚xx

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to OldSpeckledHen

Thank you and you are right, itโ€™s my weekend off and Iโ€™m nice and relaxed

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Fabulous450Graduate10

Fantastic WillowandSola!! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ!

5 weeks, stronger and faster. Happily running in the woods. Sounds perfect. I was thinking about going to the woods myself tomorrow...well now youโ€™ve both just confirmed it for me. It sounds far too good not to! ๐Ÿ˜‰ Iโ€™ve got a 2.5miles run tomorrow with 10 minutes warm up and 10 cool down. So itโ€™s a long run for me.

Of course you might prefer to be in Turkey โ˜บ๏ธ, but the woods sound amazing to me!! Well done to you both! ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to Fabulous450

Those woods hold so many memories of walking through them with various dogs over the last thirty plus years, to run down laughing and feeling young again is true magic

Enjoy your run tomorrow Fabulous

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun

Ah it sounds magic!! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿค—

Thank you!! โค๏ธ

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TillybeachGraduate10

Ahh love your posts. So nice that you can enjoy your runs together!

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to Tillybeach

It is thanks

Hareshaw-Granny profile image
Hareshaw-GrannyGraduate10

What a fab post and your sheer enjoyment shines through all the way.๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ‘

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to Hareshaw-Granny

Thanks, we are lucky

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