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Slowly enjoying a festive recovery run with Michael Ball and Alfie Boe with bingo ticks βœ… after my first 10 mile run πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸŽ…πŸŽ„πŸŽΆπŸŽ΅

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I haven't posted for a few days but have still been running πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ˜ last Thursday morning the internet was down and I decided as unable to work that I'd go for my longer run of the week. I'd previously done a 12k after 3 weeks of 10k, and thought I'd get do around 8k and see how I felt about doing 12k 🀣 I put NRC 10 mile run with coach Bennett as I didn't want to run out of company and don't always press the right buttons to continue past the end of an NRC run... anyway, long story short, coach Bennett got me motivated and I started to think I might just do the 10 miles πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ˜, and guess what, I did πŸ€£πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ I ran a version of my usual route on roads and tracks to 8.5k, and then down into the local village and round residential streets, doing fartleks when instructed πŸ₯΅ and after 2hours, 9 minutes and 40 seconds it was in the bag! I was glad of a scheduled Skype pilates session the folliwing day and after 3 rest days I set off after dark for a 4k recovery run 😁 was going to take Michael BublΓ© for company but ditched him for Ball and Boe- made a pleasant change 🎡🎢 realised part way round that I hadn't connected headphones to bluetooth and was blaring Christmas music as I ran, but only passed three people and one wished me a merry Christmas, a greeting which I returned for a bingo tick βœ… I counted 100 decorated trees ( got to 95 and ran up a brightly decorated road to bag another 5!) and 17 herds of one or more grazing, illuminated (artificial) deer πŸŽ„πŸ¦Œ I'm waiting for tomorrow to run in my Christmas jumper and jingle bells πŸŽ…πŸ””πŸ”” hope everyone has the best Christmas possible, and looking forward to reading lots of Christmas running reports πŸŽ…πŸŽ„πŸ¦Œβœ…πŸ€—

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πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„100 x Xmas trees and 17 herds of deer 🦌🦌🦌. on a 4K recovery run: wow, that’s so impressive!

(Oh, well done on the 10 miler, too πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‚πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘and with fartleks thrown in!)

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LittleoyellowGraduate10β€’ in reply toGailXrunning

The Christmas tree counting is easy after dark (and a lot of fun) I reckon folks have gone to town with the Christmas decs this year πŸŽ…πŸŽ„πŸ˜ some houses have got a couple of trees in the garden plus one or more inside that are visible from the road. I counted everything, miniature trees, the lot πŸŽ„πŸ€£ and thank you for the encouragement with the running- it's my lockdown treat to my health! I've gone from the fitness level of a slug to 10 miles running in 8 months. I reckon that's one of the best gifts a body could ask for πŸ˜πŸ‘ and I've got Christmas Eve pilates "party" to look forward to tomorrow as well as my Christmas eve run πŸ˜πŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈπŸ§˜β€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘

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GailXrunningβ€’ in reply toLittleoyellow

Enjoy your β€˜Pilates party’... sounds great fun... Come to think, what is that? Planks with mince pies balanced on your back?!!🀣

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LittleoyellowGraduate10β€’ in reply toGailXrunning

Only joined this pilates studio in February so I've yet to find out but think it's probably more a bit of a festive lesson- come to think of it I should find out 😬 don't want to be under-dressed πŸ€£πŸŽ…πŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈ

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An excellent Christmas bingo run littleoyellow. I bet everyone enjoyed listening to your Christmas music as you passed by. I might do that on my Christmas Day run. 🀢🏻

Congratulations on your 10 miles too.

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LittleoyellowGraduate10β€’ in reply toDexy5

I know it would probably normally be considered inconsiderate to blare out music (it was LOUD as my hearing isn't that sharp) but in retrospect I think it was really nice and Chrstmassy πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸŽΆ Alfie Boe's vocal on O Holy Night earned me the merry Christmas greeting! Go for it on Christmas Day! Have a great run! Ho ho ho hugs πŸ€—

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Lovely run report from you and HUGE congratulations from me on your 10 mile run. Amazing! And you did the Fartleks, too (I didn’t 🀣).

A successful run on all levels! Merry Christmas πŸŽ„πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ›·πŸŽ…πŸŽ

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LittleoyellowGraduate10β€’ in reply toJools2020

Thank you Jools 😊 and merry Christmas to you too. 2021 is going to be A better year πŸ€—

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Jools2020Graduate10β€’ in reply toLittleoyellow

Oh I have to believe that! πŸ’•

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