A run, with a paddle should've taken a 🚣‍♂️

Phew, was it a nice change to see blue skies above our corner of Wales today. The rain ohhhhh it's been relentless. A shortish night last night meant bed time at a super 2am 👍 so I set a quiet alarm if I woke, happy days I'll run...

I woke 👍.

Breakfasted Running gear on new chrimble injinjii toe socks 🤗, more cushioned than my other pair..... It's a chilly fresh December morning, just the two in one leggings, a base layer ski tee-shirt and a running shirt, definitely, gloves hat and the buff (doubles as a face covering passing walkers 🤓👍). Tweaked the garmin settings after my last huge heart rate run so let's see....

Hmmmm that 1st klm always gets me is it leg excitement grrrr 5.39 slowwww down Ian, sent the memo and it seemed to work a slower 5.56 2nd klm but a faster 3rd 🤯 klm 4 the legs got the message at last and eased off. The roads are Christmas quiet, entwined with lockdown, it just meeeeee and the sound of my trainers rumbling along. The route dodged the aqueduct and leads to a nice towpath section I like. Mushy definitely mushy, with walkers and rapid mountain bikers, great respect with everyone today, people are getting wise at last 🙏. It's a shorter towpath run as the lane I want arrives after the 3rd bridge dropping down past the mill house, odd dog walkers it's really quite pleasant this running thing 👍..... Puddles now ok remember the children's s book... We're going on a bear hunt? Ok not a puddle more a lake, infact a trainer covering lake, can't go over can't go around, gotta go through, hmmmm a very squishy run dispersing the water, thankfully the old adrenalines are great like that, and the rest is dry run soggy socks perhaps, over a really wild River Dee, a canoeist dream I'm guessing and home for a really hot cuppa after those stretches and shower.

Happy Running you lot out there, try to get those runs in for Linda's 2020 challenge we're nearly there,

[GailXrunning]

Sounds really great. Photos look fab. And sounds totally sodden underfoot. 😆🧦🧦🌊

[Hidden in reply to GailXrunning]

It was a lovely if soggy footed run GailXrunning 🤗

[roseabi]

Squelch! Well done!! xxx

[Hidden in reply to roseabi]

Thanks roseabix it's normally a perfectly dry lane...not so today 🙃

[Indielass00]

Beautiful scenery you have there Imc50! 😀 I do like it when people share photos of where they run.

[Hidden in reply to Indielass00]

Thank you Indielass00, it's enjoyable for people to see where you run, it's brings the description together for them to almost kinda-sorta run with you. The scenery we take for granted really does become so much more involving when your out amongst it 🤗

[Indielass00 in reply to Hidden]

So true. I need to take some pics on my runs at some point. Live by the sea and have beautiful countryside. Feel very blessed with my surroundings.You can’t beat nature and it’s free! 😀

[Hidden in reply to Indielass00]

Oh definitely and ditto Indielass00, we'd love the seaside 👍📸

[CBDB Graduate10]

Looking gorgeous, socks and surroundings! 😂😂 Sounds like a fabulous, squelchy, cold holiday run! Going on a run hunt! 🧸🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️

[Hidden in reply to CBDB]

Ohhhhh she likes my socks 🥳 btw Carola they're so comfy ✅... Thankfully no bears about today just the odd lake 🚣

[nowster Graduate10]

I usually have soggy toes when I get home. My shoes are not in the slightest bit waterproof. I rely on the nature of the socks to keep my toes warm when wet.

[Hidden in reply to nowster]

I wouldn't buy waterproof shoes as regardless of what manufacturers state, that waters gonna find a way in!

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Too true! There speaks the voice of (bitter) experience.

[Hidden in reply to nowster]

Dare I say they saw you coming 🤦

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Dressed in high visibility fluorescent yellow and going "squelch, squelch"? 🤣

[Hidden in reply to nowster]

Note to self nowster never ever never buy waterproof 🤭. I've done the reviews and well regarding Running shoes I just wouldn't

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

The problem with waterproof is it works both ways. If it's good at keeping the wet out, it's good at keeping the sweat in, too. Your feet are going to get soggy whatever you do.

[Hidden in reply to nowster]

Hence the need for decent quality wicking socks 👍

[Hidden]

Looks beautiful (except the soggy-feet-inducing lake!)

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Oh twas worth a little water 👍🤭 and the trainers ooooooooh looking like brand new as the icy puddle was very clean 🤓

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Great run Imc50. Its not a boat I need its a pair of ice skates. We had some overnight snow , which then thawed a little then the temperature went down to 1 degree. I hope you don't get much more rain down there. I love the photos, it looks a beautiful day 😊👍

[Hidden in reply to Buddy34]

Ohhhh Buddy34 you mentioned the R word it hasn't stopped since my nightshift started, it's a mixture of sleety, wet rain and very deep ( over the tops of hedges) puddles 😬.

But my morning outing was scrummy 👍

So can you ice-skate 🤣

[Buddy34 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Haven't had a pair of skates on since I was 16. I wonder of its like riding a bike. You know, you never forget🤣🤣

[Hidden]

Ahhhh so it's 5 yrs since you've skated 🤓 you never forget ✅. We had a rink by us growing up, I never owned my own skates we just hired the said footwear, I could get around, gingerly but ok wobbling inclusive 🤭

[9weeks2Run Graduate10]

Oh wow what beautiful scenery, sounds like a lovely run apart from the soggy socks!!

[Hidden in reply to 9weeks2Run]

Thank you Rebecca, but on the flip side of the Welshness of my runs, you have that immense cosmopolitan playground, and super parks, poles apart but so inviting for runs !👍

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Haha, now I have the song stuck in my head. Thanks a lot 😆

[Hidden in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Here to help Sask 🥳 🎵🎶🎼

[Peter44 Graduate10]

Sounds an interesting and soggy run! I cant seem to add photos at the moment, tap on the bit, but nothing happens, any ideas! 🤔Ummm, wet socks, and shoes, was thinking of getting a second pair, while the others are drying out!

[Hidden in reply to Peter44]

It was soggy but still it was good to get it in 👍. Ok pictures I'm using an Android phone, at the bottom of the message page you'll see "add photo" click the box, then select files, you should then be able to view your photos on your device, select picture it should attach, it may need a 2nd attempt but hopefully it'll attach ok🤞 give it a go

[Peter44 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

I do that, sometimes works, but mostly not recently, i have a samsung phone. 🤔