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Freezing Frosty Friday 🥶❄️

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My last post "Muddy, murky Monday morning" was a very squelchy run, but a peek out of the window this morning indicated a very different story for today. Frost covered the garden and the driveway looked very slippery. My area of the South Downs has escaped any snowfall and has only become really cold over the past couple of days.

I skipped my run yesterday, as my bottom was still complaining after the squats my pilates instructor inflicted on us during our online class on Wednesday (and he said it was an easy session for the first one back 🤣). Instead I had two sessions of Adriene's Breath yoga to do, one as a catch up, so that gave some relief to my suffering glutes 😉.

I tend to procrastinate on cold mornings, trying to get my layers of clothing right. I decided against adding another layer but added an extra buff, wearing a fleecy one as a headband and another around my neck. I have fleecy lined leggings and they were perfect. One long sleeved thermal, my running jacket and all important gloves finished off the layers and I was ready for the off.

Today the ground was crunchy and frozen underfoot, the air very crisp and cold. I have to admit to shortening my warm up walk as it was having the opposite effect - I was getting so cold and I needed to run to warm up. I run mainly on woodland and heathland trails which link the local commons on the outskirts of our rural market town and nearby villages and hamlets. This means I can largely avoid roads and icy pavements. I had to double back and change my route this morning when I found a fallen tree blocking my path. I ducked underneath to run on, only to find a warning sign blocking my way further ahead with the path closed for tree-felling. 🤔 Surely the sign should have been before the tree?

My about turn meant I had to run on pavements for a short way after all before I could access the Common at a different point. The muddy trails of Monday had developed a crisp layer of frost which crunched satisfyingly underfoot. The ponds were frozen hard, the fan-like patterns of the ice, shiny and glossy black in the sunshine. I took tentative steps across the little wooden bridge, the fine layer of frost on the wooden planks indicating the need to be cautious so as not to slip into the ice on either side.

I hardly met a soul, just two fellow runners on my homeward stretch. Mr D-d also ran this morning, completing a brave 7k whilst I ran my slow and steady 4k. Having successfully negotiated our respective icy routes, we both arrived home in one piece.

After our daily dog walk is done I think today is a day for staying snug and warm indoors. Adriene's daily Yoga Breath has just dropped into my inbox, so I shall do that this afternoon and settle down in front of the fire to take advantage of my last work and volunteering free day before everything resumes next week.

Happy running everyone. Keep safe 😌

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Buddy34Graduate10

Looks a beautiful place to run Delly-dot. The ice underfoot can be upon you before you know it so its good to be cautious.Enjoy your dog walk 👏👏🐕🐕

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dijepGraduate10

What a lovely long post, with very wintery photos Do you think I pretend I've been running by reading everyone's post?It keeps trying to snow in a very half hearted way, so it's really cold and wet. I need to pick up some tablets from the vets so my plan is to run...... Or will I?

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I love that you accomplish little jobs on your runs dijep, whether it's a trip to the post office and now the vet! What a productive use of your run time.

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dijepGraduate10 in reply to

Well at least telling you I was going helped get me out the door

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😊

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Allbarron60minGraduate

Well I thought.my run was eventful. Not sure if I prefer freezing or getting wet. Your description of layers made me very warm. Thankfully it was fairly mild here. Enjoy your restorative yoga and warm fire D-d🔥sounds perfect

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10

An eventful run for you D-d with some gorgeous photos!

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FionamagsGraduate10

Wow - lovely photos as always DD and I see you are sporting a 'Frosty' badge as well. 🥶 Its bitterly cold out there - I was similarly attired except I have a fleecy headband to cover my ears and I put a short-sleeved cyling top over my base layer under the running jacket so that I can stash my glasses in the back pocket. Aren't we marvellous for venturing out though?? 😇💪⛷

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Anyone heading out in this weather deserves the frosty badge ❄️🎖️🤩. I have just sent you a link to gloves on your post xx

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FionamagsGraduate10

Thanks- saw it but having trouble replying. Don't know if its my phone or the site but it keeps freezing on me. Oh wait......😉

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

How strange about the tree felling sign, I guess if you’d gone the other way round you would have seen the sign before the tree It all sounds lovely even when it’s so cold, I bought a couple of thin long sleeved jumpers in Sainsburys the other day which have made my life at work less cold under my scrubs, I might try one tomorrow under my hoodie for a run as it’s colder than we’ve run before

I wonder if I can entice Willow onto the downs? 😀

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CantsoimgonnaGraduate10

Wow! That's a brave, chilly run. Well done.

Hi Delly, Just catching up with all the snowy posts, lovely description of your run and your last day of ‘rest’. Take care out there 🥶🤗

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