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Don’t recognise myself - shorts in Feb!

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After 2 days of waxing woodwork, I decided to go for a run. Warm (for Feb), sunny day, but 4pm by the time I went. For some weird reason, I didn’t like the thought of wearing leggings, so I put my shorts on 😳. Unheard of behaviour for me in Feb, and rather unusual even in summer. But this running lark seems to have improved my circulation. Wish I’d started years ago.

I feel far to over fed to expect running to be easy, so started C25K again, but with a difference. I did run 1 on the outbound, and run 2 on the inbound. Still didn’t manage to keep my heart rate below my mathematically worked out max, but had a super enjoyable run. Walk. Run. And the towpath was, on the whole, dry.

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RunaroundSueGraduate10

It was warm today, we worked in the garden until lunchtime then had a nice walk. Not in shorts though.

I do normally wear shorts in February, but in Lanzarote

😀

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply toRunaroundSue

Of course. Hope you’ll be doing that again soon Sue.

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RunningroniGraduate10

Never mind waxing woodwork. I would have been waxing the hobbit legs before donning shorts. Good running Baddie.

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply toRunningroni

Ha ha, that’s what I was thinking - my legs can’t see the light of day yet!

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply toRunningroni

I find I’m finally too old to care 😁. Blindingly white they were. Even whiter than my teeth 😬

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FionamagsGraduate10

Sounds like you're off - shorts and all! Glad you enjoyed it.

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lexi6Graduate10

That sounded like a lovely run, good for you Baddie 😎

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Dexy5Graduate10

Brilliant to get out in the sunshine Baddie. Good luck with your phased return. You know you can do it and you’ve got all of us rooting for you. I can imagine your tow paths are fairly busy in this weather too.

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Beachcomber66Graduate10

I have abandoned leggings on a couple of occasions recently; makes it feel like Spring...once the run starts anyway. Well done BTP 👏👏👏

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CantstopmenowGraduate10

Brilliant. It was a reat day for a run - long may it last 👏👏👍🤞

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nowsterGraduate10

Leggings? I've been in shorts for the last 10 days.

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over61andstilltryingGraduate10

Super enjoyable run, sounds great to me. Well done to you. 😊👏🌸

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JonathanPGraduate10

Even warmer today and tomorrow Baddie - make the most of it!👍

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Not here it wasn’t! I had 2 jumpers on and 2 coats on. Admittedly I wasn’t running today, but it was COLD and the sun didn’t make it through the mist once 🥶☁️☁️☁️

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KatnapGraduate10

Tricky temperature! Warm for running but a bit too cold for a long warm down walk!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

Missed this... sorry...but shorts!! You are brave.. I am repeating Couch again after a blip in October.. but am plodding through it week by Week. Run1 Week 4 this morning:)

You sound to be having fun...hope it is all going well!

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply toOldfloss

It was short lived (pun intended). Temps have dropped and sun has gone in, so back to many layers, and more walking than running done this week. Keep up your come back 👍Great to hear you’re out there doing it.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10 in reply toBaddieThePirate

Xx it was a good run..thermal hat though! Cold ears 😉🏃‍♀️ Thanks you xx

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