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And I laughed and laughed, not because he looked funny but because we got out the car and it was blowing a hooley on the seafront. I’m mean. But he reckoned the park would be too busy so we drove to the end of town where the prom is wide, ran back towards the pier then back again.

First k wind in our faces a glance at my watch said we were going too fast slowed down, dodged lots of families and round a couple of camper van type selling coffee burgers and ice creams, nearly fell over a kid on a scooter and ran on, first 1k 9.33 ran on, jeffed a bit sprinted round people stopped to take a pic of the pier, although why i thought anyone would want to see a gloomy sky with a pier in it I don’t know, turned, where’s Willow? he must have turned before me he started his garmin a bit before mine, saw him in the distance so ran faster, runner passed me so kept up with him for a while second k 9.03 jeffed a bit more and caught Willow up he stopped when we saw the car, I carried on to get third k in 9.06 walked back to the car and home for tea.

We are faster on the seafront, got fastest mile on Garmin, PR times 4 on strava, it was a lot more windy than here about a mile inland, went back down to garmin fitness age of 49 😀 and agreed to keep our runs mostly short because that doesn’t wear us out and once a week a longer run/walk over the downs

We saw a group of runners in yellow shirts, probably the local running club about 6 together and a couple further ahead, we saw they have repainted the turn point for parkrun on the prom so there’s hope yet

Happy easter 🐣 enjoy your weekend

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Instructor57 profile image
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Sounds like a great run in the wind 😂And lots of obstacles to deal with !

Shorter runs can be fun with the occasional longer one thrown in 😁👍

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toInstructor57

That’s what we are thinking

It sounds like your run this morning was a good one for blowing the cobwebs away. Willow’s brave to wear shorts in this weather! I walked a 5k with the dog this morning and needed my woolly hat, so it’s cold on this side of the Downs too. Good news about repainting the Parkrun markers 👍🏼🏃🏼‍♀️😊. I’m still to run my first official Parkrun. Better get myself back to that 5k then - that’s a good incentive to have. Happy Easter 🐣 xx

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to

He warmed up and it’s cooler but the wind blowing in our faces along the seafront was a bit of a surprise, We haven’t run an official Parkrun and I don’t think Willow will but i might be tempted

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Well done you two! Especially Willow in shorts!The wind can be so bitingly cold at times...🥶

Well done on PBs 👍🥇

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toLottieMW

It was a good run thanks and made me realise that we need these short and sweet ones just for fun, I thought he was a bit ambitious with the shorts but that wind was something else

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LottieMWAmbassador in reply toSueAppleRun

I found on the Distance Plan that I really didn’t enjoy the 4K (so called) short runs. As a slow runner, they weren’t really short! I’m happy now to revert to 3K, or 30 minutes...which ever slots in best on the day’s route 👍

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toLottieMW

Yes that’s how i felt, 3k is a nice little run that makes you feel like you’ve done something 4k is getting close to 5 and tempting to keep going

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LottieMWAmbassador in reply toSueAppleRun

True 👍

dijep profile image
dijepGraduate10

Oh shorts sounds brave 😊 I like short runs for a change, congratulations on your PBs.I appreciate any photos of the coast at the moment 👍

Enjoy your Easter, I hope you've got some time off.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply todijep

A hole week but it’s going fast

Brrrr sounds chilly, it’s so cold here on the East coast, sounds fun though, a lovely Easter run for you and Willie, and those shorts made me smile 😊🐣

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to

They made me smile in my leggings and long sleeves

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CouchphoenixGraduate10

Well done Willow for exposing those legs to the bracing sea winds, you’re a braver man than me, I’m still in my running tights until the sun decides to make an appearance. 👍 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toCouchphoenix

Ha ha ha he got a pair of real running shorts for his birthday last week and has worn them on every run since which was fine in the sun and no wind runs but the seafront was a bit of a surprise

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CBDBGraduate10

Lovely! Reading your post, I could Sense the cold-ish sea breeze! ⛅️🥶🌊💨 Have a wonderful Easter 🐣!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toCBDB

You too, it was a great run considering g it followed a huge roast and birthday cake, a late film and a 2.30 bedtime we felt very decadent lol

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

👍🏽🤤mmmmhhhh nice!

Jools2020 profile image
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I think I’d like to come on a run with you both for the entertainment value, even though a lot of the entertainment is actually going on in your head 😂

Lovely blow-the-cobwebs-away breezy run for you both. It’s cold here today now, I’m sure it was warmer when I was drinking my cuppa first thing this morning!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toJools2020

Oh no it’s laugh out loud entertainment you know, my grandson was horrified when we took him on a zombies run and i yelled “yay we’ve got a baseball bat” he said i would scare people I said they’d just think i was a loon and he agreed, trouble is that it’s music in your ears conversation is a bit loud at times, but I was so lucky to have found Willow i’ve never had so much fun than since we got together just over 8 years ago

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Good for you both, you make each other happy!

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Doris8Graduate10

Great run both of you and Willow brave in shorts. Does the sea come right up to the shingle on to the road. Maybe it’s deceiving with the water in front of the shingles 🤔

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toDoris8

It does on a winter stormy night but mostly only half way so there’s still beach at high tide, high tide means a couple of steps in and you are at swimming depth as it’s steep

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MummycavAdministratorGraduate10

Well done SueAppleRun in those conditions...short runs work wonders and leave you feeling accomplished...Happy Easter to you too x

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toMummycav

Happy Easter Mummycav x

AlMorr profile image
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A very happy Easter to both of you, glad you enjoyed your run in the wind today, I always cycle in shorts but only run in shorts if the temperature is above 10C/50F.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toAlMorr

The temp was about 8c this morning, it was the wind that surprised us, it was blowing over the downs from the north, Happy Easter Al, and thanks for all the support and comments this last year

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Buddy34Graduate10

Well done both of you and especially Willow for wearing his shorts, its good to get some air at our legs but maybe you got a bit more than you wanted with added in obstacle course. 👏👏👏I love your photo 😊

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toBuddy34

Thanks Buddy, it’s got colder he will wear joggers for our whatever we do tomorrow Happy Easter

Tasha99 profile image
Tasha99Graduate10

Well done on your run. I also ran along the sea front today, along the cliff tops. Was rather chilly 🥶 🤣

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toTasha99

It’s great to get out

Tasha99 profile image
Tasha99Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

It really is! Well done on your run 😊

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toTasha99

And well done on yours too, it would be easy to stay inside now it’s colder again, where are your cliff tops?

Tasha99 profile image
Tasha99Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

We ran from Saltburn to skinningrove. North east coast. Stunning. But cold 🤣

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toTasha99

Colder than here then, I once went to Middlesbrough in October and was taken to a beach, tide was out so I stripped down to my undies and ran into the sea, I hadn’t realised it could be that cold lol 😂

Tasha99 profile image
Tasha99Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Ha ha! I am from Middlesbrough actually so you may well have been taken to Saltburn. Yes, your legs go numb even in the summer 🤣

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toTasha99

They were numb in October for sure, and to save face I had to have a little swim, never again lol

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Tasha99Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

🤣

nowster profile image
nowsterGraduate10

I didn't wear only shorts on my run this morning, though I probably could have, with enough coverage on my top half. The "feels like" on the weather forecast was too pessimistic.

By late afternoon it was warm enough in the sun for me to be out walking in shorts and polo shirt.

My preferred running temperature (tee shirt and shorts) is around 12°C, and hopefully not much in the way of a breeze.

Well done to Willow for getting out in the chilly breeze and showing a leg.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply tonowster

He said his leg’s were fine after the first gist of wind on getting out of the car, but it was a lot cooler than lately

Tasha99 profile image
Tasha99Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Shorts all the way! I’m with Willow!

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy5Graduate10

Yes seafront running can certainly be windy WillowandSola. I guess the harder work makes up for the fact that it’s flat all the way. 😜

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toDexy5

Flat was really good after all the hills lately

Oldgirlruns profile image
OldgirlrunsGraduate10

Great run for you Sola but shorts, Willow? Really! I know what you mean about running on the prom - ours gets pretty busy too but taking avoiding action all the time certainly keeps us on our toes doesn’t it!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toOldgirlruns

Love running along the seafront but it was windier than we expected, he loves his new shorts and there were several other runners in shorts

HeavyFoot profile image
HeavyFootGraduate10

Lovely write up. I can almost smell those burgers in the cold wind with all those people grimly enjoying themselves. More cold weather to come ❄️❄️

Week7 profile image
Week7Graduate10

Sounds like a happy fun run. Bright , breezy and highly. Your posts make me smile as I at in bed with a morning coffee about running instead of doing it!

Week7 profile image
Week7Graduate10

Ok so I hit the reply button by mistake and sent a very muddled message _should have said: Bright, breezy and giggly. Your post makes me smile as I sit in bed with a morning coffee reading about running instead of doing it!

Happy running and enjoy the rest of your break.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toWeek7

Thank you on all counts, we treat running lightheartedly we treat music with all seriousness the rest of life we just muddle along 😀Happy Easter

Week7 profile image
Week7Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Can't think of a better way to approach life!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toWeek7

By the way if your phone predicts words too much and the message doesn’t make sense you can tap the more button and there is an option to edit

My phone is an embarrassing thing and answers for me a lot of the time

CaptFrey profile image
CaptFrey60minGraduate

Sounds a braw run 😊 pesky people though getting in the way.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toCaptFrey

People are all over the place, it’s good to see so many out to be honest but before covid on a chilly day we would have pretty much had the prom to ourselves it would have been shops cafes and bars that were full, oh and hairdressers of course

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Your post made me smile so much . ‘Blowing a Hooley’ is pretty much our weather most days. A calm day is what gets remarked on 😂🤷🏼‍♀️Comes with the lovely territory though 😉👌

I always find turning direction straight into a wind makes me laugh , I know it’s there but always a shock going into it 😂💨🌊🌪

Happy Easter and happy running to the pair of you ☀️🐣

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toRacingintheStreet

Thank you happy everything to you too 😀

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FionamagsGraduate10

I do love a short run - sometimes I've even done just 20 minutes because I'm really busy. Those are the most virtuous runs 😇😆. Loved the image of the two of you weaving in and out the coffee and ice cream vans. Willow's legs must have been bright blue as well! I'm always amazed at the runners in shorts up here - I've seen them in the dead of winter too. I'm usually well covered up until I reach the par-boiled stage!

Enjoy the rest of your time off!!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toFionamags

Me too on the par-boiled stage, although I get hot running so often tie my jacket round my waist. Actually his legs looked ok after and he said they were ok after the initial shock lol 😂

Dups profile image
DupsGraduate10

You were definitely brave in shorts, I had long tights on and a thermal long sleeve top on yesterday 😂

Great when your fitness age comes down 👍

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toDups

I love checking fitness age

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Raisemeup60minGraduate

Sounds like an all round good run. Refreshing, fun, and fast! You've given me an idea to do shorter runs, I'm always on 5/6/7 k, or walking. I have been intending to go faster over shorter distance and see where that leads. Do you feel more achey or less compared to longer runs ? Happy running and best wishes ☺️

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toRaisemeup

Hi and thanks, well we were definitely less achy yesterday after our short flat run than today when 5k took nearly an hour over the hills Half an hour is a nice wake me up run and I’m never going to be speedy but do push myself for parts of it and the faster bits are getting faster

VPOLLIE67 profile image
VPOLLIE67

I love reading your posts Sola. They are so full of love and joy.

This run sounds amazing!!!

Have a wonderful Easter.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toVPOLLIE67

Thank you, you too x

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