Its a beautiful, sunny day in Edinburgh today and all is right with the world!
I set off to do my long run of the week and today I was going to reclaim my canal. I figured that since Covid numbers are now low in Scotland and I should now have a fair bit of immunity 4 weeks post-jag, I could risk the odd passing without proper social distancing.
It was absolutely splendid - there's no other word for it. Loads of families in the park as I ran past and folk of all ages having a whale of a time on paddle boards and canoes. I was enjoying myself so much that I completely missed my target to run to the Gorilla (at the bottom of a garden on the edge of the canal) and went way past it! Must have been in the zone.
I realised that I'd overshot when I reached the viaduct quite a bit further on and thought I'd keep an eye on the time and see how I felt as it was meant to be a 55 minute run today. But it was just one of those fabulous ones that keep us all going - so I kept on to 60 mins and 7k!
Happy days - spring has sprung, the days are lighter and it looks like the swallows will definitely still come.
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That sounds like a wonderful run Fiona - and I’m guessing you’ve had a good week off as you give the impression of being relaxed and happy.. that’s a great omen for your plan to wind down a bit at work..Fabulous weather here too, if a tad chilly.. carry on relaxing and enjoy the rest of your weekend..😊
Thanks Peggy. It was brilliant! And you are so right, winding down will make a new woman of me - I've been working flat out for far too long. Happy days!
Hilarious isn't it? I must have run past it loads of times without noticing it. But when you see the size of it, I don't know how I could have missed it.
All I could think about when seeing that photo was the Esso Blue jingle, even though I'm not really old enough to remember it when it was originally used.
Sorry you've lost me. I'm going to have to google it now. I think the folk have a hot tub or something up there by the Esso sign. Would be rather exposed to the multitudes of walkers on the canal though....
Great post Fiona. Your run sounds amazing. I'm through in Edinburgh myself today at my daughter's in Balerno. The weather is fabulous and ideal for running. Glad you enjoyed yourself.🌞😁
Lovely day for a trip - hope you had a lovely time. It is such a relief when we can meet up so much easier with the weather improving. It won't be long until we can actually share a meal with our nearest and dearest! I might even wear a dress!!!!
Thanks - I had been letting the old self doubt gremlins get at me a bit as I hadn't run for about 10 days but it was a cracker today. Sadly, I can't claim to have invented the phrase about the swallows - a friend's husband did a beautiful print of swallows with that phrase on it. I think it might have come from a poem but haven't found the source.
Those beastly gremlins, they’ll never win 😉, we’ll keep on bouncing back, just as those swallows will keep on returning, whoever penned it well worth sharing and passing on, and perfect timing 🤗
Well done Fionamags on your run. Great weather for running . Thought at first you were at the zoo🤣 but thought I can’t be there with canal. Where in Edinburgh is this run ? It looks like it could be a good walk as well😀
The canal basin is just off Gilmore Park/Leamington Bridge and it goes all the way to Glasgow. Its a lovely place to run or walk and is very popular. It feels like a little oasis of nature in the middle of the city, which is why I love it. That and the fact that it is as flat as a pancake....😉
Sounds like the perfect run and you have got to 7k!! That’s great. I managed 6k yesterday so I’m on my way but still only had one of those lovely flowing runs since I got back to it. But one is enough to know they are out there!
Sounds a nice 7k, it's great when everything feels good like that, i did a 7k last night, but not so comfortable, as it was still quite hot, but this spring weather 🌞 really gives you a boost!!! 😃
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60 minutes ....
30 MINUTES! YAAAAY!! 
2nd 10K done - but I was slower 😲
