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FrencGraduate1060minGraduate
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I had so many gremlins whispering at me this morning, not least because I gave myself a nasty ice burn on my calf the other day (I know, stupid, stupid, stupid πŸ˜žπŸ˜†!!! Anyway, I put on my new calf sock thingy to protect said niggle that needed icing, and it worked a treat, my calf feels brilliant!

I set out to do 6k and that’s what I did. It was a really good run, I felt strong and niggle free, waving at various other running folk, and also trying to evade people at the farmers’ market in the centre of town. It’s definitely warmer so I was pleased I was wearing short sleeves, especially as the last part of my route was uphill!

I managed a 5k PB - 30:23 - so near yet so far!!! Maybe next time 😊😊😊😊. Happy running all πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ.

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Instructor57Graduate10

Sorry to hear of the ice burn ! Ouch 😳But you had a great 6k run

And we'll done on that 5k PB πŸ˜πŸ‘

Wish I could do that time !

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Oh Ian, I felt so stupid - a bit of my calf literally froze solid, it was pretty worrying for a while there! But thank you - I don’t get many runs where I felt this good, so pretty chuffed! πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ¦ΆπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ˜Š

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toFrenc

Oh dear 😐 hope your ok ! I'm sure it's thawed out again after that run ! 🀣

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FionamagsGraduate10

That was a great 5k time - maybe next time you'll hit the coveted 30??? You gave the gremlins what for in the end - πŸ’ͺ

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toFionamags

Ah thank you! We seem to be a community of gremlin butt-kickers don’t we, which is brill. πŸ˜ŠπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

What a good run, and so close to sun 30 min, I can dream of such speed, and you ran past a castle that’s wonderful

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Thank you! It’s the oldest surviving part of the castle here in Winchester, which houses the Round Table - or an imagined version built in about 1209. It’s so big it’s never left the building! 😊

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toFrenc

Wow, and I never k ew! I always think Cathedral when I think of Winchester and the tall spire we can see from miles away, mind you, we haven’t been that way for a while now, flipping Covid, I get exciting going to Sainsburys as a journey and adventure (. 3 miles away) but we are heading to Epsom today

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Ha ha I know what you mean, Epsom sounds positively exotic! Enjoy 😊.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toFrenc

It does lol mind you Winchester!!! wow...we just live in a village on the south coast, I guess everyone else’s home town are our holiday or day out places

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sparky66Graduate10

Fantastic run Frenc ..well done πŸ‘

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply tosparky66

Ah thank you sparky66! 😊😊😊

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MittymooGraduate10

Great to read - especially that the treatment you gave your calf worked so well. Congratulations also on the PB

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toMittymoo

Thank you Mittymoo! The compression calf thingy was brilliant, so I had one of those runs where you remember why you do it! If only they were all just like that πŸ˜ƒ!

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MittymooGraduate10β€’ in reply toFrenc

It sounds really good. Would you mind sharing the name of it?

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply toMittymoo

Of course! They’re by a company called Rymora and I got them from Amazon:

amazon.co.uk/Rymora-Compres...

I ordered a size medium based on their size chart but I think I could have got away with a size small. Lots of funky different colours too. πŸ˜ŠπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘

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MittymooGraduate10β€’ in reply toFrenc

Thanks Frenc

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grumpyoldgirl

Ooh, I've gone a bit twitchy thinking about the ice burn you poor thing! Good on you for not wimping out of your run, I don't think anyone would have blamed you. And look what you did! πŸ’ͺπŸ‘πŸ‘

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply togrumpyoldgirl

Ah thank you! 😊😊😊

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