So near yet so far... 🦶🦶🦶

[Frenc]

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 😞😆!!! 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 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️.

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

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

And we'll done on that 5k PB 😁👍

Wish I could do that time !

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

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! 🏃‍♂️🦶🏃‍♀️😊

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

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

[Fionamags Graduate10]

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

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Fionamags]

Ah thank you! We seem to be a community of gremlin butt-kickers don’t we, which is brill. 😊🏃‍♀️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

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

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

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! 😊

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Frenc]

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

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

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

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Frenc]

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

[sparky66 Graduate10]

Fantastic run Frenc ..well done 👏

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to sparky66]

Ah thank you sparky66! 😊😊😊

[Mittymoo Graduate10]

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

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Mittymoo]

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 😃!

[Mittymoo Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

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

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Mittymoo]

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. 😊🏃‍♀️👍

[Mittymoo Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

Thanks Frenc

[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! 💪👏👏

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Ah thank you! 😊😊😊