I knew it was going to rain this morning and knew Willow probably wouldn’t join me so decided long and slow was what I wanted to do.
Off I set, A rainy run and coach Bennett for company with a playlist in the background.
Decisions decisions, left or right? Decided to head for the seafront and go in the opposite direction to usual, not many people out although this run is a lot of main road and loads of cars,
I plodded on and after 45 minutes CB said count down end of run, oh well, I’m a way from home so plod on, 5k reached as I get to the top of the railway bridge, the second I’ve run over this morning.
Points of interest, I was overtaken by 2 separate people walking, both very young with long legs, the rain stopped after a few minutes of running so I stayed dry, and suddenly I remembered something I was supposed to do at work yesterday and forgot.... I said out loud “Oh F ...” just as a tall man ran past me, I think he thought he’d made me jump and he turned with a big grin and apologetic wave so i called out I’d remembered something I forgot to do, he grinned again and ran on, must have thought I was mad,
After 5k I walked a bit, then jogged slowly home
That was lovely and every so often I thought of Dexy5 and UpTheStanley and Cheekychipmunks and every one else running at Kempton Park in the name of research to find out if it’s safe to open up real as opposed to virtual races again, such a huge thing to be part of
Have a great weekend
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Nice run for you today Solo, pity about the rain ☔, yes indeed we are all thinking of those runners at Kempton today, I am sure we will get a report from them later today.As for me I ran my 48th not parkrun this morning, good run and there was no rain.
Going along the seafront I was so tempted to keep going to Shoreham but there’s no where to turn off until you get to the airport road so turned in and headed home
A nice rainy run with an expletive or 2 thrown in is always good! I’m always forgetting something and doing the exact same thing. Well done 😊🏃♀️👏🏼👍🏃♂️.
Well done for getting out in the rain, you're better than me 👍 So annoying when you remember something you should have done when you can do nothing about it don't blame you for the swearing 🤬
Well done for getting out in the rain Sola! An interesting run for you - when walkers pass me I nearly always pass the time of day with them. Well it seems rude not to when they’ve made the effort to speed past🤣! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
He was probably laughing at my speed or lack of, but it was near the end of my run, Hope you dodge the rain, I’m at work tomorrow covering an extra shift
I decided when I joined the bank as a vaccinator that I would keep my Sundays and evenings free for me! Too many years of unsocial hours and on calls means that I really enjoy uninterrupted evenings!
I prefer not to work the extra sunday late but it’s only once a month and we have a new member of staff starting soon who will be covering that shift when they’ve settled in
A good run for you in the rain, Sola. I did smile at that runner appearing out of nowhere just at the wrong time! 😊. He must have been zipping along at a fair pace. Shame Willow missed the run, but running in the rain isn’t for everyone. It’s funny, because although I don’t soften start to run in the rain, I don’t mind if it rains during my run and some of my best runs have been in the rain!
The rain was an excuse, honestly I had 3 drops of rain on my glasses at the beginning and that was it! but the main thing was for me to get in a longer run and will try this once a week and see how it goes, then we will run the shorter runs together Willow really doesn’t want to run round the roads and there’s only so many times i can run the half kilometre circuit of our park without getting bored out of my brains, the industrial estate circuit is about 2k round but that only works weekends when it’s quiet. Considering when we started he left me behind on every run I’m amazed it’s me that wants to run further and further her
I know! and of course I exaggerate but he was definitely over 6ft, I know what looks like 6ft as all my grandchildren are around that mark now, and this guy was definitely taller running past me
I’m guessing I’m a bit taller than you at 5’8”. Two of my grandsons are already taller than me, but expect all 6 of my grandchildren will end up taller than I am as my sons are both tall! 😊
I’m 5’3” so even your legs would come up to my waist oh to be tall, my parents were tall and my sister is tall, my children are taller than me but not 6’ but the grands are really tall, even the girl is almost on 6’
Haha, I haven’t got particularly long legs for my height, but I have enjoyed being tall. It’s hereditary, I guess. My sisters are slightly shorter than me, my brother is 6’2” and my sons are both over 6 ft tall.
Being short, being mid sixties and never having been a sprinter means I don’t have high expectations of speed so am just happy we can both run, I’ve started lunges this morning and had to laugh at myself in the mirror i did wobble
It really was only drizzle so i wore a tiny tee shirt with a cotton hoodie over it which i tied round my waist at around 3k, leggings most the time and shorts when the sun is shining, a cap is a good thing that keeps raindrops off my glasses and out my eyes
Ha ha , your spell checker preferred you local Kemptown to Kempton Park Sola.
Well done on your nice long run today. I used to travel from Bath to Hove at weekends and love the sight of Lancing College from the main road. It also meant not far to go.
Oh dear I didn’t spot that, Bath brings back memories of the amazing spa, Coming back from anywhere it’s the tunnel and seeing the sea which makes me know I’m nearly home, but Lancing college is beautiful, I used to swim there on Sunday evenings before my job meant I worked Sunday evenings instead, it was where I learned to dive (badly) and swim under water
Yes, I meant to put coming the other way, we often go along the river and look up at the college it’s an impressive building especially in the dark all lit up
Oh lol of course, I used to go each week to Pevensey to visit my mum and the first time i went through the tunnel was the day she moved to be near us, it was a bit of a trek without the tunnel
He came from behind and i swore just as he was by my shoulder running past me, I’d been going over an hour by then so was in my own world and going very slowly
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