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A much cooler 4K ๐Ÿ˜Š

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My alarm went off at 5 a.m. this morning, but I turned it off and went back to sleep ๐Ÿ˜ด Got up at 7 ish, made tea and had a biscuit, deciding not to run. I didnโ€™t feel like it. I was tired. The Gremlins had won! ๐Ÿ˜ˆ or had they? I took my tea back upstairs and somehow found myself putting on my running clothes and doing a few leg swings - not quite sure how that happened! Running shoes on and out the door before I could argue with myself ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

It was very overcast with a slight drizzle, but it was wonderfully cool. Iโ€™ve struggled so much running in the heat these last few weeks, so it was good to feel that cool air on my skin as I did my warm up walk. The drizzle was refreshing!

I start to run - really easy for the first km and steady for the second. My heart rate shoots up, but I ignore it and settle into the run trying to find a comfortable pace. Iโ€™m later out this morning, so there are a lot of people about and there is traffic, too, so Iโ€™m not able to run in the road as I prefer to do. The road dips down towards the end of the second km, but right at the end there is a short but fairly steep incline which always catches me. I have to stop to cross the road (which Iโ€™m grateful for) but once Iโ€™m across I try to pick up my pace a little to make up for it!

The third km is uneventful but it does slope gently upwards towards the end. I reach the junction and decide on a 4K run today, so start to pick up the pace to try and finish strong. Itโ€™s an effort! This 4K route does finish on a downhill section, but not as much as the 5K route. I take advantage of it anyway and am pleased with my last km split.

Run over and I congratulate myself on another run - another victory! I enjoyed it more because it was cooler.

Splits:

8:38, 8:30, 8:13, 6:34

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Instructor57Graduate10

Haha, well done Jools !Tea and a biscuit AND a run ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

Well done on beating the Gremlins!

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57

Haha, yes, I know! I even dunked the biscuit! I really didnโ€™t think Iโ€™d be running ๐Ÿ˜Š

Well done on sleeping in and yet still doing a run!

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to

Thereโ€™s a first time for everything ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Jericho2332Graduate10

Well done for battling those Gremlins Jools ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to Jericho2332

Thanks - I really thought theyโ€™d won! It was like a different โ€˜meโ€™ took over ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Jericho2332Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020

I love it when your heads saying "no I'm not going" but your body's putting your kit on ๐Ÿคฃ it's a weird feeling but one that gets me out the door quite regularly! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to Jericho2332

Itโ€™s a weird contradiction, but Iโ€™m glad Iโ€™m not the only one ๐Ÿ˜‚

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10

Gremlins 0 - 1 Jools ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘The perfect start to a Tuesday morning ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever

Oh, yes! Thanks BF ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduate

Well done for beating those gremlins! I agree, itโ€™s much more pleasant to run when itโ€™s cooler too. Itโ€™s amazing how busy the streets get so quickly! All the best ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š.

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to Frenc

Thanks ๐Ÿ™ Frenc, every runโ€™s a victory, but the cooler runs are better ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Š

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nowsterGraduate10

Giving the gremlins the slip, having tea and a dunked biscuit, and still getting your trademark negative splits? What's not to like? ๐Ÿ‘

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to nowster

Haha, the dunked biscuit was great, but Iโ€™ve always preferred to run fasted for the shorter runs, so it was odd that I still managed to get out of the door - and no stitch on the run. ๐Ÿ˜Š Negative splits definitely a big plus ๐Ÿ˜Š

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LizcanrunGraduate10

Haha! The power of the kit! Once you put it on you have no choice!! Well done for going out. 5am is way too early anyway! ๐Ÿ˜

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to Lizcanrun

Yes, definitely the power of the kit! Running later this morning turned out ok, too - but I usually like running early ๐Ÿ˜Š

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GrannyhugsGraduate10

Well done beating those gremlins, your subconscious knew what it was doing. Happy running ๐Ÿค—

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs

Thanks, Grannyhugs! Perhaps I should send my subconscious on the run without me, I could stay home drinking tea and dunking biscuits ๐Ÿ˜‚

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GrannyhugsGraduate10 in reply to Jools2020

Good try but sadly no๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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Week7Graduate10

So, by the time I left for work this morning you had done tea and biscuits, battled with Gremlins, beaten the Gremlins AND completed a run with your trade mark negative splits-what a start to the day!

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to Week7

Haha, yes! It was a good start ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Wow that last k was really strong, so pleased the gremlins didnโ€™t get you

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun

I wasnโ€™t even aware I was battling those gremlins today!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to Jools2020

I grumbled at mine for so long to yesterday i didnโ€™t run at all then later after eating moaned at myself all evening for not going but hey

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun

Thatโ€™s what happens to me quite often if I donโ€™t go! ๐Ÿ˜Š

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to Jools2020

Sometimes i just donโ€™t get round to it but love it when iโ€™m out

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Birdlady64Graduate10

Well done! I know exactly what you mean about running fasted but one dunked biscuit doesn't really count does it?

I have been known to dunk a spoon into the peanut butter jar before now just before heading out on a run ๐Ÿฅœ

BTW - what biscuit was it?

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64

Thanks, Diane - youโ€™re right, it didnโ€™t make any difference as it turned out ๐Ÿ˜Š. It was a plain Rich Tea biscuit!

Mmm a spoonful of peanut butter sounds a much better idea!

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RacingintheStreetGraduate10

Well done for manoeuvring yourself out that door ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚Excellent final Km , lovely to put your foot down and accelerate like that ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ˜„

Every run feels good just for having done it I find and the coffee just as good regardless of pace or distance ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to RacingintheStreet

Thanks! I agree with you about the coffee. Always make a pot when I get back from a run. I do love my coffee! โค๏ธโ˜•๏ธ

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tmbtrainGraduate10

Hee hee love how you got out running anyway after deciding not to go! How did you manage that? ๐Ÿ˜„

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to tmbtrain

I donโ€™t know! I think aliens took over my body! ๐Ÿ˜‚

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GailXrunning

Great determination. Well done, J. โœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning

Thank you! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Š

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LottieMWAmbassador

Love all of this! 7am much more civilisedโ€ฆbut I was *still* in bedโ€ฆ๐Ÿ™„

โ€ฆwell done for โ€œmuscle memoryโ€ taking over and getting that kit on and out the door ๐Ÿ‘

Loving those negative splits too ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ

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Jools2020Graduate10 in reply to LottieMW

Thanks, LottieMW ๐Ÿ˜Š

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LottieMWAmbassador in reply to Jools2020

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