When did my runs become refreshing?

[CBDB]

Very quick 30 min morning run through my sun-dappling forestry route, providing cool fresh shade in otherwise a morning sunny heat.

Am about to finish Season 2 on Zombies, and am delighting in this series of quick runs that do not dehydrate me and (after stretch and shower) leave me refreshed, ready to first Yoga and then go into the rest of the day!

Not sure when these quick runs became ‘refreshing’ (or ‘quick’), remembering that 30min continuous running was quite an achievement not so long ago!

And, this might be ‘my summer thing’: quick refreshing runs on shaded routes, and once the temperatures fall again, extend to longer, slow and deliciously meditative runs.

Happy running everyone!

[David_G]

That looks like a very enticing place to run CBDB ! I won't be running today because of the heat. I'm aiming to go out first thing on Saturday morning to run a (not) Parkrun along the seafront, hopefully with a bit of sea breeze too!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to David_G]

Sounds enticing. Sadly we’re a bit landlocked here in East Cheshire.

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

What a brilliant route, no wonder your runs are so refreshing, I feel refreshed just looking at those pics 🌳🌳 my main route is just concrete without any shade whatsoever... even though it's by the sea, it's not very refreshing when it's this warm and sunny 🥵 I'll just have to use my mental imagery and think of your beautiful woods 😊

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

Yes, I feel very fortunate although I have to admit, I miss the sea. 🌊🏖

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Looks like a lovely place to run , nice and early and shading as well .But *Beware* looks like a great place for those Zombies to hide 😬

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Oohh, yeah. Definitely. And run after run, they seem to pop out continuously from the underwood ! 🧟‍♀️🤣

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

I've not done a Zombie run for ages , I must get back into it 😁

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Zombies just dropped cycle challenges, rowing, stretching and climbing… !!! There‘s really no excuse now, right? 😂🚴‍♀️😂🧗🏿‍♂️😂🧘🏻‍♀️🚣🏼‍♂️😂👍🏽🧟‍♀️💪🏃🏾

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

I'm only on season 1 mission 2 🤣

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10]

What a lovely looking path.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Maddee_6333]

☺️ yeah, and I can’t believe I only cycled it once in the 4 years before I started running!

[Hidden]

That certainly looks refreshing . Beautiful shade and the sun rays piercing in between the lovely foliage...nice😀😀

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

😃☺️🌳🌲

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Well done getting out in the morning and we’ll shaded route. 😊

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Doris8]

Belated thank you! 🙏☺️👍🏽

[Reggit Graduate10]

That’s something I’ve noticed recently that I feel refreshed and ready for the day after an early morning run, usually 5k-ish. Don’t know when that started happening, it just did!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Reggit]

It’s great, isn’t it? I fear it’s getting more difficult to feel refreshed with this heat, though. 😃😂

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Great stuff - sounds like you're gettibg the old mojo cracking again!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

I am, however I decided to skip a run this morning, as I felt it was already to hot once I woke. My boys also skipped their plan to play tennis.

Instead, we did 45min of yoga (only hubby and I, without son 😉) in the shaded part of our garden. Perfect 😍 👍🏽😃.

[LottieMW Ambassador]

Sounds like a good plan…short refreshing shady runs in summer heat 👍🌞🌳

…and yes…sometimes I feel gobsmacked at how we have all come on!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to LottieMW]

Absolutely, right?! Amazing! 👏👏👏👍🏽💪🏃‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️😃

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to CBDB]

🥰👍