A week of firsts

[SueAppleRun]

Monday saw the first time I had a 47yr old daughter and my boss was sent into isolation! Tuesday was my day off and I was so tired we lay around on the couch all day…no running done.

The rest of the week worked back to back shifts and slept at work 2 nights in a row…

So here we get to Saturday, it’s blowing a hooley and some rain, out we went, me wearing a skort for the first time ever and feeling a bit silly then the rain came down Willow said he wasn’t running but we went to the park anyway and it stopped.

Brisk walk round the park, off we go nice and slow but checking the watch pace 7.50 hmm. Willow ran for 20 minutes and went back to the car and I realised I had 5k in my legs and may even run a good time. Left the park, ran along the road and around the industrial estate

But, I’d forgotten the wind!! oh my when i turned a corner it was straight in my face and i slowed considerably, a slow plod back to the car and done 😀

Not my fastest run, but one of my happiest as we haven’t been getting out much lately and it felt so good 😊

I’d seen a photo the other day on Facebook of the poppy fields so we drove to the Downs then walked through the track and woods and there they were, well worth the extra kilometre walk up hill to see, and of course we had to jog back down again 😂

Happy Saturday all

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Hello! I’m not surprised you were tired, but I’m so pleased you had a happy 5k run, it’s just amazing the difference it makes 😊. Sounds as though your skorts did just the trick, and that is such a smashing photo, I’d be up there like a shot of it was near me! All the best. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Frenc]

Thanks, We’ve run up there when it’s dry but it’s slippery but lovely to walk and see for miles, the farmer weed killer ed the lot last year because so many people trampled the poppies and corn the year before. They are lovely to see

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Good run for you, what we might call a blowy windy run, nice and bracing 😊 🏃🏾

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

I didn’t get to the beach as it was very bracing but still warm

[Lizcanrun Graduate10]

Wow! Those poppies are beautiful. Well done for getting out today. At least you weren't too hot!! 😂☔☔☔

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Lizcanrun]

Thanks, very hot when I stopped but the wind kept me cool running

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10]

You got some sunshine 😎 well done!I got the horrible grey sky and a torrent of rain 🤪

Is that Lancing Ring?

Rain through a car window

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Maddee_6333]

Oh yuk, yes that’s what it was like when we first went out, yes the other side is Steepdown and to the left is the poppy field, up from where the tip used to be

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I was just thinking the other day that I hadn’t been up there for a while 👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Maddee_6333]

Love it up there but it’s too slippery to run at the moment

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

Ooh, lovely poppies! Gorgeous photo. Yes, not much fun running In the wind, you feel like you’re going backwards sometimes, but a good run for you, well done!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Jools2020]

Thanks Jools I felt very happy

[Jools2020 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

And that’s the most important thing of all 😊

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Jools2020]

Yes

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

What a gorgeous photo WaS! Well done on your run Sola; after the week you’ve had you must be feeling super pleased! I shouldn’t worry about lounging around on the sofa all day - you deserve to! And it’s all I seem to have done while the Olympics has been on, think I’ll be glad when they’re over!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Oh I love the Olympics and have seen hardly any, I seem to have been either at work or asleep lol

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Well done getting out anyway after your tiring week. Haven’t really heard of skorts before look comfy. Lovely picture of poppy fields . Think if we get the wind we’ll get the rain nothing yet , soaked yesterday morning walk. Have a good weekend 😊

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Doris8]

They are like skinny shorts with a mini skirt over the top, mine has a phone pocket in the sides of the shorts part

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to SueAppleRun]

Pockets! 🙌🏼

[tmbtrain Graduate10]

What a lovely pic and well done on the run! 🙂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to tmbtrain]

Thanks, the walk up hill was a bit odd after the run

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10]

What a beautiful picture you’ve taken. A good 5k with the wind in your face if you’re feeling tired xx Must have been “bracing”! Happy birthday to your daughter, too 😀

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Thank you she’s not much into birthdays so we celebrated Saturday, she started a new job Monday too

[RacingintheStreet Graduate10]

What a beautiful view and brilliant photo .A most excellent spot to find yourself at the end of such an intense/tiring week .

Happy uplifting runs are so just the best too ☺️😂🏃🏻‍♀️👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RacingintheStreet]

They really are aren’t they? I love it on the downs can see right out to sea

[RacingintheStreet Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Without sounding too dramatic 🙄😂 it’s one of those ‘ glad to be alive’ kind of views .

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RacingintheStreet]

Yes this country has so many of those

[LottieMW Ambassador]

Happy birthday to your daughter! 🥳

Well done on your windy run 👏🏽 I see you have become a local legend too! 😉

…and then an uphill walk to see the poppies 🥵

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to LottieMW]

Thank you, the poppies were worth the walk

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to SueAppleRun]

👍💕

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

What a great run after what sounds like a very long working week for you. Lovely poppy field🥰 Happy running 🤗

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thank you, i was just juggling so many different roles and trying not to miss anything important, but the run and walk after make me so happy it’s all gone now, boss back Monday so she can pick up anything i didn’t get round to

[Mormor1 Graduate10]

Beautiful run and heart warming poppies. I wear a skort for tennis but hadn't thought of it for running. Will give it a go.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Mormor1]

I wasn’t sure it would work but once running didn’t even notice it

[Mormor1 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

It's interesting in that I would never wear that short a skirt for tennis but with the shorts it seems to make it OK.. Mine don't have a picket tho I can store a tennis ball up the shorts legs!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Mormor1]

Oh… I never thought about where to store spare tennis balls, don’t think it would work with a phone though 😌

[Sybilw Graduate10]

Well done at persevering! Don’t you love those children showing your age. I remember a card I sent to a friend once that said “I no longer lie about MY age, now it’s the age of my kids”!! 🤣 Doesn’t seem 5 minutes since we were that age 🤷‍♀️

[Forest_Run_Beginner Graduate10]

What a great run, and such a beautiful view 😍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Forest_Run_Beginner]

It’s amazing up there

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

That’s such a lovely peaceful picture. Where is it? I’d love to walk there.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

Downs just above Lancing if you know the area

[RunBrianRun Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I’m new(ish) in that I’ve been mainly locked down since I arrived 😂 I’ll check it out. 👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to RunBrianRun]

Straight to the top of Mill road, then follow the track

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