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A steady morning 5k and a Chinese Gremlin 小鬼 !

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One or 2 Gremlins around this morning !

Actually, Chinese Gremlins ! 小鬼

I woke up at 6am and went to make some tea, I decided to take it back to bed .

I started to chat to a Chinese friend in Shenzhen (on WeChat) they are 7 hours ahead !

I said I was going to go for a run and she said it's early there you can sleep more , it's weekend!

It certainly got me thinking, I was very tempted 😁

I drank my tea and we chatted for a while and I decided NO ! I won't sleep again ! and I got up around 7:15

I couldn't decide what to wear and eventually settled on the tights a long sleeve top with a very light Hi Vis jacket .

Dynamics done and

I was out of the door around 07:50

I decided to go with the NRC 40 Minute run as I knew this would be around 5k for me , actually, the NRC 5k is ever so slightly less than Garmin's which I will finish by .

There was a slight misty drizzle in the air on my warm up walk which actually disappeared as I started the run .

It felt comfortable as I set off with a nice slow easy pace to settle in .

The tights felt ok but I could have easily gone in shorts as I started to warm up around 1k

Slightly downhill now through the village and let the pace pick up a little on the 2nd K

Around the corner and up the hill towards the church , still feeling good but no idea what my pace is as I'm not watching the watch .

At 3.5k I knew 5 would be comfortable as still feeling good .

Running towards the rising sun now where I took the picture , it was actually difficult to see where I was going at times.

NRC Run finished but Garmin was quite a few seconds behind so went with that .

5K done , back home and stretches done tea made and porridge eaten 😁

Misty the cat is still sleeping in exactly the same position as when I went out ! 😁

Happy Running !

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduate

A great 5k there! Those gremlins are definitely global, and have no respect for borders or time differences, so well done 😁. Misty obviously had bigger issues to contend with 🤣. Bet you’re set up nicely for the day now Ian 🏃‍♂️😊.

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply toFrenc

Thanks 🙂👍I enjoyed it and as always, so glad I went out !

Misty is sooooo lazy 😁😺

Misty
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FrencGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toInstructor57

Oh Ian that made me chuckle 😁. She is very cute although underneath might be plotting to take over the world! 🐈

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply toFrenc

She will no doubt be plotting something 😁😺

Well done! That is another 5K in the feet.

As for the Chinese gremlins, once the hour changes in a week, they will be one more hour behind. My direct colleagues (also Belgian people) work in Hong Kong and it is a bit annoying to have them leave work 1 hour sooner.

Misty is cute, as always of course. Still have to meet the first cat that is not cute!

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply to

Thanks Evy , And yes I'm looking forward to the clock change so I can get out a little earlier for a while !

I shouldn't complain about my friend she had a lie in untill 10:30 this morning but she was working untill 8pm yesterday , she is a new Doctor and works crazy long days sometimes !

Oh I love Hong Kong !

Been there twice and would love to go back !

As for Misty , yes she is adorable ❤️

But for me , all cats are 😁

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Sounds like a lovely run, fancy having a Chinese gremlin that’s swish, orgeous photo, I am working late today so no alarm this morning, completely missed sunrise

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Thanks, haha, and I have quite a few Chinese friends, I have been over there 4 times now and would love to go again 😁And nothing wrong with no alarm if your working later 😁👍

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toInstructor57

Yes it’s always great to wake naturally, and I done loads this morning, going soon and not back til tomorrow afternoon when there might be some running and roast lol

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Oooh, running then a roast sounds good 😁👍

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toInstructor57

Yes, it does

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

I'm actually at a Chinese buffet all you can eat lunch tomorrow 😁

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toInstructor57

That sounds delicious enjoy yours

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Oh I will 😬😋

Well done Ian, you whacked those overseas gremlins 👍a damn decent 5k jaunt good job fella

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply to

Many thanks 😁👍

A super 5k 😊. I found I warmed up a lot during my run too this morning and peeled my top layer off half way round. Lovely sunrise 🌅

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply to

Yes, it soon warmed up .I should have worn my shorts 😁

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Sandraj39Graduate10

Well done on your run Ian. Cats manage to make lying around doing nothing, look like like a work of art! 🐈😍

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Instructor57Graduate10

Thank you, I enjoyed it even though Misty the cat couldn't care less 😁

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