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Was it worth it??

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Yes it was.

While at work I started to yawn, oh dear I thought, I’m going for a run after work and here I sit yawning over my desk, my legs are hanging off the chair like a couple of lumps of jelly, my stomach is in a state of shock, work food does that! Anyway 2.30 comes around slowly, “Are you going home?” says a colleague, Yes I am I’m going for a run!

Home, no music, don’t need to change because I wore leggings and a tee shirt to work yesterday under my scrubs, washed them overnight and put them back on this morning.

So we drove to the river, got out the car and….. flipping heck it’s cold out here, i’d forgotten it’s always colder by the river. The tide is low and there’s an island where there’s usually water. Busy busy, long queue for the coffee van, warm up walk pass that, over the bridge, we really aren’t dressed for this cold, i didn’t even put my buff on so can’t pull it over mouth and nose, cold air hurts to breathe in, stop moaning and run!!

So we did, oh it’s cold, Willow ran off in front, I’m wondering how long i can keep this up, glance up, Willow is walking!!! “Willow!!!” I shout out and he starts running again, I decide to catch him up so put in a bit of effort, pass him and…. that’s it, I walk a little so we jeff from there, all 12 minutes of it!!!

No music, can hear cars crossing the bridge getting louder as we get closer, breathing in really cold air with not enough clothes on. Man we are soft in the south! 😂

Back to the bridge run across it and in the car! now home, dinner on and I need to bake a batch of brownies but might have a nap first. Next run tuesday as it’s my day off!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend

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Frenc profile image
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Oh well done you! Especially with jelly legs and after work. I’m sure those brownies are delicious 😋, and definitely a treat in this chilly weather .

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toFrenc

We have visitors tomorrow evening hence the brownies. Thank you, it was really not much of a run but at least we went

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toSueAppleRun

And def worth it. 😊

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toFrenc

Yes always worth it even if we cut it short

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I loved your run description . Hope you got warmed up on your way home. My fingers got so cold today I struggled to undo my shoelaces.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply todijep

The temperatures really dropped hasn’t it? I think the cold got to me because i’m so tired but fine now thanks. Cold fingers aren’t much fun, do yours tingle as they warm up?

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Yes sometimes.

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Thanks for the weather forecast WillowandSolo, that colder weather is to spread to most places later, that was a good run /walk for you today, nice and bracing, I hope you enjoyed the brownies after that chilly run.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toAlMorr

I haven’t made them yet Al 😂 O need to get moving? i’m so tired

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Ha ha, love this WillowandSola. Yes that cold snap took me by surprise on Saturday too when I wore just a T-shirt. That easterly wind has a bite to it for sure. We live and learn don’t we? Back to long sleeve top today for me.

Making brownies sounds a great way to warm up.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toDexy5

Thanks Dexy, I made the brownies in the end this evening as was one egg short yesterday evening, couldn’t be bothered to go to the shop, how lazy am I? a work friend very kindly brought me a freshly laid egg this morning from one of her chickens that’s so kind, so brownies, nibbles, friends round and music, we had a good sing song

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Oh i do feel for you - I hate being cold too. But once again you got out there despite the weather and being knackered! Enjoy your brownies and that run on your day off!

I got cold reading you talking about the cold! Well done for getting out there!

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I knew i was tired i just didn’t realise how tired so i felt the cold but it is colder at the river

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